Intro
B F#m E Em
B F#m E Em
[Verse 1]
Em B F#m
Watching the planes land over the bay
E Em Esus2 Em
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
B F#m
Holding the patterns for days
E Em Esus2 Em
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
B F#m E Em
[Verse 1 pt 2]
B F#m E
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
Em Esus2 Em B
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
E G#
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
C#m F#7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
A Amaj7 A6 E
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
A Amaj7 A6 E
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
F#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
A
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
B F#m E Em
B F#m E Em
[Verse 3]
B F#m E
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
Em Esus2 Em
My palms are like lakes ris ing
B F#m
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
E Em Esus2 Em B
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
E G#
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
C#m F#7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
A Amaj7 A6 E
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
A Amaj7 A6 E
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
A Amaj7 A6 E
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
A Amaj7 A6 E
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
F#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
A
So why'd you have to...?