I take my wings of you
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G Bm
Yes I have abandoned you
G Bm
Yes I left you feeling black and blue
C
With your alcoholic
Bm
deep neurotic tendencies
C
your little fluffy clouds
D
can I be excused oh you should let me go by now
G
I'm ashamed
Bm
I was ashamed of you
G Bm
Of all the crazy thing's that you would do
C
the way you traded independence
Bm
for a kiss or two
C
you thought that you were loved
for a second in the limelight
D
you'd do anything at all
G
so now you're falling off the
Bm C D
ground into the great unknown
G Bm
yeah after all the silent years
C D
you're finally on the show
Em Bm
so no more calling late at night
C
no hard words on the phone
Am
'cause now I take my wings off you
C D
I take my wings off you
G
I'm afraid
Bm
I was afraid of you
G Bm
But could I've stopped you from falling through
C
Through your happy days
Bm
Unhappy days depression days
C
I was on your side
Never found the perfect thing's to say but
D
at least I tried
G Bm C D
it seems like I am loosing someone I have never known
G Bm
So many things you've never said
C D
And things you've never shown
Em
I hope you've changed I hope
Bm C
You've learnt and I sure hope you've grown
Am
'cause now I take my wings off you
C
I take my wings off you
D
Off you
E Bm E Bm C D
Off you
G
so now you're falling off the
Bm C D
ground into the great unknown
G Bm
So many things you've never said
C D
And things you've never shown
Em
I hope you've changed I hope
Bm C
You've learnt and I sure hope you've grown
Am
'cause now I take my wings off you
C
I take my wings off you
D
Off you
E
Off you
You can change the C i verses to Em7 or Em if you want to.
How to play I take my wings of you
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.