Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
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Intro: A/G A/F# A/F A A(x8) Refrain: G D G D A D G D G G# A (x2) Verse 1: A There once flew a pilot, high and free G D Danced with the clouds G G# A Pirouetted with the breeze A But out of synch to the mechanical beat that G D G G# A Pulsed at the heart of the metal machine D Thought of their partner and thought of their kids A Thought where they’re going and thought where they’d been A/G But a sudden change A/F# The routine shattered A/F Prepare the mind E Arrange the matters
Chorus: A Deadstick A/G Deadstick A/F# A I’m a bird with a broken wing A Deadstick (deadstick) A/G Deadstick (deadstick) A/F# A This nightingale can’t sing Refrain: G D G D A D G D G G# A (x2) Verse 2: A I wake with a retch to the smell of ammonia and My A/F# G A/F G G# A eyes start watering A A shadow? A body? “Who are you ” I say when a A/F# G A/F# G G# A voice cracks like a fro - zen lake D “I am your child, A You are my mother and I’m sitting here dying” A/G A/F# A/F E I say “I got no children, I am but a boy, you are mistaken ”She sings A “Follow me down through the wind and the earth to the edge of the forgotten seas” “Save me from the hurt” “Tell me of my worth” “A phantom is taking everything” Refrain: G D G D A D G D G G# A (x2) Verse 3: N.C. Deadstick // Death wish // Panic in the cockpit // Praying in the cabin G G# A We’re all holding hands N.C. Deadstick // Death wish / Lost all propulsive Pro- // pellers ain’t spinning Being G G# A forced to-o land A Deadstick Death wish We’re shutting off the engines G G# A Blues skies are turning a dar-ker grey Deadstick Death wish G G# A Heading for the smoking hole in the airfield I can’t lo-cate A/G A/F# Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Save me! A/F A I’m in a tight - spot - catastrophe A/G A/F# Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Save me! A/F A I’m ‘bout to make a crash landing Chorus: N.C. Deadstick Deadstick I’m a bird with a broken wing A Deadstick A/G Deadstick A/F# A This nightingale can’t sing N.C. Yeah! Verse 4: A Deadstick A/G Death wish A/F# A I can’t believe we made it out alive A Deadstick A/G Death wish A/F# G G# A Send me help before I die
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Capo: 1
Difficulty: Intermediate 💪