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