Airplane Cifras

Langhorne Slim & The Law - Airplane
From "The Spirit Moves"
 
Characteristic of many of his songs, Sean walks between the chords in a flatpicking pattern - have fun with it
 
 
Capo 3
 
[Intro]
G  Em  G  Em
 
 
G
You and I've got our backs against the wall 
Em
If we stay down, we won't have far to fall 
G
But it's no fun relying on defenses 
Em
We get our kicks swinging for the fence 
 
 
           C
And I said yes 
         G                    C
I wanna fly my airplane tonight 
         G                    C
It's so hard down here to unwind 
         G                         C     G
I ain't lost, but you can't find me 
                    Em
When I said you're strange 
C                         G
It was a compliment  you know 
 
 
Em  G  Em
 
 
G
Spend most of my time lost at the races 
Em
Now we get by making funny faces 
G
Some people live trying to be forgiven 
Em
That might be life, oh but that ain't livin' 
 
 
       C
I said yes
         G                    C
I wanna fly my airplane tonight 
         G                    C
It's so hard down here to unwind 
         G                         C
I ain't lost, but you can't find me
 
 
C  Em  C  Em  C
 
 
Em
And though I see you in the mirror
                                   G
I'm certain we will disappear some day
Em
Maybe the wave that brought us here
                                  G
Will be the same that washes us away
 
 
     Em
The pilot don't know how to stop
                                             G
Trying to lose these thoughts that bring me down
   Em
Forget the lessons we were taught
                                          G
That have tamed us and pinned us to the ground
 
 
  C         Em    D
La-ooooooo oooo  oooo
 
G  Em  G  Em
 
G
You and I have got our backs against the wall
Am               C
We don't move, no one throws you the ball
G
Life a dance between riding the bench
Em                              Am            Em
And waiting for your chance to swing for the fence
 
 
        C
I said yes
         G                 C
I wanna fly my airplane tonight 
         G                   C
It's so hard down here to unwind 
         G     C
I ain't lost, come and find me
G
When I said you're strange
C                         G
It was a compliment you know
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