Verse 1:
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I've been telling my dreams to the scarecrow
            Gb         B           Gb      B
About the places that I'd like to see
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I say "Friend do you think I'll ever get there?"
      Dbadd9                    Eb             Ab
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
      Dbadd9                    Eb             Ab
And he says, "Girl, you've got nothing but time"

Chorus:
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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,        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
Gb                B            Gb      B
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
      Dbadd9                    Eb             Ab
Just looking for my one chance to run
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Yeah, 'cause I will soar away like the blackbird
      Gb             B           Gb     B
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
         Dbadd9               Eb  Ebsus4 Eb5
When you know that you were born      
            Bbm  Ab   Db Eb                        Ab
You were born, yeah,   you were born to fly

Instrumental:
   Ab     Dbadd9 Ab Dbadd9
   Gb     B      Gb B
   Dbadd9 Eb     Fm
   Dbadd9 Eb     Ab
   Ab     Dbadd9 Ab Dbadd9
   Gb     B      Gb B
   Dbadd9 Eb     Fm
   Dbadd9 Eb     Ab

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:
   Ab Dbadd9  Ab Dbadd9  Gb B  Gb B
   Ab Dbadd9  Ab Dbadd9  Gb B  Gb B
   Ab
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