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