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[Intro]
  C    Am7    C/G   C/F(2x)
[Verse 1]
CShe could be anythinAm7g, she?s made of everything thaC/Gt tears you down
And turns your wC/Forld around
CMy little butterflAm7y, sure is a sad thing C/Gto be around
Just like an C/Fairplane on the ground
[Verse 2]
CShe lies awake at nighAm7t, sometimes she thinks about tC/Ghe life she found
And how iC/Ft let her down
CShe?s kind of trapped insidAm7e, sure is a sad thing C/Gto be around
    Dsus2
C/FJust like an airplane on the gound
[Chorus]
Dsus2
   C/FFly high      stand by
For the Cair to ground C7/Bbsalute that evens Am7out the sky
   Dsus2SomedaC/Fy      I say
She will Cturn the enginC7/Bbe over and she?ll Am7fly away,
Oh, goodbye C/Fyesterday, yeah
[Instrumental]
COooAm7oooooC/G-ooo-C/Foooh
Am7OoooooooC/G-ooo-ooC/Foh
[Chorus]
Dsus2
   C/FFly high      stand by
For the Cair to ground C7/Bbsalute that evens Am7out the sky
   Dsus2SomedaC/Fy      I say
She will Cturn the enginC7/Bbe over and she?ll Am7fly away,
Oh, goodbye C/Fyesterday, love iDsus2s here to stay, C/Fyeah
[Verse 1]
CShe could be anythinAm7g, she?s made of everything thaC/Gt tears you down
And turns your wC/Forld around
CMy little butterflAm7y, sure is a sad thing C/Gto be around
Just like an C/Fairplane...an airplane...an airplane
[Instrumental]
COooAm7oo-ooC/Gooo-oC/Fooh
Am7Ooooo-ooC/Gooo-oooC/Fh
C7/BbOoooo-oAm7oooo-oC/GoohC/F  

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Airplane

by Troy Johnson (US, Nashville)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/G

C/F

Dsus2

C7/Bb

[Intro]

C Am7 C/G C/F

(2x)

[Verse 1]

C Am7 C/G

She could be anything, she?s made of everything that tears you down

C/F

And turns your world around

C Am7 C/G

My little butterfly, sure is a sad thing to be around

C/F

Just like an airplane on the ground

[Verse 2]

C Am7 C/G

She lies awake at night, sometimes she thinks about the life she found

C/F

And how it let her down

C Am7 C/G

She?s kind of trapped inside, sure is a sad thing to be around

Dsus2

C/F

Just like an airplane on the gound

[Chorus]

Dsus2

C/F

Fly high stand by

C C7/Bb Am7

For the air to ground salute that evens out the sky

Dsus2 C/F

Someday I say

C C7/Bb Am7

She will turn the engine over and she?ll fly away,

C/F

Oh, goodbye yesterday, yeah

[Instrumental]

C Am7 C/G C/F

Oooooooo-ooo-oooh

Am7 C/G C/F

Oooooooo-ooo-oooh

[Chorus]

Dsus2

C/F

Fly high stand by

C C7/Bb Am7

For the air to ground salute that evens out the sky

Dsus2 C/F

Someday I say

C C7/Bb Am7

She will turn the engine over and she?ll fly away,

C/F Dsus2 C/F

Oh, goodbye yesterday, love is here to stay, yeah

[Verse 1]

C Am7 C/G

She could be anything, she?s made of everything that tears you down

C/F

And turns your world around

C Am7 C/G

My little butterfly, sure is a sad thing to be around

C/F

Just like an airplane...an airplane...an airplane

[Instrumental]

C Am7 C/G C/F

Ooooo-ooooo-oooh

Am7 C/G C/F

Ooooo-ooooo-oooh

C7/Bb Am7 C/G C/F

Ooooo-ooooo-oooh

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