Verse
A# Cm F A#
I hid myself from failure and fear
Eb Cm F A#
Oh my dear you’re a threat to the bad in us all
A# Cm F A#
They tell themselves that each word from your lips
Eb Cm F A#
Or the grace in your eyes overcomes any fall
Pre-Chorus:
A# Dm Eb A#
All through the twilight you’re listening for me
Cm A# A Dm
Darling, go to sleep
A# Dm Eb A#
Cradled by moonlight, I’m dreaming we’ll be
Cm A# A Dm
Loved so deep
Chorus:
G G/F# G/F Am
Floating and fighting, like a kite on a string
Eo G D(B5) C#o
‘Till you cut through my tether and changed everything
G G/F# G/F Am
From the sky you looked small, but I loved you the same
Eo G D(B5) C#o
So I darted back quickly to spell out your name
G G/F# G/F Am
And when they say that I’m just a terrible kite
Eo G G(B5) C#o Dm - Dm - Eb - Cm
You’ll tell them you’re proud of my marvelous flight
Gm - Dm - Cm - A#/D
Verse 2:
A# Cm F A#
Don’t hide yourself inside ‘till I’m old
Eb Cm F A#
Oh my dear you’re a threat to the bad we all see
A# Cm F A#
I’m beside myself for the touch of your lips
Eb Cm F A#
Or the grace of your eyes that can see good in me
(Pre-Chorus)
Chorus:
G G/F# G/F Am
Floating and fighting, like a kite on a string
Eo G D(B5) C#o
‘Till you cut through my tether and changed everything
G G/F# G/F Am
From the sky you looked small, but I loved you the same
Eo G D(B5) C#o
So I darted back quickly to spell out your name
G G/F# G/F Am
And when they say that I’m just a terrible kite
Eo G G(B5) C#o Dm - Dm - Eb - Cm
You’ll tell them you’re proud of my marvelous flight
Gm - Dm - Cm - A#/D (3x) A#6
-Verse Chords-
A# = F-A-F
Cm = G-Bb-G
F = C-E-C
Eb = Bb-D-F-
Dm = A-C-A
A - E-G#-D
-Chorus Chords-
G = D-F#-D
G/F# = C#-F#-D
G/F = C-F#-D
Am = B-E-C
Eo(o=dim) = Bb-E-C
G = A-D-B
D(b5) = Ab-D-B
C#o = G-C#-A
Gm = D-F-A