Intro
E G#m C#m A
E
Twenty minutes before take off
C#m
Sitting here at the airport lounge
A
Reminiscing all the good times
B G#7
You’re going and I’m staying
C#m C#M7 C#m7
What was a tremendously happy love affair
C#m6 A
Is about to end in tragedy
B
It’s a pity
E
Huge amounts of persuasion
C#m
Only worsens the situation
A B
Leaving was a realization of a dream
G#7 C#m
You’ve wanted to pursue
Ddim
It was the end of you
A B
What else can I do?
E
I love you
[Chorus]
A
Twenty minutes before take off
E
Just don’t make sense
A B E
G# dream which took us a lifetime to build
G#7 C#m A
Comes apart in just a matter of minutes
A B E A
E A E A
E A A B
(Spoken during adlib:)
A B E A
This is gonna hurt me more
E A E A
Than its gonna hurt you
E A A B
We’ve been together for so long
E A A B
I have to go now
I’m gonna miss you.
[Bridge]
C#m
Twenty minutes before take off
Ddim
The big DC-10 takes you on a journey
A
Please return
B E E7
Nobody knows just when
[Chorus]
A
Twenty minutes before take off
E
Just don’t make sense
A B E
G# dream which took us a lifetime to build
G#7 C#m A
Comes apart in just a matter of minutes
[Outro]
C#m
Twenty minutes before take off
Ddim
The big DC-10 takes you on a journey
A B E A E A E
Please return Nobody knows just when