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Parachutes And Airplanes

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is my verion of "Parachutes and Airplanes" by David Archuleta. It sounds good
to me, but I'm still pretty new at this, so feel free to change some of the chords if you want to.
Tuning: Standard
Capo 3rd fret
Intro:
E|-------------------------------|
B|--0--1--3--1--0--1--3--1--1----|
G|-------------------------------|   x2
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse:
ThGere's something crazy 'bout this dCay
Like I'm walking on a traAmmpoline
I couldn't get much hiCgher
GSo if I asked you would you sCtay
CaCuse you remind me of a baAmllerina
Dancing on a wCire
AGnd I don't ever wBmant to say goAmodbye
GI just want to stEmeal this moment
RCight away from time
Chorus:
WGhat do you say when you can't come down
When you feCel like you're ten feet off the ground
WGhat do you do when you're on the edge
Now you're hCere and you've got me thinking 'bout
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
TChinking about
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
We'll neCver hit the grGound, ground, ground, grCound
Verse 2:
TGhe world's a thousand shades of bClue
Like we're here in a kaAmleidoscope
Don't want it to be oCver
Like evGerything that's in my mind
Is heCre right in front of my eAmyes
And you're the one who gCot me here
Cause GI don't ever wBmant to say goodAmbye
GI just want to sEmteal this moment
RCight away from time
GWhat do you say when you can't come down
When you fCeel like you're ten feet off the ground
GWhat do you do when you're on the edge
Now you're hCere and you've got me thinking 'bout
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
TChinking about
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
We'll never hit the gAmround
Cause life gets hard sometEmimes
And I just need a pGlace to get awCay
Turn the world arAmound
I'm never coming dEmown
Cause I don't ever wGant to hit, don't wCant to hit the
GGround, ground, ground, grCound
(Oh, I don't want to hit the ground)
GGround, ground, ground, gCround
WGhat do you say when you can't come down
When you fCeel like you're ten feet off the ground
WGhat do you do when you're on the edge
Now yCou're here and you've got me thinking 'bout
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
WGhat do you say when you can't come down
When you fCeel like you're ten feet off the ground
WGhat do you do when you're on the edge
Now yCou're here and you've got me thinking 'bout
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
TChinking about
PGarachutes and aAmirplCanes
We'll never hit the grGound, ground, ground, groCund
Never hit the grGound, ground, ground, gCrouGnd

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Parachutes And Airplanes

by David Archuleta

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This is my verion of "Parachutes and Airplanes" by David Archuleta. It sounds good

to me, but I'm still pretty new at this, so feel free to change some of the chords if you want to.

Tuning: Standard

Capo 3rd fret

Intro:

E|-------------------------------|

B|--0--1--3--1--0--1--3--1--1----|

G|-------------------------------| x2

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

Verse:

G C

There's something crazy 'bout this day

Like I'm walking on a trampoline

I couldn't get much higher

G C

So if I asked you would you stay

C Am

Cause you remind me of a ballerina

Dancing on a wire

G Bm Am

And I don't ever want to say goodbye

G Em

I just want to steal this moment

Right away from time

Chorus:

What do you say when you can't come down

When you feel like you're ten feet off the ground

What do you do when you're on the edge

Now you're here and you've got me thinking 'bout

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

Thinking about

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

C G C

We'll never hit the ground, ground, ground, ground

Verse 2:

G C

The world's a thousand shades of blue

Like we're here in a kaleidoscope

Don't want it to be over

Like everything that's in my mind

C Am

Is here right in front of my eyes

And you're the one who got me here

G Bm Am

Cause I don't ever want to say goodbye

G Em

I just want to steal this moment

Right away from time

What do you say when you can't come down

When you feel like you're ten feet off the ground

What do you do when you're on the edge

Now you're here and you've got me thinking 'bout

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

Thinking about

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

We'll never hit the ground

Cause life gets hard sometimes

G C

And I just need a place to get away

Turn the world around

I'm never coming down

G C

Cause I don't ever want to hit, don't want to hit the

G C

Ground, ground, ground, ground

(Oh, I don't want to hit the ground)

G C

Ground, ground, ground, ground

What do you say when you can't come down

When you feel like you're ten feet off the ground

What do you do when you're on the edge

Now you're here and you've got me thinking 'bout

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

What do you say when you can't come down

When you feel like you're ten feet off the ground

What do you do when you're on the edge

Now you're here and you've got me thinking 'bout

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

Thinking about

G Am C

Parachutes and airplanes

G C

We'll never hit the ground, ground, ground, ground

G C G

Never hit the ground, ground, ground, ground

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