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Expecting To Fly

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One of the best songs ever, it first grabbed my attention on the film Fear and Loathing
in Las Vegas (also an amazing book!)
DThere you stood on the eAmdge of your feather
GExpecting to Afly
DWhile I laughed, AmI wondered whether 
GI could wave goodAbyDe
GKnowin' that you'd gCone
DmBy the summer iGt was healing
CWe had said goodbFye
DmAll the years we'd spGent with feeling
CEnded with a cFry
Fmaj7Babe,       Cmaj7ended with a cFry
Fmaj7Babe,       Cmaj7ended with a cDry
DI tried so hAmard to stand
As I stGumbled and fell to the grAound 
DSo hard to lAmaugh as I fumbled
And reGached for the love I fAouDnd
KGnowin' it was goCne
DmIf I never liGved without you
NCow you know I'd dFie
DmIf I never saGid I loved you
NCow you know I'd tFry
Fmaj7Babe,       Cmaj7now you know I'd tFry
Fmaj7Babe,       Cmaj7now you know FI'd try
Fmaj7BabeCmaj7  
Enjoy,
Chris

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Expecting To Fly

by Buffalo Springfield

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Fmaj7

Cmaj7

One of the best songs ever, it first grabbed my attention on the film Fear and Loathing

in Las Vegas (also an amazing book!)

D Am

There you stood on the edge of your feather

G A

Expecting to fly

D Am

While I laughed, I wondered whether

G A D

I could wave goodbye

G C

Knowin' that you'd gone

Dm G

By the summer it was healing

C F

We had said goodbye

Dm G

All the years we'd spent with feeling

C F

Ended with a cry

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 F

Babe, ended with a cry

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 D

Babe, ended with a cry

D Am

I tried so hard to stand

G A

As I stumbled and fell to the ground

D Am

So hard to laugh as I fumbled

G A D

And reached for the love I found

G C

Knowin' it was gone

Dm G

If I never lived without you

C F

Now you know I'd die

Dm G

If I never said I loved you

C F

Now you know I'd try

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 F

Babe, now you know I'd try

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 F

Babe, now you know I'd try

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Babe

Enjoy,

Chris

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