Back When I Could Fly

D       G
C C/B   Am
D       G
Am Bm7  Em
Am D/F# G

[Verse 1]
D/F# G          D/F#     G
      I used to be invisible
Am                        D
      A shape changing magic kid
D/F# G                   D/F#  G
      I could move at the speed of thought
Am                 D
      And frequently I did
   D                  G
   But my greatest accomplishment
         C      C/B      Am
   Was a slow and looping glide
D                     G
   I saw the tops of everything
Am           D/F#    G
   Back when I could fly

[Chorus]
D            Cadd9     Cadd9/G
   I'd take my daily nap
Em                      Cadd9
   On the highest leafy branch
D           Cadd9       Cadd9/G
   And follow shooting stars
Em                   Cadd9
   On a comet's fiery lance
G/B               G/C
I was quite the prodigy
G/B                G/C
When I owned the sky
  G/B                G/C
I never thought I'd have to walk
Am                    D/F#
  Back when I could fly

[Verse 2]
D/F# G               D/F#  G
      Keep your eye on the ball
Am                    D
      Your feet on solid ground
D/F#   G           D/F#     G
      Always sit up straight and tall
Am                    D
      And never make a sound
D               G
   In just a few short years
           C      C/B    Am
   I learned not to be a child
D              G
   And I forgot the things
Am          D/F#   G
   I had when I was wild

[Instrumental]

D/F# G  D/F# G  Am      D
D/F# G  D/F# G  Am D/F# G

[Verse 3]
D/F# G                           D/F# G
Now, my child, you'll learn arithmetic
Am                    D
   Coloring and sports
D/F#           G            D/F#      G
You'll have a flare for nouns and verbs
Am                            D
      And be late with book reports
D                   G
   But in spite of all the rules
      C          C/B     Am
   That bind your wings so tight
D                        G
   I hope you won't forget about
Am        D/F#          G
   The days when you could fly

[Chorus]
D            Cadd9    G
   I'd take my daily nap
Em                      C
   On the highest leafy branch
D           Cadd9      G
   And follow shooting stars
Em                   C
   On a comet's fiery lance
G/B               G/C
I was quite the prodigy
G/B                G/C
When I owned the sky
  G/B                G/C
I never thought I'd have to walk
Am     Bm     Em
 Never had to try
Am         D/F#      G
  Back when I could fly