I'm Gonna Fly
Paul Brandt

Submitted By Tiny Man
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[Intro]      E    A    E    B


E		            A                 E                       B              E
Seven years old in my radio flyer Red cape tied around my neck, top of Thompson's hill
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Billy said I was a liar and now I'm scared half to death Becky said Billy was dumb I
                                   E                           B      E                       A
Shouldn?t listen to him But I had something to prove ain?t nobody gonna call me a chicken
 E        B              E
Gotta do what you gotta do


[Chorus]
                  C#m  A  B   E  A            B     E
I'm gonna fly ______________Defy space and gravity
                 C#m  A   B   E    A              B          E
I'm gonna fly _______________Billy just you wait and see


E                           A         E                              B       E
I was just a kid barely 18 years And I couldn't wait to graduate, confident and cocky
       A                                 E          B     E
And man it really got me when I heard my daddy say You oughta get some knowledge,
A                                   E                                     B         E
you gotta go to college Gotta make something of your life But I had to do it my way so I
A                                                 E                 B            E
headed for the highway And I followed those little white lines



[Chorus]
                  C#m  A  B   E  A            B     E
I'm gonna fly ______________Defy space and gravity
                 C#m  A   B   E    A            B      E
I'm gonna fly _______________ Making my own destiny




[Bridge]
         B                                 A                     E                        B
Well I crashed and I burned but I don't regret it You only fail if you don't try
              C#m                         B                       F#m      G#m
I'm gonna brush__ off the ashes and just forget it I ain't perfect yet but you can bet
            A           B               E
someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly




[Solo]       E    A    E    B     E    A    E    B   E


[Chorus]
                  C#m  A  B   E  A            B     E
I'm gonna fly ______________Defy space and gravity
                 C#m  A   B   E    A              B      E
I'm gonna fly _______________ Hey you just got to believe
                  C#m  A  B   E  A            B     E
I'm gonna fly ______________ Making my own destiny
                 C#m  A   B   E    A              B      E
I'm gonna fly _______________ Hey you just got to believe


[Ending Solo]    C#m   A   B   E     A   B   E