Let Me Fly Or Let Me Fall

  C   C   Em   Em   F   F   G   G


[Verse 1]
  C
I used to wind you up
    Em
You used to calm me down
    Am
You let me play the martyr
        F
So that I could act the clown
    Dm                                G
The difference between the church and stage
   C                              F
Is whether we're enlightened or amazed
      F             G
The magician or the priest
       C               F
Take a little bit from each
    Dm                            G
And hope some of the magic always stays.


[Verse 2]
  C
I used to make you laugh
        Em
And you used to make me think
    Am
You pulled me from the edge
         F
Oh, when I was on the brink
        Dm                          G
Now you better let me fly or let me fall
       C                                    F
It can sometimes fire the engines when they stall
   F                 G
To float without the drive
        C            F
Is just being half alive
       Dm                               G
And between the two of us there must be more.


[Verse 3]
    C
You used to make me smile
  Em
I used to turn you on
    Am
The flame may flicker sometimes
       F
Ah but love has never gone
       Dm                            G
And if anything right now I need you more
          C                              F
Is that a heartbeat or a tapping at your door?
  F                      G
A sense that something's wrong
      C                  F
A weakening of something strong
       Dm                          G
Like a lion with a splinter in his paw.


[Verse 4]
C
Better take some chances
Em
Do not lose your nerve
Am
Roll into the corners
         F
And then drive out of the curve
Dm                                 G
Sometimes you might hear the tires squeal
             C                               F
They're only trying to get a grip on what is real.
          F        G
We're not going anywhere
         C             F
If there is no rush of air
        Dm                               G
And you cannot feel the road beneath the wheels.