Intro: C F
C
Ain't no talking to this man
Ain't no pretty other side
F
Ain't no way to understand
Am
The stupid words of pride
G
It would take an acrobat
F G
And I already tried all that
C F C
I'm gonna let him fly
C
Things can move at such a pace
C
The second hand just waved goodbye
F
You know the light has left his face
Am
But you can't recall just where or why
G
So there was really nothing to it
F G
I just went and cut right through it
C F C
I said I'm gonna let him fly, ooh, yeah, yeah
F G
There's no mercy in a live wire
Am
No rest at all in freedom
F Dm Am7
Of the choices we are given, it's no choice at all
F G
Oh huh, the proof is in the fire
C Am G Em Dm
You touch before it moves away___, yeah
G
But you must always know how long to stay and when to go
C
And there ain't no talking to this man
C
He's been trying to tell me so
F
It took awhile to understand
Am
The beauty of just letting go
F
'Cause it would take an acrobat
Dm G
I already tried all that
C F C
I'm gonna let him fly
F C F C
I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
F C F C
I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh oh
F C
I'm gonna let him fly