Another Plane Went Down
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[Intro ]
A F
A F A
Verse
Em F Dm A
Another plane went down today in the Atlantic, nine miles off shore
Em F Dm A
And every single black car that goes by just might be yours
Em F Dm
I haven't moved from this spot, I sit here watching TV in bed
A Em F Dm
I wanna see if the crash was sabotage, I wanna know if everyone is dead
Instrumental
A F
A F A
Verse
Em F Dm A
I remember when I was fifteen, me and Liz would ride around
Em F Dm A
We liked to smoke in the car in the winter, with all the windows rolled down
Em F Dm A
I had a dream a plane exploded over the lake one afternoon
Em F Dm
I still remember the feeling when I woke up, I can't describe the magnitude
Verse
G Dm
So many other dreams
G Dm
The one that I had today
Em F
You and the Italian woman, naked
C F
Your fingers between her legs
G Dm
She lay like a body in the water
G Dm
She barely made a sound
Em F
She fell as quiet, as quiet
C Dm
As a leaf falling to the ground
Instrumental
A F
A F A
Verse
Em F Dm A
Meanwhile back on earth, I told you to fuck off and go away
Em F Dm
I've gotta call my friend who moved from New York to LA
A Em F Dm
Five days before Christmas last year, his girlfriend died in a plane crash and
A Em F Dm
He says, the way that it happens is your heart is so heavy, it rips away upon impact
Bridge
Em Dm
Then you just bleed inside
Em Dm
You don't even feel a thing
Em Dm
They found her on a hill in Columbia
Em Dm
Intact among the debris
Verse
G Dm
So many other dreams
G Dm
The ones where I'm on death row
Em F
The ones where I don't know why
C F
The one where my parents drove
G Dm
I wish I was with you now
G Dm
Down at the Sixth Street bar
Em F
Laughing at the singer
C Dm
Smoking in the car
Outro
A F
A F
A F
A F
How to play Another Plane Went Down
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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.