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