Intro: E5  A5  E5  B5 
(since the CD fades in this is what I play for the intro) 
 

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Seven years old in my radio flyer 
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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 
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Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn't listen to him 
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But I had something to prove 
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Ain't nobody gonna call me a chicken  
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Gotta do what you gotta do 
 
 
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I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Defy space and gravity 
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I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Billy just you wait and see 
 
 
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I was just a kid barely 18 years 
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And I couldn't wait to graduate, confident and cocky 
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And man it really got me when I heard my daddy say 
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You oughtta get some knowledge, you gotta go to college 
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Gotta make something of your life 
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But I had to do it my way so I headed for the highway 
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And I followed those little white lines 
 
 
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I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Defy space and gravity 
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I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Making my own destiny 
 
 
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Well I crashed and I burned but I don't regret it 
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You only fail if you don't try 
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I'm gonna brush off the ashes and just forget it 
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I ain't perfect yet but you can bet someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly 
 
Interlude: 
E5  A5  E5  B5 (hey hey) 

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          C#5  A5  B5  E5 
I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Defy space and gravity 
          C#5  A5  B5  E5 
I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Hey you just go to believe 
 

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I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Making my own destiny 
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I'm gonna fly - - - -  
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Yeah you just got to believe 
 
Outro: 
C#5  A5  B5  E5 

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