Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Watching the planes land over the bay
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I wish they could hang in the air for ev er
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Holding the patterns for days
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I hope they (hope they, hope they) will be delayed for ev er
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 1 pt 2]
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Standing alone at the gate, she's late
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She's miles above some where, hovering
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F# A#
Why won't you write? Write me a word to say
D#m G#7
Tell me you miss my ways, tell me you miss my face
[Chorus]
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I never meant to clip your pretty wings
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Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
G#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
B
So why'd you have to go?
[Instrumental]
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C# G#m F# F#m
[Verse 3]
C# G#m F#
Standing still at the gate, and I ache (I ache I ache)
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My palms are like lakes ris ing
C# G#m
Wheels drop and she starts to descend
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And the runway will light her way as she starts hovering
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F# A#
And when she lands, I race for the crashing ground
D#m G#7
The oxygen from the mask, that only words hark the past
[Chorus]
B Bmaj7 B6 F#
I never meant to clip your pretty wings
B Bmaj7 B6 F#
Oh, you're pretty, oh, your pretty wings
B Bmaj7 B6 F#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
B Bmaj7 B6 F#
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
G#7
And you always knew it, you saw right through it
B
So why'd you have to...?