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|            Cm7|           F6/C|              C|             C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
|            Fm7|           F6/A|          Ab/Bb|         Ab/Bb|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
|            Cm7|           F6/C|              C|             C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
|            Fm7|           F6/A|      Abmaj7/Bb|     Abmaj7/Bb|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
[Verse #1]
    Cm7One by F6/Cone they disa Cp ea e e e eared
     Fm7The minds of F6/Ascience the nations Ab/Bbleaders
     Cm7To meet F6/Cagain at desti Cnation
Fm7Sweating in their F6/Aseats, antici  Ab/Bbpation
[PreChorus]
On the Cm7/Fsalt flats of Nevada
     Eb/GAll those who mattered waited for the Cm7wordDm/C  
[Chorus]
Oh oh Am7Pilot,   woah oh Eb/Bbpi      Gm7I     Dm7lot
   C/EThis para F6dise is lost for C/GeverAb6  
Oh oh Am7Pilot, woah oh  Eb/BbPi     Gm7I     Dm7lot
      C/EWe place our trust in the F6flyer
To de  C/Gliver us from the Ab6fire
BbWe have 
|            Cm7|           F6/C|              C|             C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
 made     
|            Fm7|           F6/A|      Abmaj7/Bb|     Abmaj7/Bb|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
[Verse#2]     
     Cm7Thru the F6/Cporthole panic Cstricken
      Fm7Humani F6/Aty had been Ab/Bbforsaken
    Cm7The door se F6/Ccured, the cry was Cdistant
    Fm7But the scratching F6/Afingers grew per Abmaj7/Bbsistent
[Pre-chorus]
On the Cm7/Fsalt flats of NevadaEb/G  
All those who mattered waited for the Cm7wordF6/C  
[Chorus]
Oh oh Am7Pilot,   woah oh Eb/Bbpi      Gm7I     Dm7lot
   C/EThis para F6dise is lost for C/GeverAb6  
Oh oh Am7Pilot, woah oh  Eb/BbPi     Gm7I     Dm7lot
      C/EWe place our trust in the F6flyer
To de  C/Gliver us from the Ab6fire  Bbwe have Cm7made
[Chorus]
Am7Pilot,   woah oh Eb/Bbpi      Gm7I     Dm7lot
      C/EWe place our trust in the F6flyer
To de  C/Gliver us from the Ab6fire  Bbwe have 
[Coda]
|            Cm7|           F6/C|              C|            C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
 made 
|            Fm7|           F6/A|          Ab/Bb|    Abmaj7/Bb|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
|            Cm7|           F6/C|              C|            C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
|            Fm7|           F6/A|      Abmaj7/Bb|    Abmaj7/Bb|..repeat
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

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Pilot

by Ian Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

F6/C

Fm7

F6/A

Ab/Bb

Abmaj7/Bb

Cm7/F

Eb/G

Dm/C

Am7

Eb/Bb

Gm7

Dm7

C/E

C/G

Ab6

Cm7 F6/C C C

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Fm7 F6/A Ab/Bb Ab/Bb

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Cm7 F6/C C C

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Fm7 F6/A Abmaj7/Bb Abmaj7/Bb

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Verse #1]

Cm7 F6/C C

One by one they disa p ea e e e eared

Fm7 F6/A Ab/Bb

The minds of science the nations leaders

Cm7 F6/C C

To meet again at desti nation

Fm7 F6/A Ab/Bb

Sweating in their seats, antici pation

[PreChorus]

Cm7/F

On the salt flats of Nevada

Eb/G Cm7 Dm/C

All those who mattered waited for the word

[Chorus]

Am7 Eb/Bb Gm7 Dm7

Oh oh Pilot, woah oh pi I lot

C/E F6 C/G Ab6

This para dise is lost for ever

Am7 Eb/Bb Gm7 Dm7

Oh oh Pilot, woah oh Pi I lot

C/E F6

We place our trust in the flyer

C/G Ab6

To de liver us from the fire

We have

Cm7 F6/C C C

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

made

Fm7 F6/A Abmaj7/Bb Abmaj7/Bb

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Verse#2]

Cm7 F6/C C

Thru the porthole panic stricken

Fm7 F6/A Ab/Bb

Humani ty had been forsaken

Cm7 F6/C C

The door se cured, the cry was distant

Fm7 F6/A Abmaj7/Bb

But the scratching fingers grew per sistent

[Pre-chorus]

Cm7/F Eb/G

On the salt flats of Nevada

Cm7 F6/C

All those who mattered waited for the word

[Chorus]

Am7 Eb/Bb Gm7 Dm7

Oh oh Pilot, woah oh pi I lot

C/E F6 C/G Ab6

This para dise is lost for ever

Am7 Eb/Bb Gm7 Dm7

Oh oh Pilot, woah oh Pi I lot

C/E F6

We place our trust in the flyer

C/G Ab6 Bb Cm7

To de liver us from the fire we have made

[Chorus]

Am7 Eb/Bb Gm7 Dm7

Pilot, woah oh pi I lot

C/E F6

We place our trust in the flyer

C/G Ab6 Bb

To de liver us from the fire we have

[Coda]

Cm7 F6/C C C

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

made

Fm7 F6/A Ab/Bb Abmaj7/Bb

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Cm7 F6/C C C

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Fm7 F6/A Abmaj7/Bb Abmaj7/Bb

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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