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Aeroplane

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Holly Throsby - Aeroplane
Standard Tuning - Capo 2
[Intro]
 G   D/F#   Em7   D   Cadd2x4
[Verse]
Cadd2You know I can't stay long
where I don't belGonD/F#g, where I kEm7now it's DwCadd2rong.
Cadd2And I cannot believe
what I don't belGieD/F#ve—I Em7don't believe.D  Cadd2  
And though the sky is lDong
[Chorus]
I want to Ggo D/F#on aEm7n aeDroCadd2plane.
I want to Ggo D/F#where I've nEm7ever DbCadd2een.
I want to knGow oD/F#f you Em7everyDthCadd2ing.
Oh my dGarD/F#ling, gEm7ive me DwCadd2ings
[Verse]
Cadd2So I can up and leave.
There are GotD/F#her places mEm7eant for DmeCadd2.
Cadd2And though the sky is long
there's somewhere I belGonD/F#g
I knEm7ow I beloDngCadd2.
Can't keep moviDng on
because there's something wEmrong with it.
Can't keep movDing on
[Chorus]
I want to Ggo D/F#on aEm7n aeDroCadd2plane.
I want to Ggo D/F#where I've nEm7ever DbCadd2een.
I want to knGow oD/F#f you Em7everyDthCadd2ing.
Oh my dGarD/F#ling, gEm7ive me DwCadd2ings
[Outro]
 G   D/F#   Em7   D   Cadd2x4
Oh my darling
G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

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Aeroplane

by Holly Throsby

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Cadd2

Holly Throsby - Aeroplane

Standard Tuning - Capo 2

[Intro]

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

[Verse]

Cadd2

You know I can't stay long

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

where I don't belong, where I know it's wrong.

Cadd2

And I cannot believe

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

what I don't believe—I don't believe.

And though the sky is long

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

I want to go on an aeroplane.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

I want to go where I've never been.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

I want to know of you everything.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

Oh my darling, give me wings

[Verse]

Cadd2

So I can up and leave.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

There are other places meant for me.

Cadd2

And though the sky is long

G D/F#

there's somewhere I belong

Em7 D Cadd2

I know I belong.

Can't keep moving on

because there's something wrong with it.

Can't keep moving on

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

I want to go on an aeroplane.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

I want to go where I've never been.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

I want to know of you everything.

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

Oh my darling, give me wings

[Outro]

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

Oh my darling

G D/F# Em7 D Cadd2

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