Learning To Fly

[Intro] G  Em

G
Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Em
Stretched to the point of no turning
 back
G
A flight of fancy on a windswept 
field
Em
Standing alone my senses reeled
G
A fatal attraction is holding me 
fast, how
Em
Can I escape this irresistible 
grasp?

C                           Am
Can't keep my eyes from the circling
 sky
F                             
Tongue-tied and twisted just an 
  C           D
earth-bound misfit, I

[Solo] G  Em

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G
Ice is forming on the tips of my 
wings
Em
Unheeded warnings, I thought I 
thought of everything
G
No navigator to find my way home
Em
Unladened, empty and turned to stone

C                       Am
A soul in tension that's learning to
 fly
F                       C
Condition grounded but determined to
 try
                            Am
Can't keep my eyes from the circling
 skies
F                             
Tongue-tied and twisted just an 
  C           D
earth-bound misfit, I

[Solo] Am  D

G
Above the planet on a wing and a 
prayer,
Em
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in 
the empty air,
G
Across the clouds I see my shadow 
fly
Em
Out of the corner of my watering eye
G
A dream unthreatened by the morning 
light
Em
Could blow this soul right through 
the roof of the night

C                        Am
There's no sensation to compare with
 this
   F                   C
Suspended animation, a state of 
bliss
                            Am
Can't keep my mind from the circling
 skies
F                             
Tongue-tied and twisted just an 
  C           D       G
earth-bound misfit, I

[Outro] Em  G