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Airplane

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[Intro]
D  D/E  D/F#
[Verse 1]
  Gmaj7Over the G7city Gin G/Aan   G/Bair - Cmaj9planeCmaj9/D  Cmaj9  Cmaj9/B  
  Am7I can see D7everything D/Ebe    D/F#-    Gmaj7lowD  D/E  D/F#  
  Gmaj7The houses they G7look so tiGnyG/A  
G/BThe  Cmaj7cars look like dotsCmaj9/D  Cmaj9  Cmaj9/B  
Am7We've only got D7fifteen minuD/Etes tD/F#o  goGmaj7  Gmaj7/A  
[Release 1]
Gmaj7/BThe      Cmaj7clouds in the B7sky caress        B7/C#  B7/D#my      Em7mind so tenderA7lyA7/B  
A7/C#The    Dsun shines down on the G/Bgreat big A7beau - A7/Bti -  A7/C#ful    DseaC/D  D  C/D  D  D/E  D/F#  
[Verse 2]
  Gmaj7The sound of the G7engine fiG/Alls mG/By    Cmaj9ears upCmaj9/D  Cmaj9  Cmaj9/B  
  Am7I'm hoping this D7rainy weaD/Ether      D/F#cGmaj7lears upGmaj7/A  
  Gmaj7/BMy lover is G7waiting at   G  G/Athe       G/B  Cmaj9airportCmaj9/D  Cmaj9  Cmaj9/B  
  Am7Soon she'll be D7kissing mD/Ee       D/F#helGmaj7lo
[Release 2]
    Cmaj7The woman B7sitting nB7/C#ext to        B7/D#  Em7me tells me 'bout her A7guyA7/B  
A7/C#And    DI tell her G/Ball about Ayou A7/Band         A7/C#ID  C/D  D  C/D  D7  
[Chorus]
GAir - Bbplane, Dm7air - Gm7plane
EbCarry me Fback to her Gside
GAir - Bbplane, Dm7air - Gm7plane
EbI need FGod as my Gguide
Bm/DDown, Em7down Bmon the Cground
Am7Can't wait to D7see her Gface
[Outro]
I can't Gwait (can't wait) to see (her face)
I can't Gwait (can't wait) to see (her face)
I can't D7wait (can't wait) to see (her face)
I can't D7wait (can't wait) to see (her face)

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Airplane

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

D/F#

Gmaj7

G/A

G/B

Cmaj9

Cmaj9/D

Cmaj9/B

Am7

Cmaj7

Gmaj7/A

Gmaj7/B

B7/C#

B7/D#

Em7

A7/B

A7/C#

C/D

[Intro]

D D/E D/F#

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 G7 G G/A G/B Cmaj9 Cmaj9/D Cmaj9 Cmaj9/B

Over the city in an air - plane

Am7 D7 D/E D/F# Gmaj7 D D/E D/F#

I can see everything be - low

Gmaj7 G7 G G/A

The houses they look so tiny

G/B Cmaj7 Cmaj9/D Cmaj9 Cmaj9/B

The cars look like dots

Am7 D7 D/E D/F# Gmaj7 Gmaj7/A

We've only got fifteen minutes to go

[Release 1]

Gmaj7/B Cmaj7 B7 B7/C# B7/D# Em7 A7 A7/B

The clouds in the sky caress my mind so tenderly

A7/C# D G/B A7 A7/B A7/C# D C/D D C/D D D/E D/F#

The sun shines down on the great big beau - ti - ful sea

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 G7 G/A G/B Cmaj9 Cmaj9/D Cmaj9 Cmaj9/B

The sound of the engine fills my ears up

Am7 D7 D/E D/F# Gmaj7 Gmaj7/A

I'm hoping this rainy weather clears up

Gmaj7/B G7 G G/A G/B Cmaj9 Cmaj9/D Cmaj9 Cmaj9/B

My lover is waiting at the airport

Am7 D7 D/E D/F# Gmaj7

Soon she'll be kissing me hello

[Release 2]

Cmaj7 B7 B7/C# B7/D# Em7 A7 A7/B

The woman sitting next to me tells me 'bout her guy

A7/C# D G/B A A7/B A7/C# D C/D D C/D D7

And I tell her all about you and I

[Chorus]

G Bb Dm7 Gm7

Air - plane, air - plane

Eb F G

Carry me back to her side

G Bb Dm7 Gm7

Air - plane, air - plane

Eb F G

I need God as my guide

Bm/D Em7 Bm C

Down, down on the ground

Am7 D7 G

Can't wait to see her face

[Outro]

I can't wait (can't wait) to see (her face)

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