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Jet Airliner

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Jet Airliner
Steve Miller Band
C   8-10xxxx or x35xxx
F   x8-10xxx or xx35xx
Bb  68xxxx   or x13xxx
Really C5, F5, Bb5, or play fuller chord voicings.
Embellish C5 with C6  8-12xxxx or x37xxx
[Lead Lick] (two guitars)
  (C     N.C.             Bb) - play this on the intro, on repeats hold the C chord
e|----8--6--8----6-----------|
B|------------------6h8p6----|
G|----5--3--5----3--------8--|
D|------------------3h5p3----|
A|------------------------6--|
E|---------------------------|
[Intro]
(Begin with an eighth note pickup of Bb)
CLead lick x4
C       F   C   F        C
C               F        C
C               Bb   F   C
C               Bb   F   C
   Bb     F        Cx3
Bb   F
CLead lick x4
[Verse 1]
  CLeavin' home, Fout on the Croad FI've been down befCore
CRidin' along on this big ol' jet plane, I've been Fthinkin' about my hCome
But my Clove light seems so far away and I Bbfeel like it's Fall been Cdone
CSomebody's tryin' to make me stay, you know I've Bbgot to be Fmovin' Con
[Chorus]
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
BbDon't carry me Ftoo far awCay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
Cause it's Bbhere that I've Fgot to sCtay
CLead lick x2
[Verse 2]
CGoodbye to all my fFriends at Chome, goodFbye to people I've Ctrusted
I've Cgot to go out and make my way, I might get Frich, you know I might get Cbusted
But my Cheart keeps calling me backwards as I Bbget on the Fseven oh sCeven (707)
CRidin' high, I got tears in my eyes, you know you Bbgot to go through Fhell before you Cget to heaven
[Chorus]
BbBig ol' Fjet airlinCer
BbDon't carry me Ftoo far awCay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
Cause it's Bbhere that I've Fgot to sCtay
CLead lick x2
[Verse 3]
  CTouchin' down in New FEngland Ctown,  Ffeel the heat comin' dCown
I've Cgot to keep on keepin' on, you know the Fbig wheel keeps a Cspinnin' around
And I'm Cgoin' with some hesitation, you know that BbI can Fsurely Csee
That I Cdon't want to get caught up in any of that Bbfunky Fshit goin' Cdown in the city
[Chorus]
BbBig ol' Fjet airlinCer
BbDon't carry me Ftoo far awCay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
Cause it's Bbhere that I've Fgot to sCtay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
BbDon't carry me Ftoo far awCay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
Cause it's Bbhere that I've Fgot to sCtay
     CYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lead lick x2
[Chorus]
BbBig ol' Fjet airlinCer
BbDon't carry me Ftoo far awCay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
Cause it's Bbhere that I've Fgot to sCtay
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
BbCarry me tFo my hCome
Oh, oh Bbbig ol' Fjet airlinCer
Cause it's Bbthere that FI belCong
             CYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lead lick x4
BbBig ol' Fjet airlinCer
(fade out)

All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

"Jet Airliner" captures the restless spirit of a traveler driven to make their way, facing the open road with a mix of hope and uncertainty. The lyrics speak to a journey where one might get rich or get busted, feeling a deep sense of belonging wherever that path leads. Originally written by Paul Pena in 1973, Steve Miller heard it and released his popular version on the 1977 album Book of Dreams. The song plays like an anthem for anyone chasing their destiny.

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Jet Airliner

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Jet Airliner

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Jet Airliner

Steve Miller Band

C 8-10xxxx or x35xxx

F x8-10xxx or xx35xx

Bb 68xxxx or x13xxx

Really C5, F5, Bb5, or play fuller chord voicings.

Embellish C5 with C6 8-12xxxx or x37xxx

[Lead Lick] (two guitars)

(C N.C. Bb) - play this on the intro, on repeats hold the C chord

e|----8--6--8----6-----------|

B|------------------6h8p6----|

G|----5--3--5----3--------8--|

D|------------------3h5p3----|

A|------------------------6--|

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

[Intro]

(Begin with an eighth note pickup of Bb)

Lead lick x4

C F C F C

C F C

C Bb F C

Bb F C

Bb F

Lead lick x4

[Verse 1]

C F C F C

Leavin' home, out on the road I've been down before

C F C

Ridin' along on this big ol' jet plane, I've been thinkin' about my home

C Bb F C

But my love light seems so far away and I feel like it's all been done

C Bb F C

Somebody's tryin' to make me stay, you know I've got to be movin' on

[Chorus]

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Don't carry me too far away

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Lead lick x2

[Verse 2]

C F C F C

Goodbye to all my friends at home, goodbye to people I've trusted

C F C

I've got to go out and make my way, I might get rich, you know I might get busted

C Bb F C

But my heart keeps calling me backwards as I get on the seven oh seven (707)

C Bb F C

Ridin' high, I got tears in my eyes, you know you got to go through hell before you get to heaven

[Chorus]

Bb F C

Big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Don't carry me too far away

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Lead lick x2

[Verse 3]

C F C F C

Touchin' down in New England town, feel the heat comin' down

C F C

I've got to keep on keepin' on, you know the big wheel keeps a spinnin' around

C Bb F C

And I'm goin' with some hesitation, you know that I can surely see

C Bb F C

That I don't want to get caught up in any of that funky shit goin' down in the city

[Chorus]

Bb F C

Big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Don't carry me too far away

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Don't carry me too far away

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Lead lick x2

[Chorus]

Bb F C

Big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Don't carry me too far away

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Carry me to my home

Bb F C

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner

Bb F C

Cause it's there that I belong

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Lead lick x4

Bb F C

Big ol' jet airliner

(fade out)

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