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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Final C  Em  F  G