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Flying North

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Thomas Dolby “Flying North”
Use Capo on 2nd fret for original key.
Note that the D chord on "Tonight" coincides
with the starting D of the instrumental.
[Intro]
D   Em    C   D
Em  Bm    C
[Verse]
  C#mMetal bird dip wing of fire
  DWhose airlanes comb dark Earth
  C#mThe poles are tethers we were
  BDorn inE  
  C#mOn the brink of a whole new deal
  DOn the floor of a Pan Am bar
  C#mI'm staring right into the light
  And I'm Ddrawn C#min like a BmmothC#m  
  And DI'C#mm flying BmnortGh again
[Verse]
  C#mHere come the men in suits
  DPapers waving in the runway glare
  C#mLincoln streaming in the chilly air of the
  mDorningE  
  C#mAt the end of a double day
  DAt the back of an airport lounge
  C#mI'm staring down into the cold
  And I'm Dworn C#mout like Bma clothC#m  
  And DI'C#mm flying BmnortGh again toDnight
[Instrumental]
D   Em    C   D
Em  Bm    C
[Verse]
  C#mDown with the landing gear
  DUp goes the useless prayer
  C#mThe poles are tethers we were
  bDorn Ein
  C#mNow I'm back in the London night
  DOn a bench in a launderette
  C#mI'm staring right into my face
  And I'm Ddrawn C#mout like a BmplotC#m  
  And DI'C#mm flying BmnortGh again toDnight
[Instrumental]
D   Em    C   D
Em  Bm    C
D   Em    C   D
Em  Bm    C

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Flying North

by Thomas Dolby

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Thomas Dolby “Flying North”

Use Capo on 2nd fret for original key.

Note that the D chord on "Tonight" coincides

with the starting D of the instrumental.

[Intro]

D Em C D

Em Bm C

[Verse]

C#m

Metal bird dip wing of fire

Whose airlanes comb dark Earth

C#m

The poles are tethers we were

D E

Born in

C#m

On the brink of a whole new deal

On the floor of a Pan Am bar

C#m

I'm staring right into the light

D C#m Bm C#m

And I'm drawn in like a moth

D C#m Bm G

And I'm flying north again

[Verse]

C#m

Here come the men in suits

Papers waving in the runway glare

C#m

Lincoln streaming in the chilly air of the

D E

morning

C#m

At the end of a double day

At the back of an airport lounge

C#m

I'm staring down into the cold

D C#m Bm C#m

And I'm worn out like a cloth

D C#m Bm G D

And I'm flying north again tonight

[Instrumental]

D Em C D

Em Bm C

[Verse]

C#m

Down with the landing gear

Up goes the useless prayer

C#m

The poles are tethers we were

D E

born in

C#m

Now I'm back in the London night

On a bench in a launderette

C#m

I'm staring right into my face

D C#m Bm C#m

And I'm drawn out like a plot

D C#m Bm G D

And I'm flying north again tonight

[Instrumental]

D Em C D

Em Bm C

D Em C D

Em Bm C

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