Tune guitar 1 half step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) VERSE 1 E5 A5 A woman on a plane sitting next to me says it's a terrible thing to get old E5 B5 I asked her why, she said because you die and one piece at a time you unfold E5 A5 I said I feel it now at twenty-five, yeah I've been dying since the day I was born E5 But there's still one thing worse than that A5 B5 it's dying without a warning A5 B5 It's dying without being warned CHORUS C#5 B5 A5 So if the cabin pressure drops and we start falling from the sky E5 B5 ( C5 ) We'll both pray to God in the last seconds of our lives C#5 B5 A5 But if we don't die today then may this memory remain E5 B5 A5 That every second lived is worth each second of the pain VERSE 2 E5 Oh flight attendant could you tell me the story of how A5 you gave up trying to control your fate and rescue yourself E5 So calm and patient you greet death every day with a smile A5 B5 A5 If today he takes you would you say that your life was worthwhile, B5 A5 B5 and just smile? CHORUS BRIDGE E5 A5 Hallelujah, Hallelujah (x2) E5 I never dreamed this life for me, but I am not afraid A5 At 35,000 feet I make my peace with fate E5 If my work here's complete before we hit the ground A5 May we sing the truth that sets us free, 'cause every second counts (Repeat)