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If I Could Fly

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Intro: (Em, Am, D) x 2
EmStone by the river got no Amwind in my Dsail
EmNo revolutions in my AmsouDl
EmHey revelations just a Ammoment Daway
Soon I’m gonna be Cold
Soon you are gonna be Dold
EmRemember love is not somAmething you can Dkeep
EmIt just takes the wind to blow it AmawayD  
EmYou look so ugly as you Amlie there asDleep
Boy you’re pretty toCday
So pretty toDday
   DWhen  I was Amborn the poisoned my Emmind 
   They told me to fAmight but I’m not that Emkind
   They said I was Ammeek but I did not Emmind
   It’s a case of the Amweak leaving me EmblindD  
EmI see the stars have spelt your Amname in the sDky
EmI wrote it too down here on the sAmandD  
EmWhen I first met you, you stirred Amnothing at Dall
See the cards in your Chand, see the cards in your Dhand
COh If I could Gfly 
I say  COh If I could Gfly, and don’t you Cknow that  If I could Gfly
                Am      Am, Am, Am, G-D
I’d take to the sky
EmI feel so special when I’m Ammaking you Dcry
EmI regret the things I throw in your Amface… I Ddo
EmThis drug will kill you darling Amthis is no Dlie
This Dragon we Cchase
This Dragon we Dchase
   DWhen  I was Amborn the poisoned my Emmind 
   They told me to fAmight but I’m not that Emkind
   They said I was Ammeek but I did not Emmind
   It’s a case of the Amweak fooling me EmblindD  
COh If I could Gfly 
I say  COh If I could Gfly, and don’t you Cknow that  If I could Gfly
                Am      Am, Am, Am, G-D
I’d take to the sky
COh If I could Gfly 
I say  COh If I could Gfly, and don’t you Cknow that  If I could Gfly
                Am      Am, Am, Am, G-D.... Em
I’d take to the sky

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If I Could Fly

by Boy George

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro: (Em, Am, D) x 2

Em Am D

Stone by the river got no wind in my sail

Em Am D

No revolutions in my soul

Em Am D

Hey revelations just a moment away

Soon I’m gonna be old

Soon you are gonna be old

Em Am D

Remember love is not something you can keep

Em Am D

It just takes the wind to blow it away

Em Am D

You look so ugly as you lie there asleep

Boy you’re pretty today

So pretty today

D Am Em

When I was born the poisoned my mind

Am Em

They told me to fight but I’m not that kind

Am Em

They said I was meek but I did not mind

Am Em D

It’s a case of the weak leaving me blind

Em Am D

I see the stars have spelt your name in the sky

Em Am D

I wrote it too down here on the sand

Em Am D

When I first met you, you stirred nothing at all

C D

See the cards in your hand, see the cards in your hand

C G

Oh If I could fly

C G C G

I say Oh If I could fly, and don’t you know that If I could fly

Am Am, Am, Am, G-D

I’d take to the sky

Em Am D

I feel so special when I’m making you cry

Em Am D

I regret the things I throw in your face… I do

Em Am D

This drug will kill you darling this is no lie

This Dragon we chase

D Am Em

When I was born the poisoned my mind

Am Em

They told me to fight but I’m not that kind

Am Em

They said I was meek but I did not mind

Am Em D

It’s a case of the weak fooling me blind

C G

Oh If I could fly

C G C G

I say Oh If I could fly, and don’t you know that If I could fly

Am Am, Am, Am, G-D

I’d take to the sky

C G

Oh If I could fly

C G C G

I say Oh If I could fly, and don’t you know that If I could fly

Am Am, Am, Am, G-D.... Em

I’d take to the sky

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