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Watching Airplanes

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Chords Provided By: KueflerGuitar
*Note: this song is tuned a half-step down, so there is no need for a capo.
Chords:
   G3    Cadd93     F6/93    Em0   F1  C0    Fmaj70    Am0   Bbx
[Intro]
  G    Cadd9    F6/9    Cadd9x2
[Verse 1]
GSittin' out here on the hood of this truck, Cadd9lookin' upF6/9  Cadd9  
At a Gcaramel colored sunset skyCadd9  F6/9  Cadd9  
GCheckin' my watch, doin' the math in my hCadd9ead
CountinF6/9' back Cadd9words to Gwhen you said "goodbyCadd9e"F6/9  Cadd9  
Well those Emrunway lights are getting brigFhter
[Chorus 1]
CI'm just sittin' out here watching Fmaj7airplanes
CTake off, and Fmaj7fly
CTryin' to figure out which one you might Fmaj7be on
And wChy you don't lFmaj7ove me anymore
Right Amnow I'm sittin' out Ghere watching Fairplanes
[Interlude]
G   Cadd9    F6/9  Cadd9
[Verse 2]
I woGuld've lied, could've cried, should've tried Cadd9harderF6/9  Cadd9  
Done Ganything to make you stayCadd9  F6/9  Cadd9  
I wonder Gwhat you'd do if you looked out your Cadd9windowF6/9  
Saw Cadd9me runGnin' down the runway, Cadd9just like I was crazF6/9yCadd9  
But that Emfence is too high, so am IF  
[Chorus 2]
CI'm just sittin' out here watching Fmaj7airplanes
CTake off, and Fmaj7fly
CTryin' to figure out which one you might Fmaj7be on
And wChy you don't lFmaj7ove me anymore
[Bridge]
By Amnow I know you're Gthirty thousand fD/F#eet above Fme
But a miBbllion miles aF/Away, a mBbillion miles aF/Away
By Amnow I know I outta' Gact like you don't Flove me
[Chorus 3]
But CI'm just sittin' out here watching Fmaj7airplanes
CTake off, and flyFmaj7  
CI'm just sittin' out here watching Fmaj7airplanes
CTake off, and flFmaj7y
CTryin' to figure out which one you might Fmaj7be on
And wChy you don't lFmaj7ove me anymore
[Chorus 4]
Yeah CI'm just sittin' out here watching Fmaj7airplanes
Go bCye, bye, byeFmaj7  
CI'm just sittin' out here watching Fmaj7airplanes
Baby bye, bCye, bye, bye, byeFmaj7  
[Outro]
  C    Fx2

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Watching Airplanes

by Gary Allan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

F6/9

Fmaj7

D/F#

F/A

Chords Provided By: KueflerGuitar

*Note: this song is tuned a half-step down, so there is no need for a capo.

Chords:

G Cadd9 F6/9 Em F C Fmaj7 Am Bb

3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 x

[Intro]

G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

Sittin' out here on the hood of this truck, lookin' up

G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

At a caramel colored sunset sky

G Cadd9

Checkin' my watch, doin' the math in my head

F6/9 Cadd9 G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

Countin' back words to when you said "goodbye"

Em F

Well those runway lights are getting brighter

[Chorus 1]

C Fmaj7

I'm just sittin' out here watching airplanes

C Fmaj7

Take off, and fly

C Fmaj7

Tryin' to figure out which one you might be on

C Fmaj7

And why you don't love me anymore

Am G F

Right now I'm sittin' out here watching airplanes

[Interlude]

G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

I would've lied, could've cried, should've tried harder

G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

Done anything to make you stay

G Cadd9 F6/9

I wonder what you'd do if you looked out your window

Cadd9 G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9

Saw me runnin' down the runway, just like I was crazy

Em F

But that fence is too high, so am I

[Chorus 2]

C Fmaj7

I'm just sittin' out here watching airplanes

C Fmaj7

Take off, and fly

C Fmaj7

Tryin' to figure out which one you might be on

C Fmaj7

And why you don't love me anymore

[Bridge]

Am G D/F# F

By now I know you're thirty thousand feet above me

Bb F/A Bb F/A

But a million miles away, a million miles away

Am G F

By now I know I outta' act like you don't love me

[Chorus 3]

C Fmaj7

But I'm just sittin' out here watching airplanes

C Fmaj7

Take off, and fly

C Fmaj7

I'm just sittin' out here watching airplanes

C Fmaj7

Take off, and fly

C Fmaj7

Tryin' to figure out which one you might be on

C Fmaj7

And why you don't love me anymore

[Chorus 4]

C Fmaj7

Yeah I'm just sittin' out here watching airplanes

C Fmaj7

Go bye, bye, bye

C Fmaj7

I'm just sittin' out here watching airplanes

C Fmaj7

Baby bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

[Outro]

C F

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