Intro
G Dm C Cm
G Dm C Cm
[Verse 1]
Cm G Dm
Watching the planes land over the bay
C Cm Csus2 Cm
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
G Dm
Holding the patterns for days
C Cm Csus2 Cm
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
G Dm C Cm
[Verse 1 pt 2]
G Dm C
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
Cm Csus2 Cm G
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C E
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
Am D7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 F6 C
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
F Fmaj7 F6 C
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
D7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
F
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
G Dm C Cm
G Dm C Cm
[Verse 3]
G Dm C
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
Cm Csus2 Cm
My palms are like lakes ris ing
G Dm
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
C Cm Csus2 Cm G
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C E
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
Am D7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
F Fmaj7 F6 C
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
F Fmaj7 F6 C
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
F Fmaj7 F6 C
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
F Fmaj7 F6 C
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
D7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
F
So why'd you have to...?