G
He was a flyer for the Air Force

On a plane from San Antonio

I was traveling to London

He was going off to Buffalo
C
Changing planes in Pittsburgh
                     G
We got grounded in a storm
                   D
Now, I would give anything
                       G
To be on that flyer's arm
 G
We played cards, mostly blackjack

As we sat out on the tarmac

We sang songs we knew in Spanish

As we both loved songs of language
 C
He'd heard me on the radio
                               G
I'd seen the flyers on San Antone
                      D
Now, I would give anything
                            G
To have that flyer for my own
                 C
God bless the flyer
                            G
Who would be flying home tonight
                D
I would give anything
                               G
To see that flyer, flyin' tonight
     A
He said he'd never married

'cause, his heart was in the clouds

And I said I was too clumsy

That I broke the wings of the loves I found
  D
He shouted out his name to me
                        A
As I ran to make my flight
                       E
Now, I would give anything
                             A
To see that flyer, flyin' tonight
   G
One year I watched a war in London

In the airport leaving London

And I wondered if I'd know him

If I saw his wings in motion
       C
Did I leave my heart in Pittsburgh...
                             G
In the lightening of that flight?
                       D
I wish that you could tell me now
                           G
Will he be flyin' home tonight?
                C
God bless the flyer
                            G
Who would be flying home tonight
               D
I would give anything
                              G
To see that flyer, flyin' tonight
                 C
God bless the flyer
                             G
Who would be flying home tonight
                   D
I would give anything
                               G
To see that flyer, flyin' tonight