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[Intro]
C G Am F
[Verse]
CMost of my Glife, I Amsat on my hands, I Fdon't make a sound
CGetting it Gright, I Ammade all my plans, Flost, never found
AmYour eyes, your Gsmile can light up the Fnight, night
AmEmbers and Gneon signs paint up our Dmsky, Fsky
[Chorus]
CAirplanes Gcut through the clouds
Like Fangels can fly, we'll never die
CSirens Gcut through the night
Like Fscreams that are fire, rising up high
Like I've Dmsomething to Emprove, Fnothing to Glose
In this Fcity, in this city woah
CWoaGh
AmWoah FWoah
[Verse]
CAll of this Gtime, I Amquestioned myself, I Fnever could wait
CLooking for Gsigns, not Amasking for help, I Fknow it's too late
AmA love lost and Gburied here, it comes to Flife, life
AmMake believe Gworlds make us all feel Dmalive, Flive
[Chorus]
CAirplanes Gcut through the clouds
Like Fangels can fly, we'll never die
CSirens Gcut through the night
Like Fscreams that are fire, rising up high
Like I've Dmsomething to Emprove, Fnothing to Glose
In this Fcity, in this city oh
[Bridge]
AmI never wanna wait for this, harder that I was made for this
FI won't Cfade into Gdarkness
AmI'm not gonna say that I'm sorry, gonna see the end of this story
FI won't Cfade into Bbdarkness
Solo:
C G F
C G F
[Chorus]
CAirplanes Gcut through the clouds
Like Fangels can fly, we'll never die
CSirens Gcut through the night
Like Fscreams that are fire, rising up high
Like I've Dmsomething to Emprove, Fnothing to Glose
In this Fcity, in this city oh
  C     G  AmWoah, Fwoah
  C     G  AmWoah, Fwoah

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Airplanes

by 5 Seconds of Summer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am F

[Verse]

C G Am F

Most of my life, I sat on my hands, I don't make a sound

C G Am F

Getting it right, I made all my plans, lost, never found

Am G F

Your eyes, your smile can light up the night, night

Am G Dm F

Embers and neon signs paint up our sky, sky

[Chorus]

C G

Airplanes cut through the clouds

Like angels can fly, we'll never die

C G

Sirens cut through the night

Like screams that are fire, rising up high

Dm Em F G

Like I've something to prove, nothing to lose

In this city, in this city woah

C G

Woah

Am F

Woah Woah

[Verse]

C G Am F

All of this time, I questioned myself, I never could wait

C G Am F

Looking for signs, not asking for help, I know it's too late

Am G F

A love lost and buried here, it comes to life, life

Am G Dm F

Make believe worlds make us all feel alive, live

[Chorus]

C G

Airplanes cut through the clouds

Like angels can fly, we'll never die

C G

Sirens cut through the night

Like screams that are fire, rising up high

Dm Em F G

Like I've something to prove, nothing to lose

In this city, in this city oh

[Bridge]

I never wanna wait for this, harder that I was made for this

F C G

I won't fade into darkness

I'm not gonna say that I'm sorry, gonna see the end of this story

F C Bb

I won't fade into darkness

Solo:

C G F

[Chorus]

C G

Airplanes cut through the clouds

Like angels can fly, we'll never die

C G

Sirens cut through the night

Like screams that are fire, rising up high

Dm Em F G

Like I've something to prove, nothing to lose

In this city, in this city oh

C G Am F

Woah, woah

C G Am F

Woah, woah

About Airplanes Chords by 5 Seconds of Summer

Learn how to play Airplanes by 5 Seconds of Summer with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Airplanes chords”, “Airplanes guitar chords”, or “5 Seconds of Summer Airplanes chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Airplanes chords and for experienced players who want accurate Airplanes lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, Am, F, Dm, Em.

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The chords for "Airplanes" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F, Dm, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.