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[Intro]
|    G|    C|    D|  Em    C|
|    G|    C|    D|  Em    C|
[Verse 1]
GListen up Cto what I say
DFill your own cup Emif you're tired of Cme
GCan't you see Cthat life's a bitch
DCause you don't want me, Emand I can't Clive?
[Instrumental]
|    G|    C|    D|  Em    C|
[Verse 2]
GA heavy loadC, heavy mind
DOut on the road we Emnever had too much Ctime
GYou don't know Chow it feels
DTo go so slow, Emrollin' on a rubber Cwheel
[Chorus]
But if I had an Gairplane, if I had Cwings
I'd go Dflying over Emevery sorrowful Cthing
I'd fly to GTennessee just for the Cday
Lay me down Deasy, just to Emwhile my blues Caway
N.C.        G  
If I had an airplane
[Instrumental]
|      G|      C|     D|  Em    C|
|      G|      C|     D|  Em    C|
|  Em    C|  Em    C|     D|      D|
[Chorus]
If I had an Gairplane, if I had Cwings
I'd go Dflying over Emevery sorrowful Cthing
I'd fly to GTennessee just for the Cday
Lay me down Deasy, just to Emwhile my blues Caway
[Instrumental]
|  Em    C|  Em    C|  Em    C|    D|
|  Em    C|  Em    C|  Em    C|    D|
[Outro]
I'd fly to EmTennessCee ...Em  C  
just for thEme dayC  D  
If I had an Emairplane C...Em  C  Em  C  D  

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Airplane

by David Rawlings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D Em C

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G C D Em C

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[Verse 1]

G C

Listen up to what I say

D Em C

Fill your own cup if you're tired of me

G C

Can't you see that life's a bitch

D Em C

Cause you don't want me, and I can't live?

[Instrumental]

G C D Em C

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[Verse 2]

G C

A heavy load, heavy mind

D Em C

Out on the road we never had too much time

G C

You don't know how it feels

D Em C

To go so slow, rollin' on a rubber wheel

[Chorus]

G C

But if I had an airplane, if I had wings

D Em C

I'd go flying over every sorrowful thing

G C

I'd fly to Tennessee just for the day

D Em C

Lay me down easy, just to while my blues away

N.C.

If I had an airplane

[Instrumental]

G C D Em C

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G C D Em C

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Em C Em C D D

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[Chorus]

G C

If I had an airplane, if I had wings

D Em C

I'd go flying over every sorrowful thing

G C

I'd fly to Tennessee just for the day

D Em C

Lay me down easy, just to while my blues away

[Instrumental]

Em C Em C Em C D

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Em C Em C Em C D

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[Outro]

Em C Em C

I'd fly to Tennessee ...

Em C D

just for the day

Em C Em C Em C D

If I had an airplane ...

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