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Twenty Minutes Before Takeoff

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 Twenty Minutes Before Takeoff
Dan Henry  
[Intro] 
  F Am Dm Bb
   FTwenty minutes before take off
   DmSitting here at the airport lounge
   BbReminiscing all the good times
   You’re Cgoing and I’m stA7aying
   DmWhat was a tDM7remendously happy loDm7ve affair
   Is Dm6about to end in trBbagedy
   It’s a pCity
   FHuge amounts of persuasion
   DmOnly worsens the situation
   BbLeaving was a realization Cof a dream
   You’ve waA7nted to purDmsue
   It was the end of Ddimyou
   What else can I BbdoC?
   I love yFou
  [Chorus]
   BbTwenty minutes before take off
   FJust don’t make sense
   A Bbdream which took us a liCfetime to bFuild
   CA7omes apart in jDmust a matter of miBbnutes
          Bb C F Bb
          F Bb F Bb
          F Bb Bb C
   (Spoken during adlib:)
   This is BbgoCnnFa Bbhurt me more
   Than itFs BbgonFna Bbhurt you
   We’ve bFeeBbn tBbogeCther for so long
   I have Fto Bbgo BbnoCw
   I’m gonna miss you.
  [Bridge]
   DmTwenty minutes before take off
   The bDdimig DC-10 takes you on a journey
   BbPlease return
   NCobody knows just FwhF7en
  [Chorus]
   BbTwenty minutes before take off
   FJust don’t make sense
   A Bbdream which took us a liCfetime to bFuild
   CA7omes apart in jDmust a matter of miBbnutes
  [Outro]
   DmTwenty minutes before take off
   The bDdimig DC-10 takes you on a journey
   BbPlease return NoCbody knows juFst BbwhFenBb  F  

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Twenty Minutes Before Takeoff

by Dan Henry

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DM7

Dm6

Ddim

Twenty Minutes Before Takeoff

Dan Henry

[Intro]

F Am Dm Bb

Twenty minutes before take off

Sitting here at the airport lounge

Reminiscing all the good times

C A7

You’re going and I’m staying

Dm DM7 Dm7

What was a tremendously happy love affair

Dm6 Bb

Is about to end in tragedy

It’s a pity

Huge amounts of persuasion

Only worsens the situation

Bb C

Leaving was a realization of a dream

A7 Dm

You’ve wanted to pursue

Ddim

It was the end of you

Bb C

What else can I do?

I love you

[Chorus]

Twenty minutes before take off

Just don’t make sense

Bb C F

A dream which took us a lifetime to build

A7 Dm Bb

Comes apart in just a matter of minutes

Bb C F Bb

F Bb F Bb

F Bb Bb C

(Spoken during adlib:)

Bb C F Bb

This is gonna hurt me more

F Bb F Bb

Than its gonna hurt you

F Bb Bb C

We’ve been together for so long

F Bb Bb C

I have to go now

I’m gonna miss you.

[Bridge]

Twenty minutes before take off

Ddim

The big DC-10 takes you on a journey

Please return

C F F7

Nobody knows just when

[Chorus]

Twenty minutes before take off

Just don’t make sense

Bb C F

A dream which took us a lifetime to build

A7 Dm Bb

Comes apart in just a matter of minutes

[Outro]

Twenty minutes before take off

Ddim

The big DC-10 takes you on a journey

Bb C F Bb F Bb F

Please return Nobody knows just when

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