Intro
F Cm A# A#m
F Cm A# A#m
[Verse 1]
A#m F Cm
Watching the planes land over the bay
A# A#m A#sus2 A#m
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
F Cm
Holding the patterns for days
A# A#m A#sus2 A#m
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
F Cm A# A#m
[Verse 1 pt 2]
F Cm A#
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
A#m A#sus2 A#m F
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A# D
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
Gm C7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
D# D#maj7 D#6 A#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
D# D#maj7 D#6 A#
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
C7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
D#
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
F Cm A# A#m
F Cm A# A#m
[Verse 3]
F Cm A#
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
A#m A#sus2 A#m
My palms are like lakes ris ing
F Cm
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
A# A#m A#sus2 A#m F
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
A# D
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
Gm C7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
D# D#maj7 D#6 A#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
D# D#maj7 D#6 A#
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
D# D#maj7 D#6 A#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
D# D#maj7 D#6 A#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
C7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
D#
So why'd you have to...?