Key: Gm Verse 1: N.C. Chasin' the sunset, headed west N.C. Leavin' behind a girl, think it's for the best Cm F Tryin' to forget what a mess A# Gm Feelin' my forehead burn, feel her in my chest Cm F Cuz she was someone who loves the city A# Gm More than she could ever love me Cm F And she was what I thought I was missing A# Gm She misses everything but me
Chorus: D# I'm a mile high (mile high, mile high) Gm But I've never felt so low D# So now I'm (now I'm, now I'm) Gm Lookin' out the window D# At the night sky (night sky, night sky) Gm And the clouds below D# Wish you were mine (wish you were mine, wish you were mine) A# But you'll never know F Gm (never know, no you'll never know, never know, no you'll never know) Verse 2: Cm F Flight attendant gives me a water A# Gm Says that I don't look too well, do I need a doctor? Cm F "I'll be fine, ma'am" I smile and say A# Gm "but could you ask the pilot to turn around the plane " Cm F "And take me back to the girl from the city A# Gm 'cause I forgot to tell her how she looks so pretty Cm F In the glow of the streetlights when I had her with me A# Gm Don't know if I'll ever get the chance, it's a pity" Chorus: D# I'm a mile high (mile high, mile high) Gm But I've never felt so low D# So now I'm (now I'm, now I'm) Gm Lookin' out the window D# At the night sky (night sky, night sky) Gm And the clouds below D# Wish you were mine (wish you were mine, wish you were mine) A# But you'll never know F Gm (never know, no you'll never know, never know, no you'll never know) Interlude: Gm Bridge: D# A# Landin' back in Omaha I pretend to know it all D# A# And tell my friends the protocol of living in the city D# A# Skyscrapers that grow too tall, subway trains, and concert halls D# A# But I never mention you at all, no girl from the city, yeah, oooh Chorus: D# I'm a mile high (mile high, mile high) Gm But I've never felt so low D# So now I'm-mmm Gm Lookin' out the window D# Oh, at the night sky-yyy Gm And the clouds below D# Wish you were mine (wish you were mine, wish you were mine) Outro: A# But you'll never know D# Gm But you'll never know But you'll never know
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