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Verse 1:
FI hid myGmself from fCailure and fFear
Oh my Bbdear you’re a tGmhreat to the Cbad in us Fall
FThey tell themGmselves that each Cword from your Flips
Or the gBbrace in your Gmeyes overCcomes any fFall
Pre-Chorus:
DmAll through the Amtwilight you’re Bblistening for Fme
GmDarling, Fgo to sEleepAm  
DmCradled by mAmoonlight, I’m drBbeaming we’ll bFe
GmLoved Fso dEeepA  
Chorus:
FlDoating and fD/C#ighting, like a D7/Ckite on a strEm/Bing
‘Till you Gm/Bbcut through my D/Atether and chEanged evA7erything
From the Dsky you looked D/C#small, but I lD7/Coved you the sEm/Bame
So I dGm/Bbarted back quiD/Ackly to speEll out your nA7ame
And when tDhey say that D/C#I’m just a D7/Cterrible kEm/Bite
You’ll Gm/Bbtell them you’re D/Aproud of my EmarvelA7ous flight
 Dm-  Am-  Bb-   Gm  
 Dm-  Am-  Gm- C  
Verse 2:
FDon’t hide yourGmself insCide ‘till I’m Fold
Oh my Bbdear you’re a tGmhreat to the Cbad we all Fsee
FI’m beside myGmself for the Ctouch of your lFips
Or the gBbrace of your Gmeyes that can Csee good in Fme
Pre-Chorus:
DmAll through the Amtwilight you’re Bblistening for Fme
GmDarling, Fgo to sEleepAm  
DmCradled by mAmoonlight, I’m drBbeaming we’ll bFe
GmLoved Fso dEeepA  
Chorus:
DFloating and fD/C#ighting, like a D7/Ckite on a stEm/Bring
‘Till you Gm/Bbcut through my D/Atether and chEanged everythA7ing
From the Dsky you looked D/C#small, but I lD7/Coved you the saEm/Bme
So I Gm/Bbdarted back D/Aquickly to sEpell out your nA7ame
And when Dthey say that D/C#I’m just a tD7/Cerrible kiEm/Bte
You’ll Gm/Bbtell them you’re proDud of my EmarvelAous flight
 Dm-  Am-  Bb-   Gmx3
 Dm-  Am-  Gm-   C6  F6  

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Kite

by Copeland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D7/C

Em/B

Gm/Bb

D/A

Verse 1:

F Gm C F

I hid myself from failure and fear

Bb Gm C F

Oh my dear you’re a threat to the bad in us all

F Gm C F

They tell themselves that each word from your lips

Bb Gm C F

Or the grace in your eyes overcomes any fall

Pre-Chorus:

Dm Am Bb F

All through the twilight you’re listening for me

Gm F E Am

Darling, go to sleep

Dm Am Bb F

Cradled by moonlight, I’m dreaming we’ll be

Gm F E A

Loved so deep

Chorus:

D D/C# D7/C Em/B

Floating and fighting, like a kite on a string

Gm/Bb D/A E A7

‘Till you cut through my tether and changed everything

D D/C# D7/C Em/B

From the sky you looked small, but I loved you the same

Gm/Bb D/A E A7

So I darted back quickly to spell out your name

D D/C# D7/C Em/B

And when they say that I’m just a terrible kite

Gm/Bb D/A E A7

You’ll tell them you’re proud of my marvelous flight

Dm Am Bb Gm

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Dm Am Gm C

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Verse 2:

F Gm C F

Don’t hide yourself inside ‘till I’m old

Bb Gm C F

Oh my dear you’re a threat to the bad we all see

F Gm C F

I’m beside myself for the touch of your lips

Bb Gm C F

Or the grace of your eyes that can see good in me

Pre-Chorus:

Dm Am Bb F

All through the twilight you’re listening for me

Gm F E Am

Darling, go to sleep

Dm Am Bb F

Cradled by moonlight, I’m dreaming we’ll be

Gm F E A

Loved so deep

Chorus:

D D/C# D7/C Em/B

Floating and fighting, like a kite on a string

Gm/Bb D/A E A7

‘Till you cut through my tether and changed everything

D D/C# D7/C Em/B

From the sky you looked small, but I loved you the same

Gm/Bb D/A E A7

So I darted back quickly to spell out your name

D D/C# D7/C Em/B

And when they say that I’m just a terrible kite

Gm/Bb D E A

You’ll tell them you’re proud of my marvelous flight

Dm Am Bb Gm

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Dm Am Gm C6 F6

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