Capo
5
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Key: F
Intro:
F Bb F Bb
Verse 1:
F Bb
From 20,000 feet high
I saw the lights below me
F Bb
Twinkling just like Christmas
We descended slowly
Dm Bb
And the curve of the world passed
with all of that flying
Dm C Bb C F F C Bb
Above the mighty ocean
and now we all are arri-ving
F C Bb C
Grab the carry on baggage
join the herd for the mad run.
F C Bb
Take the place in the long line
where does everyone come from?
Dm Bb
As we shuffle on forward
as we wait for inspection
Dm Bb C F
Dont be holding that line up
at the end lies redemption
Bb C F C Bb C
oh oh oh, hey hey hey, ah ah ah
Verse 2:
F C Bb C
Now I'm stamped and I'm waved through
I take up my position
F C Bb C
at the mouth of the cannon
saying prayers of contrition
Dm C Bb Dm C
Please deliver my suitcase
from all mischief and peril
Dm C Bb C
Now the sight of it circling
is a hymn to the faithful
F C Bb C
Forgive me my staring
for my unconcealed envy
F C Bb C
in the hall of arrivals
where the great river empties
Dm C Bb C
its hand carts and porters
all the people it carries
Dm C Bb C F
to be greeted with flowers
grandfathers and babies
Bb C F C Bb C
oh oh oh, hey hey hey, ah ah ah
Instrumental:
Dm C Bb x2
F C Bb C x2
Verse 3:
F Bb
There is no one to meet me
yet I'm all but surrounded
F Bb
by the tears and embracing
by the joy unbounded
Dm Bb C
The friends and relations
Leaping over hemispheres
Dm C Bb C F
Transcendental Reunion
all borders vanish here
F C Bb C
We are travellers travelling
we are gypsies together
F C Bb C
we're philosophers gathering
we are business or pleasure
Dm C Bb C
We are going or coming
we are just finding our way
Dm C Bb C F
to the next destination and from night into day
C Bb C F C Bb
oh oh oh, hey hey hey, ah ah ah
C F C Bb C F C Bb C
oh oh oh, hey hey hey, ah ah ah
Outro:
F C Bb C
In a giant bird's belly
I flew over the ocean
F C Bb C F
from twenty thousand feet high
how those lights were glow-ing
Song History
Published: June 26, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025