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Since most of the chords are played on an off-beat, as shown over
the intro, it takes some practice to sing and play the chords 
at the same time.  Get the rhythm down and the words will fall 
into place.  The placement of the A G A verse chords are rough.
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-Bm2---2---0-A2---G----------0-A--0-5-|
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Bm A  G A
It's gonna take an Bmairplane    Ato Gget me off the Aground.
I don't Bmblame anyone Awho isn't Gsticking aAround,
Cause Awhen you stick aGround (Awhen you stick aGround)
APeople like to put things in the Gground.
Now, in Bmmy     A     GEvil Aempire
BmI      AAm Ggonna be a Astar in the 
ANight Gsky aAbove. "So you Gthink this is Alove?"
Yes, I guess so, At Gleast something to make it from...
GDressed like a dream dreamt by F#mLola magazine,
BmBaby you were born to be Emseen.
And Gart's just the staArt!
Now step inGside the Widowmaker
And Alisten to your heart!
GAlways 'the Aplay', never 'the Bmthing'...
  BmSub-Ama-Grines A  
           Bm  Adon't Gmind    A  
Bmspending their time Ain the GoceanA  

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Its Gonna Take An Airplane

by Destroyer

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Since most of the chords are played on an off-beat, as shown over

the intro, it takes some practice to sing and play the chords

at the same time. Get the rhythm down and the words will fall

into place. The placement of the A G A verse chords are rough.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Bm A G A

-2---2---0-2-------------0---0-5-|

-------3-------3---0---0---3-----|

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Bm A G A

It's gonna take an airplane to get me off the ground.

Bm A G A

I don't blame anyone who isn't sticking around,

A G A G

Cause when you stick around (when you stick around)

A G

People like to put things in the ground.

Bm A G A

Now, in my Evil empire

Bm A G A

I Am gonna be a star in the

A G A G A

Night sky above. "So you think this is love?"

Yes, I guess so, At least something to make it from...

G F#m

Dressed like a dream dreamt by Lola magazine,

Bm Em

Baby you were born to be seen.

G A

And art's just the start!

Now step inside the Widowmaker

And listen to your heart!

G A Bm

Always 'the play', never 'the thing'...

Bm A G A

Sub-ma-rines

Bm A G A

don't mind

Bm A G A

spending their time in the ocean

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