Flyng (ver. 2)
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FLYING - Chris De Burgh 1975
C Em F G C Em
FLYING, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER LOVE AND FLYING
F G C Em
I THOUGHT I'D SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE TRYING,
F Am Dm
FOR FLYING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
G C F G
KEEPING ONE FOR ALL THE GROUND...
C Em F G C Em
LYING, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER KEEP FROM LYING,
F G C Em
I THOUGHT I'D LOSE IT ALL MY SIGHING,
F Am Dm
FOR LYING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
G C F G
HIDING WORDS THAT WILL NEVER BE FOUND
C Em F G C Em
CRYING, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER STOP THAT CRYING,
F G C Em
I THOUGHT I'D ALWAYS DREAMED OF DYING
F Am Dm
FOR CRYING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
G C F G
WEEPING RIVERS INTO THE GROUND
C Em F G C Em
OH DYING, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE THAT DYING,
F G C Em
I THOUGHT I'D SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE CRYING,
F Am Dm
FOR DYING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
G
KEEPING ONE WORLD /
C Em F G ( C Em F G )
DOWN AND OUT
C Em F G C Em
SIGHING, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER KEEP FROM SIGHING
F G C Em
I THOUGHT I'D ALWAYS LEAVE THAT CRYING,
F Am Dm
FOR SIGHING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
G C F G
BRINGIN SADNESS ALL AROUND
C Em F G
AND TRYING, I THOUGHT I'D SPEND MY SEASONS
C Em
TRYING,
F G C Em
I THOUGHT I COULDN?T STOP MYSELF FROM LYING,
F Am Dm
FOR TRYING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
G C F G
I?M GROWING BACK THE WORLD IS ROUND
C Em F G C Em F G C Em F G
OH FLYING, OH OH, LYING, OH OH, CRYING, OH OH,
C Em F G C Em F G C Em F
SIGHING, OH OH, TRYING, OH OH, AND DYING, OH OH,
Am Dm
FOR DYING IS THAT ANXIOUSNESS
C F
GROWING FLOWERS IN THE GROUND,
G ( C Em F G )
YES IT IS... OOH OHH
How to play Flyng (ver. 2)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.