Intro
A C#m F#m D
A
Twenty minutes before take off
F#m
Sitting here at the airport lounge
D
Reminiscing all the good times
E C#7
You’re going and I’m staying
F#m F#M7 F#m7
What was a tremendously happy love affair
F#m6 D
Is about to end in tragedy
E
It’s a pity
A
Huge amounts of persuasion
F#m
Only worsens the situation
D E
Leaving was a realization of a dream
C#7 F#m
You’ve wanted to pursue
Ddim
It was the end of you
D E
What else can I do?
A
I love you
[Chorus]
D
Twenty minutes before take off
A
Just don’t make sense
D E A
C# dream which took us a lifetime to build
C#7 F#m D
Comes apart in just a matter of minutes
D E A D
A D A D
A D D E
(Spoken during adlib:)
D E A D
This is gonna hurt me more
A D A D
Than its gonna hurt you
A D D E
We’ve been together for so long
A D D E
I have to go now
I’m gonna miss you.
[Bridge]
F#m
Twenty minutes before take off
Ddim
The big DC-10 takes you on a journey
D
Please return
E A A7
Nobody knows just when
[Chorus]
D
Twenty minutes before take off
A
Just don’t make sense
D E A
C# dream which took us a lifetime to build
C#7 F#m D
Comes apart in just a matter of minutes
[Outro]
F#m
Twenty minutes before take off
Ddim
The big DC-10 takes you on a journey
D E A D A D A
Please return Nobody knows just when