Wings chords by Vin Garbutt

Verse:


   G                                  Em
"I could have been a giant," said the bonsai tree,
     C                Am                D
"but someone bound my roots and held me down."
   G                                         Em
"I could have reached the heavens," said the snowy owl,
          C                    D              G
"but they clipped my wings and kept me on the ground."


Chorus:

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

Verse:

   G                                   Em
"I could have been a singer," said the Myna bird,
          C                 Am              D
"but they caged me and they told me what to say."
   G                                 Em
"I could have run forever," said the pony,
          C              D                G
"but they bridled me and made me go their way."


Chorus:

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


Bridge:

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


Verse:

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


Chorus:

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


Bridge:

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


Chorus:

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