E|----8--6--8----6-----------|
B|------------------6h8p6----|
G|----5--3--5----3--------8--|
D|------------------3h5p3----|
A|------------------------6--|
E|---------------------------|
[Intro]
(Begin with an eighth note pickup of Bb)
C
Lead lick x4
C F C F C
C F C
C Bb F C
C Bb F C
Bb F C x3
Bb F
C
Lead lick x4
[Verse 1]
C F C F C
Leavin' home, out on the road I've been down before
C F C
Ridin' along on this big ol' jet plane, I've been thinkin' about my home
C Bb F C
But my love light seems so far away and I feel like it's all been done
C Bb F C
Somebody's tryin' to make me stay, you know I've got to be movin' on
[Chorus]
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don't carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
C
Lead lick x2
[Verse 2]
C F C F C
Goodbye to all my friends at home, goodbye to people I've trusted
C F C
I've got to go out and make my way, I might get rich, you know I might get busted
C Bb F C
But my heart keeps calling me backwards as I get on the seven oh seven (707)
C Bb F C
Ridin' high, I got tears in my eyes, you know you got to go through hell before you get to heaven
[Chorus]
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don't carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
C
Lead lick x2
[Verse 3]
C F C F C
Touchin' down in New England town, feel the heat comin' down
C F C
I've got to keep on keepin' on, you know the big wheel keeps a spinnin' around
C Bb F C
And I'm goin' with some hesitation, you know that I can surely see
C Bb F C
That I don't want to get caught up in any of that funky shit goin' down in the city
[Chorus]
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don't carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don't carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
C
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lead lick x2
[Chorus]
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don't carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Carry me to my home
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it's there that I belong
C
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lead lick x4
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
