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Let Me Fly

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[Verse 1]
EmI don't wanna Bmlive without Cliving
EmI don't wanna Bmwear a Cdisguise
EmI don't wanna Bmkeep on CpretendingBm  
Just living Am7a lie
(Verse 2)
EmEvery day the Bmpressure is Cbuilding
EmEvery night I'm Bmhowling at the Cmoon
EmFeeling like the Bmwalls are just Cclosing in
Em7-             Am      G  D  
     Oh what can I do?
[Chorus]
So let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
If I don't Emtry, I will Dnever Cknow
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                  Am    G  D  
      See how far I can go
[Verse 3]
EmNone of us is Bmborn to be Cprisoners
EmBut some of us Bmend up in a Ccell
EmWhat if we were Bmborn to be Cwinners
Em7-                          Am      G  D  
      Living is the only way to tell
[Chorus]
So let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
If I don't Emtry, I will Dnever Cknow
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                  Am    G  D  
      See how far I can go
And let me Emdream, let me Ddream, Clet me dream
I can Embe who I Dwanna Cbe
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                   Am  G  
      See how high I can go
[Bridge]
AFunny thing is
Am7You make a wish and
Em7Hope it Bmcounts for something
AI'm standing here
Am7And I'm looking down
Am7Not afraid to fall
[Chorus]
So let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
If I don't Emtry, I will Dnever Cknow
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                  Am     G  D  
      See how far I can go
And let me Emdream, let me Ddream, Clet me dream
I can Embe who I Dwanna Cbe
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                   Am     G  D  
      See how high I can go
So let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
If I don't Emtry, I will Dnever Cknow
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                  Am     G  D  
    See how high I can go
And let me Emdream, let me Ddream, Clet me dream
I can Embe who I Dwanna Cbe
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                   Am     G  D  
      See how high I can go
So let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
If I don't Emtry, I will Dnever Cknow
Let me Emfly, let me Dfly, oh, Clet me fly
Em7-                  Am    G  D  
      See how far I can go
[Outro]
And let me Emdream, let me Ddream, Clet me dream
I can Embe who I Dwanna Cbe

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Let Me Fly

by Mike + The Mechanics

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

Em7

[Verse 1]

Em Bm C

I don't wanna live without living

Em Bm C

I don't wanna wear a disguise

Em Bm C Bm

I don't wanna keep on pretending

Am7

Just living a lie

(Verse 2)

Em Bm C

Every day the pressure is building

Em Bm C

Every night I'm howling at the moon

Em Bm C

Feeling like the walls are just closing in

Em7 Am G D

Oh what can I do?

[Chorus]

Em D C

So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em D C

If I don't try, I will never know

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how far I can go

[Verse 3]

Em Bm C

None of us is born to be prisoners

Em Bm C

But some of us end up in a cell

Em Bm C

What if we were born to be winners

Em7 Am G D

Living is the only way to tell

[Chorus]

Em D C

So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em D C

If I don't try, I will never know

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how far I can go

Em D C

And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream

Em D C

I can be who I wanna be

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G

See how high I can go

[Bridge]

Funny thing is

Am7

You make a wish and

Em7 Bm

Hope it counts for something

I'm standing here

Am7

And I'm looking down

Am7

Not afraid to fall

[Chorus]

Em D C

So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em D C

If I don't try, I will never know

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how far I can go

Em D C

And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream

Em D C

I can be who I wanna be

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how high I can go

Em D C

So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em D C

If I don't try, I will never know

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how high I can go

Em D C

And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream

Em D C

I can be who I wanna be

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how high I can go

Em D C

So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em D C

If I don't try, I will never know

Em D C

Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly

Em7 Am G D

See how far I can go

[Outro]

Em D C

And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream

Em D C

I can be who I wanna be

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