Intro
A#m C#
Oh Mother
G#
Oh Mother
D#m
Can you hear me
A#m
When I cry at night
C# A#m C#
Oh mother
G#
Oh mother
D#m
If you can see me
A#m C#
Please show me the light
[Chorus]
A#m
'Cause ive forgotten how to fly
C#
I've forgotten how to fly
D#m F#
I've forgotten how to fly
A#m
I've forgotten how to fly
C#
Standing on the edge of the sky
D#m F#
Looking for the strength to try
A#m C#
Something is broken and my wings wont open
D#m F#
I dont know why
A#m
Forgotten how to fly
C# D#m F#
fly, fly, fly
A#m
Forgotten how to fly
C# D#m F#
fly, fly, fly
[Verse 1]
A#m
When did i put my happiness in the hands of others?
C#
My peace of mind separate from the sky
G#
When did I forget we could all be lovers?
He, she, xe, we, and I and
D#m
How could a bird so free
return to her cage without protest?
A#m
I know the little birdie she is me.
C#
Maybe i just need some rest and
A#m
I dont know, I dont know why
C#
The caged bird still sings and
G#
I dont know, I dont know how
When she remembers everything
D#m
Oh, quiet, quiet, please be quiet
I cant hear my thoughts
A#m
Quiet, quiet, please be quiet
there goes another one lost and
[Chorus]
'Cause ive forgotten how to fly
C#
I've forgotten how to fly
D#m F#
I've forgotten how to fly
A#m
I've forgotten how to fly
C#
Standing on the edge of the sky
D#m F#
Looking for the strength to try
A#m C#
Something is broken and my wings wont open
D#m F#
I dont know why
A#m
Forgotten how to fly
C# D#m F#
fly, fly, fly
A#m
Forgotten how to fly
C# D#m F#
fly, fly, fly
[Verse 2}
A#m
Can you hear me in a sea of voices?
C#
Can i hear me in my own head, I
D#m F#
hear the ghosts, the shadows of my choices drowning in my
words unsaid
A#m
I promise, I promise, from this day forward
C#
I will be a better me, I
D#m
feel it, i feel it taking over
F#
Remembering how to be free
[Outro]
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