Capo
3
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Bb
πΈ Intro:
C9 G C9 G
πΈ Verse 1:
G
A young man full of pride don't need much hope
C9 G
He thinks he's got it made even when he don't
Bm C Bm C
Thinks that all he's got to do is order up a beer or two
D
And make work what everybody tells him won't
πΈ Verse 2:
G
He don't care what all those people say
C9 G
He's got to bend the world his own way
Bm C
He's got dreams, he's got no doubts
Bm C
You're either in or you're out
D
And it's better to burn than it is to fade
πΈ Chorus:
C9 D G G/F# Em
You wanna feel the wind, you gotta take a ride
C9 D Bm C9
You better dream big, you wanna touch the sky
D Em
You can't be scared to risk it all
C9 D G
You're never gonna fly if you're afraid to fall
πΈ Interlude:
C9 G C9
πΈ Verse 3:
G
An old man don't waste time with regrets
C9 G
He's made mistakes along the way and yet
Bm C
He smiles as he's lookin' back
Bm C
He says I'd do it all again
C
In fact, you learn something new
D
With every single scar you get
πΈ Chorus:
C9 D G G/F# Em
You wanna feel the wind, you gotta take a ride
C9 D Bm C9
You better dream big, you wanna touch the sky
D Em
You can't be scared to risk it all
C9 D G
You're never gonna fly if you're afraid to fall
πΈ Bridge:
C9 D Bm C9
Guess it's true that time, it really does slip away
D
You only lose the chances you don't take
πΈ Chorus:
C9 D G G/F# Em
You wanna feel the wind, you gotta take a ride
C9 D Bm C9
You better dream big, you wanna touch the sky
D Em
You can't be scared to risk it all
C9 D G
No, you're never gonna fly if you're afraid to fall
C9 D G C9
You're never gonna fly if you're afraid to fall
πΈ Outro:
G C9
If you're afraid to fall
D G C9
If you're afraid to fall
C9 G C9 G C9 G
Go on son, you can fly
Song History
Published: March 5, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025