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The Pilot

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[Verse 1]
EmI wish CI was pilGot, D  
EmSoaring ovCer everyonGe and everythDing.
   EmLooCk at the GlandscapDe 
      Em   CWhat a Gpeaceful Dtiny Emscene  C  G  D  
Staring over the skyline  
Oh I feel the blue dancing on my wings  
Turn off the engine 
Imagine what tomorrow brings  
[Chorus]
CThe time we wCont delaEmy 
CTake it from the other side 
DBorn and lost but its a one more Gtime to get my fill 
Of this oCld forgotten thrill, this life  D  
[Verse 2]
I wish I was a fighter pilot 
Soaring over everyone and everything 
Through the smoke and fire 
Imagine the hell I'd bring  
[Chorus]
CThe time we wCont delaEmy 
CTake it from the other side 
DBorn and lost but its a one more Gtime to get my fill 
Of this oCld forgotten thrill, this life  D  
[Interlude]  Em   C   Em  D  
[Bridge]
But it's Emcold, lost and sChame      
We need to wash it all out,G  
we need to wash it all awDay 
Now the story's oEmld But its all been tCold 
I wish that GI  I wish id fDly Alright!  
[Verse 3]
I wish I was an outlaw 
Spend my life kicking ass and takin' names 
There would be no love lost 
Town to town killin' dreams (or: Time to start killin' things (haha))
The lines they turn to gray 
Take it from the inside 
Born and lost but its a one more time to get my fill 
Of this old forgotten thrill, this life  
A one more time to get my fill
Of this old forgotten thrill, this life

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The Pilot

by The White Buffalo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Em C G D

I wish I was pilot,

Em C G D

Soaring over everyone and everything.

Em C G D

Look at the landscape

Em C G D Em C G D

What a peaceful tiny scene

Staring over the skyline

Oh I feel the blue dancing on my wings

Turn off the engine

Imagine what tomorrow brings

[Chorus]

C C Em

The time we wont delay

Take it from the other side

D G

Born and lost but its a one more time to get my fill

C D

Of this old forgotten thrill, this life

[Verse 2]

I wish I was a fighter pilot

Soaring over everyone and everything

Through the smoke and fire

Imagine the hell I'd bring

[Chorus]

C C Em

The time we wont delay

Take it from the other side

D G

Born and lost but its a one more time to get my fill

C D

Of this old forgotten thrill, this life

Em C Em D

[Interlude]

[Bridge]

Em C

But it's cold, lost and shame

We need to wash it all out,

we need to wash it all away

Em C

Now the story's old But its all been told

G D

I wish that I I wish id fly Alright!

[Verse 3]

I wish I was an outlaw

Spend my life kicking ass and takin' names

There would be no love lost

Town to town killin' dreams (or: Time to start killin' things (haha))

The lines they turn to gray

Take it from the inside

Born and lost but its a one more time to get my fill

Of this old forgotten thrill, this life

A one more time to get my fill

Of this old forgotten thrill, this life

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