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Turning Round Flying

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Capo 2nd Fret
  introducción       C   Em   F  G  
CFlyinEmg,          Fi thought i'd never lGove and flyingC  Em  
FI thought i'd spend my whole Glife trying,C  Em  
FFor flying is that ancAmient artDm  
Keeping one for alGl the ground...C  F  G  
CLyingEm,         Fi thought i'd never keeGp from lying,C  Em  
FI thought i'd lose it all Gmy sighing,C  Em  
FFor lying is that anAmcient artDm  
Hiding words tGhat will never be foundC  F  G  
CCryinEmg,          Fi thought i'd never sGtop that cryinCg,Em  
FI thought i'd always dreameGd of dyingC  Em  
FFor crying is that ancAmient artDm  
Weeping rivers into the GgroundC  F  G  
Oh dCying,      Em   Fi thought i'd nevGer see that dying,             C                                 Em  
FI thought i'd spenGd my whole life crying,C  Em  
FFor dying is that anAmcient artDm  
 proving thGat the world is roundC  F  G  
        C   Em    F     Gx3
CSighiEmng,      Fi thought i'd never keep Gfrom sighingC  Em  
FI thought i'd always leave Gthat crying,C  Em  
FFor sighing is that anciAment artDm  
Bringin  sadness all GaroundC  F  G  
And trCying,             Emi thFought i'd spend my seasonsG  
tCrying,Em  
FI thought i couldn’t stop myself from lyinGg,C  Em  
FFor trying is that ancAmient artDm  
I?m growing back the world Gis roundC  F  G  
Oh flyCing, Emoh oh,    lyFing, Goh Coh,     EmcryingF, oh Goh,C  Em  F  G  
SiCghingEm, oh oh,  trFyingG, oCh ohEm,   and dyiFng, Goh oh,C  Em  F  

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Turning Round Flying

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2nd Fret

C Em F G

introducción

C Em F G C Em

Flying, i thought i'd never love and flying

F G C Em

I thought i'd spend my whole life trying,

F Am Dm

For flying is that ancient art

G C F G

Keeping one for all the ground...

C Em F G C Em

Lying, i thought i'd never keep from lying,

F G C Em

I thought i'd lose it all my sighing,

F Am Dm

For lying is that ancient art

G C F G

Hiding words that will never be found

C Em F G C Em

Crying, i thought i'd never stop that crying,

F G C Em

I thought i'd always dreamed of dying

F Am Dm

For crying is that ancient art

G C F G

Weeping rivers into the ground

C Em F G C Em

Oh dying, i thought i'd never see that dying,

F G C Em

I thought i'd spend my whole life crying,

F Am Dm

For dying is that ancient art

G C F G

proving that the world is round

C Em F G

C Em F G C Em

Sighing, i thought i'd never keep from sighing

F G C Em

I thought i'd always leave that crying,

F Am Dm

For sighing is that ancient art

G C F G

Bringin sadness all around

C Em F G

And trying, i thought i'd spend my seasons

C Em

trying,

F G C Em

I thought i couldn’t stop myself from lying,

F Am Dm

For trying is that ancient art

G C F G

I?m growing back the world is round

C Em F G C Em F G C Em F G

Oh flying, oh oh, lying, oh oh, crying, oh oh,

C Em F G C Em F G C Em F

Sighing, oh oh, trying, oh oh, and dying, oh oh,

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