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