Verse 1:
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I've been telling my dreams to the scarecrow
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About the places that I'd like to see
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I say "Friend do you think I'll ever get there?"
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Aw, but he just stands there smiling back at me
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So I confess my sins to the preacher
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About the love I've been praying to find
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Is there a brown eyed boy in my future
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And he says, "Girl, you've got nothing but time"
Chorus:
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But how do you wait for heaven
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And who has that much time
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And how do you keep your feet on the ground
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When you know that you were born, you were born to fly
Interlude: Ab Dbadd9 Ab Dbadd9 Gb B Gb C
Verse 2:
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My daddy is grounded like the oak tree
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My momma she is steady as the sun
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Oh, you know I love my folks, but I keep staring down the road
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Just looking for my one chance to run
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Yeah, 'cause I will soar away like the blackbird
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I will blow in the wind like a seed
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I will plant my heart in the garden of my dreams
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And I will grow up where I'll wander wild and free
Chorus:
Eb Dbadd9 Ab
But how do you wait for heaven
Eb Dbadd9 Ab
And who has that much time
Bbm Ab Dbadd9 Eb Fm7 Eb Ab
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
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When you know that you were born
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You were born, yeah, you were born to fly
Instrumental:
Ab Dbadd9 Ab Dbadd9
Gb B Gb B
Dbadd9 Eb Fm
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Ab Dbadd9 Ab Dbadd9
Gb B Gb B
Dbadd9 Eb Fm
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Chorus:
Eb Dbadd9 Ab
But how do you wait for heaven
Eb Dbadd9 Ab
And who has that much time
Bbm Ab Dbadd9 Eb Fm7 Eb Ab
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
Dbadd9 Eb Ebsus4 Eb5
When you know that you were born, you were born to fly
Outro:
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Ab Dbadd9 Ab Dbadd9 Gb B Gb B
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