Intro: Bbm | F# C# | Ab Bbm | Fm Bbm
(solo flute)
Verse: Bbm
Who are you, who am I?
F# C#
Is this real, do we touch the sky?
Ab Bbm
Nothing's real, all disguise
Fm Bbm
said the birds of paradise.
Bbm
I'm afraid, can't you see,
F# C#
tell me where do you carry me?
Ab Bbm
You will soon realise
Fm Bbm
said the birds of paradise.
Chorus: F#
Flying home, flying home
C#
to the land that you once have known
Ab
to the peace that once was true
Fm Bbm
for a little girl like you.
F#
Flying home, flying home
C#
from a world that is made of stone
Ab
'till your heart is light and free
Fm Bbm
like it once was meant to be.
Verse: Bbm
How can I go ahead
F# C#
when my eyes are becoming wet?
Ab Bbm
Save your tears, dry your eyes
Fm Bbm
said the birds of paradise.
Bbm
But the time's passing by
F# C#
Say how long do we have to fly?
Ab Bbm
Moon will set, sun will rise
Fm Bbm
said the birds of paradise.
Chorus: F#
Flying home, flying home
C#
to the land that you once have known
Ab
to the peace that once was true
Fm Bbm
for a little girl like you.
F#
Flying home, flying home
C#
from a world that is made of stone
Ab
'till your heart is light and free
Fm Bbm
like it once was meant to be.
(Solo: Flute)
F#m
Flying home, flying home
C#
from a world that is made of stone
Ab
'till your heart is light and free
Fm Bbm
like it once was meant to be.
Outro: Bbm
Hear the sound, see the light?
F# C#
Now I know that our way was right.
Ab Bbm
Morning sun can make us wise
Fm Bbm
said the birds of paradise.
Fm Bbm
Birds of paradise...
