Learn To Fly chords by Surfaces, Elton John (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Gbmaj9
Fm11
Ebm9
Gb/Ab
Dbmaj9

Intro 1
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 

Chorus 1
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the broken  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) (hold 'em up high)
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you lift  (G flat minoraj9) them up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just touch  (G flat/Ab) the sky  (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the lonely  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) (hold 'em up high)
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you loosen  (G flat minoraj9) up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just learn  (G flat/Ab) to fly  (D flat minoraj9) 

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Verse 1
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the highs,  (G flat minoraj9) and the lows,  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
and the way  (E flat minor9) it all goes  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
You can't let  (D flat minoraj9) them keep you down
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you're lost,  (G flat minoraj9) if you're broke,  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
if you're stuck  (E flat minor9) on a road  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
You can turn  (D flat minoraj9) it all around
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
'Cause we gotta  (G flat minoraj9) trust     in  (F minor11) love  (E flat minor9) 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
 (G flat/Ab) Something that  (D flat minoraj9) can't     beat us
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
A feeling to  (G flat minoraj9) lift      us  (F minor11) up  (E flat minor9) 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
 (G flat/Ab) All      in the  (D flat minoraj9) name      of love

Chorus 2
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the broken  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) (hold 'em up high)
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you lift  (G flat minoraj9) them up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just touch  (G flat/Ab) the sky  (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the lonely  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) (hold 'em up high)
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you loosen  (G flat minoraj9) up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just learn  (G flat/Ab) to fly  (D flat minoraj9) 

Interlude 1
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 

Verse 2
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9) Sometimes it  (F minor11) gets diffi (E flat minor9) cult  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
When  (D flat minoraj9) everything's the same
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
You  (G flat minoraj9) toss      and turn,  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9) push   and pull  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
You  (D flat minoraj9) don't     know who to blame
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
But  (G flat minoraj9) there     is always  (F minor11) something  (E flat minor9) 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
 (G flat/Ab) to       hold onto  (D flat minoraj9) in your life
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Just  (G flat minoraj9) keep      that head  (F minor11) up don't  (E flat minor9) you worry  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) It        will be alright

Chorus 3
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the broken  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) (hold 'em up high)
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you lift  (G flat minoraj9) them up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just touch  (G flat/Ab) the sky  (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the lonely  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) (hold 'em up high)
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you loosen  (G flat minoraj9) up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just learn  (G flat/Ab) to fly  (D flat minoraj9) 

Chorus 4
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the broken  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you lift  (G flat minoraj9) them up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just touch  (G flat/Ab) the sky  (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
All the lonely  (G flat minoraj9) people  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
put  (E flat minor9) your hands  (G flat/Ab) up high  (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
If you loosen  (G flat minoraj9) up  (F minor11) 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Dbmaj9 
you might  (E flat minor9) just learn  (G flat/Ab) to fly  (D flat minoraj9) 

Outro 1
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
 (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
Gbmaj9 
Fm11 
Ebm9 
Gb/Ab 
Learn to fly  (G flat minoraj9)  (F minor11)  (E flat minor9)  (G flat/Ab) 
Dbmaj9 
 (D flat minoraj9) 
[Fade out]

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Gbmaj9
Fm11
Ebm9
Gb/Ab
Dbmaj9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Db majorBPM: 87

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gbmaj9: x-x-3-3-2-4
Fm11: x-8-x-8-9-6
Ebm9: x-6-4-6-6-x
Gb/Ab: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Dbmaj9: x-4-3-5-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Learn To Fly by Surfaces, Elton John, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It suits players who want to learn Learn To Fly the way Surfaces, Elton John intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.