F Dm
I told you I'd hold you
Bb C
Hold you till the mornin' light
F Dm
You save me, I'll save you
Bb C F
Save ourselves from our own plight
[Spoken]
(Roger that, Commander Walter...preparations for a system's check)
I'll come back just as I left!
F
I love you!
[Sung]
F
I will return (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) (start ignition, we're in the green)
Dm
I will return (9, 8, 7, 6, 5) (start ignition)
N.C.
I will return.. (4, 3, 2, 1) (we're in the green) (kiss)
F Dm
I will wager misery
F Dm
I will wait, just you see
F Dm
I will live for tomorrow
F C
I won't set myself free
F Dm
I will be first to confess
F Dm
I will stray into darkness
F Dm
I will not lay it to rest
F C
I will not remember light
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Burning in the Stratosphere
F Bb F
Burning in the Stratosphere
F Bb F Dm
Waited so long I no longer care
F Bb F
I'm burning in the Stratosphere
F Bb F
Come and smash all my stars
F Bb F
Come and smash all my stars
F Bb F Bb
I prayed too hard and I'm back to it
F Bb F
Just burning in the Stratosphere
F Bb F
We're all just burning in the Stratos...phere
[Spoken]
N.C.
(Commander Walter, this is mission control, there are... energy sources escaping...)