Intro
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[Verse 1]
D#m A# Fm
Watching the planes land over the bay
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I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
A# Fm
Holding the patterns for days
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I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 1 pt 2]
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Standing alone at the gate, she's late
D#m D#sus2 D#m A#
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D# G
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
Cm F7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
G# G#maj7 G#6 D#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
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Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
F7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
G#
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
A# Fm D# D#m
A# Fm D# D#m
[Verse 3]
A# Fm D#
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
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My palms are like lakes ris ing
A# Fm
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
D# D#m D#sus2 D#m A#
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D# G
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
Cm F7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
G# G#maj7 G#6 D#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
G# G#maj7 G#6 D#
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
G# G#maj7 G#6 D#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
G# G#maj7 G#6 D#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
F7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
G#
So why'd you have to...?