Learning To Fly

G Into the distance a ribbon of black Em D Stretched to the point of no turning back G A flight of fancy on a windswept field Em D Standing alone as my senses reel G A fatal attraction is holding me fast Em D How can I escape this irresistible grasp

C Am Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky F C D G Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit I

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G Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Em D Unheeded warnings I thought I'd thought of everything G No navigator to find my way home Em D Unladen empty and turned to stone

C Am A soul in tension that's learning to fly F C Condition grounded but determined to try C Am Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies F C D G Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit I

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G Above the planet on a wing and a prayer Em D My grubby halo a vapor trail in the empty air G Across the clouds I see my shadow fly Em D Out of the corner of my watering eye G A dream unthreatened by the morning light Em D Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

C Am There's no sensation to compare with this F C Suspended animation a state of bliss C Am Can't keep my mind from the circling skies F C D G Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit I

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