Please Mr. Pilot
View chords used in this chart
[Verso 1]
D A
Hanging at the airplane hangar
G A
I can't face the funeral hangover
D A
I don't know why I even try
G A
I should know I can never cry
D A
I can't go to the cemetery
G A
And break bread over your body
D A
Why should I bare my soul to strangers
G A
When I never bared my soul to you?
[Refrão]
Em A
Please mister pilot
D Bm
You gotta start up the airplane
G Gm D B
I've got to get away from here
Em A
Please mister pilot
D Bm
You gotta put me back in the sky
G Gm
Where I'll be closer to you
[Verso 2]
D A
Feeling like a coward
G A
I don't wanna see flowers growing on you
D A
But they'll send a car to meet me
G A
As soon as they know I'm here
D A
I don't know the reason why
G A
I already said goodbye
D A
I shouldn't have to do it in public
G A
Or am I just rationalizing?
[Refrão]
Em A
Please mister pilot
D Bm
You gotta start up the airplane
G Gm D B
I've got to get away from here
Em A
Please mister pilot
D Bm
You gotta put me back in the sky
G Gm
Where I'll be closer to you
[Refrão]
Em A
Please mister pilot
D Bm
You gotta start up the airplane
G Gm D B
I've got to get away from here
Em A
Please mister pilot
D Bm
You gotta put me back in the sky
G Gm
I've got to get away from here
Final
D A
(I'm gonna get so high
G A
Up in the sky
D A
I'm gonna get so high
G A
Gonna forget you died
D A
I'm gonna get so high
G A
Up in the sky
D A
I'm gonna get so high
G A D
Gonna forget you died)
How to play Please Mr. Pilot
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.