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Flying Over Water

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[VERSE]
GFrom the sky we look so oDrganized and braGve
Cadd9Walls that make up barrDicades and gravGes
Cadd9Daddy's little empirDe built by handGs and built by slaEmves
Cadd9From the sky we look so Dorganized and Gbrave
[VERSE]
GIn the heat I saw you Drising from the dGirt
Cadd9Drunken tears and tugginDg at your skirtG  
Cadd9If only you could tell Dme then what parGt of you got hEmurt
Cadd9In the heat I saw you Drising from the Gdirt
[CHORUS]
EmTake my Ghand, baby we're Cadd9over lanGd
I know Emflying over Gwater makes you Dcry
Where's that Emliquor cGart?
Maybe we Cadd9shouldn't sGtart
EmBut I can't for the Glife of me say wDhy
[VERSE]
GFrom the sky the highway's Dstraight as it could Gbe
Cadd9A string pulled tight from Dhome to TennesGsee
And Cadd9still somehow those dDitches took the Gbetter part of Emme
GFrom the sky the highway's Dstraight as it could Gbe
[CHORUS]
EmTake my hGand, baby we're Cadd9over lanGd
I know fEmlying over wGater makes you cDry
We've been in the Emsky so loGng
It seems like a Cadd9long way hoGme
EmBut I can't for the Glife of me say wDhy
[BRIDGE]
Do we Amleave our love beEmhind?Am  Em  
Did we Amleave our love beEmhind?D  
Do we Amleave our love beEmhind?Am  Em  
Did we Amleave our love beEmhind?D  
[CHORUS]
EmTake my hGand, baby we're Cadd9over lanGd
I know fEmlying over wGater makes you cDry
Been in the Emsky so loGng
Seems like the Cadd9long way hGome
EmBut I can't for the Glife of me say wDhy
EmDid we leave our love behindG?
EmDid we leave our love behindG?

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Flying Over Water

by Jason Isbell

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Cadd9

[VERSE]

G D G

From the sky we look so organized and brave

Cadd9 D G

Walls that make up barricades and graves

Cadd9 D G Em

Daddy's little empire built by hands and built by slaves

Cadd9 D G

From the sky we look so organized and brave

[VERSE]

G D G

In the heat I saw you rising from the dirt

Cadd9 D G

Drunken tears and tugging at your skirt

Cadd9 D G Em

If only you could tell me then what part of you got hurt

Cadd9 D G

In the heat I saw you rising from the dirt

[CHORUS]

Em G Cadd9 G

Take my hand, baby we're over land

Em G D

I know flying over water makes you cry

Em G

Where's that liquor cart?

Cadd9 G

Maybe we shouldn't start

Em G D

But I can't for the life of me say why

[VERSE]

G D G

From the sky the highway's straight as it could be

Cadd9 D G

A string pulled tight from home to Tennessee

Cadd9 D G Em

And still somehow those ditches took the better part of me

G D G

From the sky the highway's straight as it could be

[CHORUS]

Em G Cadd9 G

Take my hand, baby we're over land

Em G D

I know flying over water makes you cry

Em G

We've been in the sky so long

Cadd9 G

It seems like a long way home

Em G D

But I can't for the life of me say why

[BRIDGE]

Am Em Am Em

Do we leave our love behind?

Am Em D

Did we leave our love behind?

Am Em Am Em

Do we leave our love behind?

Am Em D

Did we leave our love behind?

[CHORUS]

Em G Cadd9 G

Take my hand, baby we're over land

Em G D

I know flying over water makes you cry

Em G

Been in the sky so long

Cadd9 G

Seems like the long way home

Em G D

But I can't for the life of me say why

Em G

Did we leave our love behind?

Em G

Did we leave our love behind?

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