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Learning To Fly

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Cmajor
90BPM
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[Intro]
F   C   Am   Gx4
[Verse 1]
Well, I Fstarted Cout,Am  G  
down a Fdirty Croad.Am  G  
FStarted Cout,Am  G  
Fall aClone.Am  G  
[Verse 2]
And the Fsun went Cdown,Am  G  
as I Fcrossed the Chill.Am  G  
And the Ftown lit Cup,Am  G  
the Fworld got Cstill.Am  G  
[Chorus]
I'm Flearning to Cfly,Am  G  
but I Fain't got Cwings.Am  G  
FComing Cdown,Am  G  
is the Fhardest Cthing.Am  G  
[Verse 3]
Well the "FGood old Cdays"Am  G  
may Fnot reCturn.Am  G  
And the Frocks might Cmelt,Am  G  
and the Fsea may buCrn.Am  G  
[Chorus]
I'm Flearning to Cfly, (Amlearning to Gfly)
but I Fain't got Cwings. (Amlearning to Gfly)
FComing Cdown, (Amlearning to Gfly)
is the Fhardest Cthing. (Amlearning to Gfly)
G G
[Solo]
F   C   Am   Gx4
[Verse 4]
Well, Fsome say Clife,Am  G  
will Fbeat you dCown.Am  G  
FBreak your hCeart,Am  G  
Fsteal your Ccrown.Am  G  
[Verse 5]
So I Fstarted Cout,Am  G  
for FGod knows Cwhere.Am  G  
I Fguess I'll Cknow,Am  G  
when FI get thCere.Am  G  
[Chorus]
I'm Flearning to Cfly,Am  G  
aFround the Cclouds,Am  G  
FWhat goes Cup, (Amlearning to Gfly)
Fmust come Cdown.Am  G  
G G
[Instrumental]
F   C   Am   Gx2
[Chorus]
I'm Flearning to Cfly, (Amlearning to Gfly)
but I Fain't got Cwings.Am  G  
FComing Cdown,Am  G  
is the Fhardest Cthing.Am  G  
I'm Flearning to Cfly, (Amlearning to Gfly)
aFround the Cclouds,Am  G  
FWhat goes Cup, (Amlearning to Gfly)
Fmust come Cdown.Am  G  
[Outro]
I'm Flearning to Cfly, (Amlearning to Gfly)
F   C(Amlearning to Gfly)
I'm Flearning to Cfly, (Amlearning to Gfly)
F   C(Amlearning to Gfly)
F   C(Amlearning to Gfly)
F   C(Amlearning to Gfly)
(fade out)
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Learning To Fly

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