Wings chords by Vin Garbutt

Chords with lyrics

Verse:


  G+G                 E minorEm
"I could have been a giant," said the bonsai tree,
   C majorC        A minorAm        D MajorD
"but someone bound my roots and held me down."
  G+G                     E minorEm
"I could have reached the heavens," said the snowy owl,
     C majorC          D MajorD       G+G
"but they clipped my wings and kept me on the ground."


Chorus:

  C majorC         D MajorD         G+G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
      C majorC      A minorAm          D MajorD
that they'd care for me, without them I would die.
  G+G                  E minorEm
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
C majorC         D MajorD         G+G
What's the use of wings if you can't fly?"

Verse:

  G+G                  E minorEm
"I could have been a singer," said the Myna bird,
     C majorC         A minorAm       D MajorD
"but they caged me and they told me what to say."
  G+G                 E minorEm
"I could have run forever," said the pony,
     C majorC       D MajorD        G+G
"but they bridled me and made me go their way."


Chorus:

  C majorC         D MajorD         G+G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
      C majorC      A minorAm      D MajorD
that they'd care for me forever so it seems.
  G+G                E minorEm
But what's the use of voices without freedom?
C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
What's the use of living others' dreams?"


Bridge:

C majorC       D MajorD          G+G
Why do people cage the things they love the most?
   C majorC        A minorAm     D MajorD
Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
    G+G                 E minorEm
If you give your love its freedom, it may stay a while.
   C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
If it leaves you, it was never yours to own.

Verse:

  G+G                  E minorEm
"I could have found adventure," said the angelfish,
    C majorC            A minorAm       D MajorD
"now my world's so small there's nowhere left to go."
  G+G                   E minorEm
"I could have ruled a kingdom," said the lion,
     C majorC       D MajorD       G+G
"now this land inside my head is all I know."


Chorus:

  C majorC         D MajorD         G+G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
      C majorC        A minorAm      D MajorD
that they'd care for me, and tell me it's alright.
  G+G               E minorEm
But what's the use of life without adventure?
C majorC         D MajorD         G+G
What's the use of strength if you can't fight?"


Bridge:

C majorC       D MajorD          G+G
Why do people cage the things they love the most?
   C majorC        A minorAm     D MajorD
Is it simply that they fear to be alone?
    G+G                 E minorEm
If you give your love its freedom, it may stay a while.
    C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
If it leaves you, it was never yours to own.


Chorus:

  C majorC         D MajorD         G+G
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me;
      C majorC      A minorAm          D MajorD
that they'd care for me, without them I would die.
  G+G                  E minorEm
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
C majorC         D MajorD         G+G