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THE PILOT
F Am C Em
F Am C Em
F Am C C G G
CIt was early spring above Lyon
EmThe lights like prayers all scattered and thrown
AmAnd whipping by your ears
CTo something bigger
CPast deadly aims from the Krauts' elite
EmThe wife at home with a rosary
AmA heavenly voice
 C  C/B*
A crosshair to a trigger
FDiAmdn'Ct Emknow what he told those stories for
FAbAmout CtEmhe only blind pilot in the second great war
FAnAmd wCheCn Ghe Greached the end, he'd say "that man was me"
FHe AmclCaiEmmed that he was guided by 
FA AmKamCikEmaze man who never wanted to die
FSo Amhe CsCouGghGt redemption as a ghost in a righteous ear
AmCan FyGou Chear, can you hear, can you hear, it's loud and clear
C
I dare not speak of the hand of God
But he took more fire than a lightning rod
And escaped unscathed
Just readymade for battle
His fate was sealed with medals and fame
But at 4 o'clock lurked a foe untamed
And his comrade spoke
As the engine began to rattle
My friend you fly alone tonight
For I'm being called by a great white light
One that's far too pure for living eyes
But he claimed he saw that light as well
As clear as a gun, and as sharp as a bell
And he crashed real soft in a field north of Bordeaux
Going home, going home, going home, don't send me home
(Inst. Bridge:)
F Am C Em
F Am C Em
F Am C C G G
F Am C Em
F Am C Em
F Am C C G G
He stumbled out with his broken soul
And he broke his leg in a rabbit hole
That snuck up quick
On idle eyes and a heavy heart
They found him there after three long days
A farmer was tending to a bail of hay
And the pilot cried
'Cos he was afraid of the dark
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*Not really a C/B technically, I just don't know what else to call it. I'm really playing this:
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The Pilot

by Lauren O'Connell

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C/B

THE PILOT

F Am C Em

F Am C C G G

It was early spring above Lyon

The lights like prayers all scattered and thrown

And whipping by your ears

To something bigger

Past deadly aims from the Krauts' elite

The wife at home with a rosary

A heavenly voice

C C/B

A crosshair to a trigger

F Am C Em

Didn't know what he told those stories for

F Am C Em

About the only blind pilot in the second great war

F Am C C G G

And when he reached the end, he'd say "that man was me"

F Am C Em

He claimed that he was guided by

F Am C Em

A Kamikaze man who never wanted to die

F Am C C G G

So he sought redemption as a ghost in a righteous ear

Am F G C

Can you hear, can you hear, can you hear, it's loud and clear

I dare not speak of the hand of God

But he took more fire than a lightning rod

And escaped unscathed

Just readymade for battle

His fate was sealed with medals and fame

But at 4 o'clock lurked a foe untamed

And his comrade spoke

As the engine began to rattle

My friend you fly alone tonight

For I'm being called by a great white light

One that's far too pure for living eyes

But he claimed he saw that light as well

As clear as a gun, and as sharp as a bell

And he crashed real soft in a field north of Bordeaux

Going home, going home, going home, don't send me home

(Inst. Bridge:)

F Am C Em

F Am C C G G

F Am C Em

F Am C C G G

He stumbled out with his broken soul

And he broke his leg in a rabbit hole

That snuck up quick

On idle eyes and a heavy heart

They found him there after three long days

A farmer was tending to a bail of hay

And the pilot cried

'Cos he was afraid of the dark

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*Not really a C/B technically, I just don't know what else to call it. I'm really playing this:

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