(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Bb, F, Gm, Dm & C)
Intro: F C x 4
F C Dm
He raised his hand
C F
For the last time she could stand
C Dm C
And the room was a grave that night
F C Dm C F
She left a note, it said "I'm not coming home"
C Dm C
It took courage, but she took flight
Am C F G
And what are you really holding onto?
Am C F G
Life is a tightrope, and you're burning, burning, burning both ends
Am C F G
It don't always move the way it ought to
Am C F G
But don't let the ground drag you around
F C
And these old wings
G
Have been a long time
Am
Been a long time coming
F C
These old wings
G Am
Just gotta be good for something
F C
Burn these strings
G Am
So I can see what these old
F C
Broken things
G Am
What these old wings can do
F C Dm C F
She sold the car for $1100 bucks
C Dm C
And a bottle of something sweet
F C Dm C F
She caught a train and counted seven stops
C Dm C
And got off when she felt free
Am C F G
And what are you really holding onto?
Am C F G
Life is a tightrope, and you're burning, burning, burning both ends
Am C F G
It don't always move the way it ought to
Am C F G
But don't let the ground drag you around
F C
And these old wings
G
Have been a long time
Am
Been a long time coming
F C
These old wings
G Am
Just gotta be good for something
F C
Burn these strings
G Am
So I can see what these old
F C
Broken things
G Am
What these old wings can do
Am C F G
Flyyyyyyyyyyy
Am C F G
Flyyyyyyyyyyy
Am C F
Flyyyyyyyyyyy
G F G
Old wings high
F C Dm
She found herself
C F
Where people go in gloom
C Dm C
For friends that are buried there
F C Dm C F
She wrote a note to God in a balloon
C Dm C
And watched as it disappeared
Am C F G
And what are you really holding onto?
Am C F G
Life is a tightrope, and you're burning, burning, burning both ends
Am C F G
It don't always move the way it ought to
Am C F G
But don't let the ground drag you around
F C
And these old wings
G
Have been a long time
Am
Been a long time coming
F C
These old wings
G Am
Just gotta be good for something
F C
Burn these strings
G Am
So I can see what these old
F C
Broken things
G Am F
What these old wings can do
F C G Am x 4
End on Am