Intro
D Am G Gm
D Am G Gm
[Verse 1]
Gm D Am
Watching the planes land over the bay
G Gm Gsus2 Gm
I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
D Am
Holding the patterns for days
G Gm Gsus2 Gm
I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
D Am G Gm
[Verse 1 pt 2]
D Am G
Standing alone at the gate, she's late
Gm Gsus2 Gm D
She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G B
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
Em A7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
C Cmaj7 C6 G
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
C Cmaj7 C6 G
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
A7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
C
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
D Am G Gm
D Am G Gm
[Verse 3]
D Am G
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
Gm Gsus2 Gm
My palms are like lakes ris ing
D Am
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
G Gm Gsus2 Gm D
And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G B
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
Em A7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
C Cmaj7 C6 G
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
C Cmaj7 C6 G
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
C Cmaj7 C6 G
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
C Cmaj7 C6 G
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
A7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
C
So why'd you have to...?