Intro
F# C#m B Bm
F# C#m B Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm F# C#m
Watching the planes land over the bay
B Bm Bsus2 Bm
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
F# C#m
Holding the patterns for days
B Bm Bsus2 Bm
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
F# C#m B Bm
[Verse 1 pt 2]
F# C#m B
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
Bm Bsus2 Bm F#
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
B D#
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
G#m C#7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
E Emaj7 E6 B
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
E Emaj7 E6 B
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
C#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
E
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
F# C#m B Bm
F# C#m B Bm
[Verse 3]
F# C#m B
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
Bm Bsus2 Bm
My palms are like lakes ris ing
F# C#m
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
B Bm Bsus2 Bm F#
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
B D#
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
G#m C#7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
E Emaj7 E6 B
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
E Emaj7 E6 B
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
E Emaj7 E6 B
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
E Emaj7 E6 B
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
C#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
E
So why'd you have to...?