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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 01:35:45 +0100 (MET)
From: Gunter Kohl 
Subject: pro 'Flying Home' by Chris DeBurgh

Flying Home        
>From Eastern Wind      
by Chris DeBurgh   

Year Released: 1980

Playing Time: 3:59    

Transcription: Gunter Kohl kohl@kph.uni-mainz.de

It's easy to play the song in C-major. Perhaps you have to transpose it or
use a capo if you want to play with the original recording.

Intro:  C F C F
       C (x32010@1)                    FWe're (133211@1)sitting out here on the runway,
C (x32010@1)                      FWaiting (133211@1)for the plane to leave,
        C (x32010@1)                          FAnd (133211@1)the Captain says, "There'll be a short delay,
              GBear (320003@1)with me please,"


     C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1) 
They gave us the usual hassle,
     C (x32010@1)                         F"You (133211@1)can't take those guitars on board,"
        a (x02210@1)         e (022000@1)       FBut (133211@1)the boys in the band just smiled,
         GHeard (320003@1)it all before,


               a (x02210@1)               F (133211@1) 
And as they're starting to serve Champagne
        e (022000@1)                       FTo (133211@1)the folks at the front of the plane,
      C (x32010@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)                   GI (320003@1)can hear the engines roaring, we're on our way,

Chorus:
           a (x02210@1) G (320003@1)F (133211@1) 
And we are flying home,
           a (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)   FI (133211@1)feel the freedom in my soul,
a (x02210@1) G (320003@1)F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1) GFlying (320003@1)home at last;
a (x02210@1)G (320003@1) FFlying (133211@1)home,
             a (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)   FI've (133211@1)got the freedom in my soul,
         eAnd (022000@1)it's four in the morning,
eMy (022000@1)world is calling,
G (320003@1)                  d (xx0231@1)  F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)Speeding through the universe tonight...
   

    C (x32010@1)                 FThe (133211@1)movie reminds of my lady,
    C (x32010@1)                        FAs (133211@1)she waits, "where are those guys?"
         C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)             GYes (320003@1)it's nice to see old Butch and Sundance in the sky,
   
            a (x02210@1)                  FAnd (133211@1)now the sun is beginning to rise,
            e (022000@1)               FIt's (133211@1)like looking down on Paradise,
           a (x02210@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)              GThere's (320003@1)a ball of fire that's burning, giving life,

Chorus:

           a (x02210@1)G (320003@1) F (133211@1) 
And we are flying home,
           a (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)   FI (133211@1)feel the freedom in my soul,
a (x02210@1)G (320003@1) F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)GFlying (320003@1)home at last;
a (x02210@1)G (320003@1) FFlying (133211@1)home,
             a (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)   FI've (133211@1)got the freedom in my soul,
         e (022000@1)
And it's four in the morning,
eMy (022000@1)world is calling,
G (320003@1)                  d (xx0231@1)  F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1) CSpeeding (x32010@1)through the universe tonight...

Fade out on chords of first to stanzas (sax solo)

I'm not quite sure about the chord Bb it might be something different :-)

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