Intro
G# D#m C# C#m
G# D#m C# C#m
[Verse 1]
C#m G# D#m
Watching the planes land over the bay
C# C#m C#sus2 C#m
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
G# D#m
Holding the patterns for days
C# C#m C#sus2 C#m
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
G# D#m C# C#m
[Verse 1 pt 2]
G# D#m C#
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
C#m C#sus2 C#m G#
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C# F
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
A#m D#7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
F# F#maj7 F#6 C#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
F# F#maj7 F#6 C#
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
D#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
F#
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
G# D#m C# C#m
G# D#m C# C#m
[Verse 3]
G# D#m C#
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
C#m C#sus2 C#m
My palms are like lakes ris ing
G# D#m
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
C# C#m C#sus2 C#m G#
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C# F
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
A#m D#7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
F# F#maj7 F#6 C#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
F# F#maj7 F#6 C#
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
F# F#maj7 F#6 C#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
F# F#maj7 F#6 C#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
D#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
F#
So why'd you have to...?