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[Intro]
 D/F#   Cadd9x2
[Verse 1]
D/F#Changin' my flight for a week now
D/F#Not a chance of gettin' off the ground
And I Cadd9mighta lost some o' my marbles
Cadd9So I'm checkin' with the lost and found
I'm only D/F#tryin'a' stay ahead of danger
D/F#And the tickin' of the thin red hand
But in a Cadd9half a second I got older
Cadd9It's gettin' harder now to understand
[Chorus]
D/F#Whoa whoa E7time keep runnin'
GGettin' my stopwatch wound
D/F#Whoa whoa E7moon or sunnin'
GDay and night'll both be
GDay and night'll both be
GKeepin' me above the D/F#groundCadd9  D/F#  Cadd9  
[Verse 2]
Been D/F#wakin' up with my nose in the eggs now
D/F#And I suppose that I could use a shower
But I'll Cadd9never turn the other cheek now
Cadd9I guess the 'tude is gettin' dark and sour
I gotta D/F#man up to what I been thinkin'
D/F#Not a crime to wanna kick it alone
But I have Cadd9come to know what is a real crime
Cadd9To mortify what you don't own
[Chorus]
D/F#Whoa whoa E7time keep runnin'
GGettin' my stopwatch wound
D/F#Whoa whoa E7moon or sunnin'
GDay and night'll both be
GDay and night'll both be
GKeepin' me above the D/F#groundCadd9  D/F#  Cadd9  
[Instrumental]
Am Am7 D Fm C
[Bridge]
AmShoot for the Am7ground and you Dknow what you'll find
FmYou'll get the ground every Ctime
AmShoot for the Am7moon while your Dthoughts stay sublime
FmYou'll get something in betwCeen
 D/F#   Cadd9x2
[Verse 1]
D/F#Changin' my flight for a week now
D/F#Not a chance of gettin' off the ground
And I Cadd9mighta lost some o' my marbles
Cadd9So I'm checkin' with the lost and found
I'm only D/F#tryin'a' stay ahead of danger
D/F#And the tickin' of the thin red hand
But in a Cadd9half a second I got older
Cadd9It's gettin' harder now to understand
[Chorus]
D/F#Whoa whoa E7time keep runnin'
GGettin' my stopwatch wound
D/F#Whoa whoa E7moon or sunnin'
GDay and night'll both be
GDay and night'll both be
GKeepin' me above the D/F#groundCadd9  
Fade
D/F# Cadd9

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Above The Ground

by Burton Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Cadd9

Am7

[Intro]

D/F# Cadd9

[Verse 1]

D/F#

Changin' my flight for a week now

D/F#

Not a chance of gettin' off the ground

Cadd9

And I mighta lost some o' my marbles

Cadd9

So I'm checkin' with the lost and found

D/F#

I'm only tryin'a' stay ahead of danger

D/F#

And the tickin' of the thin red hand

Cadd9

But in a half a second I got older

Cadd9

It's gettin' harder now to understand

[Chorus]

D/F# E7

Whoa whoa time keep runnin'

Gettin' my stopwatch wound

D/F# E7

Whoa whoa moon or sunnin'

Day and night'll both be

G D/F# Cadd9 D/F# Cadd9

Keepin' me above the ground

[Verse 2]

D/F#

Been wakin' up with my nose in the eggs now

D/F#

And I suppose that I could use a shower

Cadd9

But I'll never turn the other cheek now

Cadd9

I guess the 'tude is gettin' dark and sour

D/F#

I gotta man up to what I been thinkin'

D/F#

Not a crime to wanna kick it alone

Cadd9

But I have come to know what is a real crime

Cadd9

To mortify what you don't own

[Chorus]

D/F# E7

Whoa whoa time keep runnin'

Gettin' my stopwatch wound

D/F# E7

Whoa whoa moon or sunnin'

Day and night'll both be

G D/F# Cadd9 D/F# Cadd9

Keepin' me above the ground

[Instrumental]

Am Am7 D Fm C

[Bridge]

Am Am7 D

Shoot for the ground and you know what you'll find

Fm C

You'll get the ground every time

Am Am7 D

Shoot for the moon while your thoughts stay sublime

Fm C

You'll get something in between

D/F# Cadd9

[Verse 1]

D/F#

Changin' my flight for a week now

D/F#

Not a chance of gettin' off the ground

Cadd9

And I mighta lost some o' my marbles

Cadd9

So I'm checkin' with the lost and found

D/F#

I'm only tryin'a' stay ahead of danger

D/F#

And the tickin' of the thin red hand

Cadd9

But in a half a second I got older

Cadd9

It's gettin' harder now to understand

[Chorus]

D/F# E7

Whoa whoa time keep runnin'

Gettin' my stopwatch wound

D/F# E7

Whoa whoa moon or sunnin'

Day and night'll both be

G D/F# Cadd9

Keepin' me above the ground

Fade

D/F# Cadd9

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