[Intro] C  Em  F  G

C    Em      F                 G             C Em
Flying,   i thought i'd never love and flying
F                  G                     C  Em
I thought i'd spend my whole life trying
F               Am            Dm
For flying is that ancient art
          G                      C F G
Keeping one for all the ground

C   Em       F                 G               C Em
Lying,     i thought i'd never keep from lying
F                  G                 C  Em
I thought i'd lose it all my sighing
F              Am            Dm
For lying is that ancient art
        G                            C  F  G
Hiding words that will never be found

C   Em      F                 G                C  Em
Crying,   i thought i'd never stop that crying
F                  G                 C  Em
I thought i'd always dreamed of dying
F               Am            Dm
For crying is that ancient art
              G                C  F  G
Weeping rivers into the ground

    C   Em       F                 G             C  Em
Oh dying,     i thought i'd never see that dying
F                   G                    C  Em
I thought i'd spend my whole life crying
F             Am             Dm
For dying is that ancient art
            G                C  F   G
 Proving that the world is turning round

      C  Em F  G   x3

C   Em     F                  G                 C  Em
Sighing,   i thought i'd never keep from sighing
F                  G                   C  Em
I thought i'd always leave that crying
F                Am            Dm
For sighing is that ancient art
             G              C  F  G
Bringin  sadness all around

      C   Em       F                G
And trying,    i thought i'd spend my seasons
 C     Em
Trying
F                           G               C  Em
I thought i couldn?t stop myself from lying
F               Am            Dm
For trying is that ancient art
               G                    C  F  G
I?m growing back the world is round

   C    Em         F    G  C   Em        F   G    C  Em F G
Oh flying, oh oh,    lying, oh oh,     crying, oh oh
 C   Em        F    G  C  Em        F  G        C  Em  F
Sighing, oh oh,  trying, oh oh,   and dying, oh oh
              Am             Dm
For dying is that ancient art
                              C  F
Growing flowers in the ground
          G
Yes it is

[Outro] C  Em  F  G