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I Cant Fly

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[Chorus]
AI, I cD7an’t fly
Just B7look at me
EIt ain’t even a goddamn E7possibility
[Verse 1]
Oh and AI, I know that D7Saturdays, they are a bust
They’re B7over when you wake up
EAnd immediately you’re E7drunk
[Verse 2]
AOh I, oh oh I D7love so she can break my heartD7sus4  D7  
Love’s B7over when it’s ending
But it’s Eending from the E7start
[Chorus]
AOh and I, (mmhmm) I can’t D7fly
Just B7look at me
Ain’t even a Egoddamn E7possibility
[Bridge]
Oh, but C#mwhen I was G#dimyounger
Oh those Asongs, they seemed so A7real
But B7now I’m just a little bit [Older!]
B7Oh, and now I’m just a little bit [Older!]
And I Eknow, Lord I E7know, I know that they lied
[Verse 3]
Oh AI, I know that D7parties, they are a drag
The B7girls all think you’re no good
When Eyou want them so E7bad
[Chorus]
AOh and I, I can’t fD7ly
Just B7look at me
It ain’t even a Egoddamn E7possibility
[Bridge]
But C#mwhen I was G#dimyounger
Those Asongs seemed so A7real
B7But now I’m just a little bit (Older!)
B7And now I’m just a little bit (Wiser!)
And I Eknow, Lord I kE7now, that they lied
[Outro]
Oh Awhy do they do it?
Oh C#mwhy do they lie?
Oh and Gwhy do I keep asking myself and F#mwondering why?
When I Dknow that they Dmthought that it was tBrue
Ooohh, Ethey thought it was E7true
Oh Awhy do they do it?
Oh C#mwhy do the lie?
Oh and Gwhy do I keep asking myself and F#mwondering why?
When I Dknow that they Dmthought it was Atrue

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I Cant Fly

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

C#m

G#dim

F#m

To play along with the record,

add a capo to the first fret.

[Chorus]

A D7

I, I can’t fly

Just look at me

E E7

It ain’t even a goddamn possibility

[Verse 1]

A D7

Oh and I, I know that Saturdays, they are a bust

They’re over when you wake up

E E7

And immediately you’re drunk

[Verse 2]

A D7 D7sus4 D7

Oh I, oh oh I love so she can break my heart

Love’s over when it’s ending

E E7

But it’s ending from the start

[Chorus]

A D7

Oh and I, (mmhmm) I can’t fly

Just look at me

E E7

Ain’t even a goddamn possibility

[Bridge]

C#m G#dim

Oh, but when I was younger

A A7

Oh those songs, they seemed so real

But now I’m just a little bit [Older!]

Oh, and now I’m just a little bit [Older!]

E E7

And I know, Lord I know, I know that they lied

[Verse 3]

A D7

Oh I, I know that parties, they are a drag

The girls all think you’re no good

E E7

When you want them so bad

[Chorus]

A D7

Oh and I, I can’t fly

Just look at me

E E7

It ain’t even a goddamn possibility

[Bridge]

C#m G#dim

But when I was younger

A A7

Those songs seemed so real

But now I’m just a little bit (Older!)

And now I’m just a little bit (Wiser!)

E E7

And I know, Lord I know, that they lied

[Outro]

Oh why do they do it?

C#m

Oh why do they lie?

G F#m

Oh and why do I keep asking myself and wondering why?

D Dm B

When I know that they thought that it was true

E E7

Ooohh, they thought it was true

Oh why do they do it?

C#m

Oh why do the lie?

G F#m

Oh and why do I keep asking myself and wondering why?

D Dm A

When I know that they thought it was true

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