The Sky King

[Intro ]
G Em C D 


[Verso 1]
 
           G                 Em 
He was the boy who wanted to soar 
                    C            G 
Hed played flying video games before 
                                 Em 
He pushed baggage from dusk till dawn 
             C                    D 
With a quiet smile and a high-viz on 
   Em                 C 
He watched the planes rise through the air 
     G                       C      D 
And wonder what its like to be up there 
 


[Verso 2]
 
   G                Em 
He took that Dash-8 out from the gate 
   C                 G 
He had no plan, just felt it was fate 
                     Em 
Controllers calling, hearts full of hope 
    C                         D 
He said, Dont worry, I wont hurt no folks 
   Em                     C 
He barrel-rolled over the Puget Sound 
G                D 
Lost but somehow finally found 
 


[Refrão]
 
Em                        C 
Beebo, flying through the fading light 
Em                  G 
Silver wings on the edge of night 
G                       D 
With the radio on and a trembling hand 
         Em         C       G 
He said, Im just a broken man 
Em                  C          G 
Up there, where the wild winds sing 
Em              C          G 
Forever, youll be the Sky King 
 


[Verso 3]
 
G                        Em 
He said, Tell my friends Im sorry, please 
C                G 
I didnt mean to make them grieve 
                         Em 
The Olympic Mountains his final flight 
                         D 
When Rich nose-dived and called it a night 
Em            C 
Then his fire lit up the Sound 
    G                   C        D 
As all his dreams went crashing down 
 


[Refrão]
 
Em                        C 
Beebo, flying through the fading light 
Em                   G 
Silver wings on the edge of night 
         G              D 
With the radio on and a trembling hand 
         Em         C      G 
He said, Im just a broken man 
Em                  C           G 
Up there, where the wild winds sing 
Em              C          G 
Forever, youll be the Sky King 
 


[Ponte]
 
Em                        C 
Theres a whisper in the tower some nights 
     G                   D 
Of a voice that fades in static white 
Em            C 
Tell them all I had a plan 
G             D 
He just never planned to land 
 


[Refrão]
 
Em                        C 
Beebo, flying through the fading light 
Em                   G 
Silver wings on the edge of night 
         G              D 
With the radio on and a trembling hand 
         Em         C      G 
He said, Im just a broken man 
Em         D        C          G 
Up there, where the wild winds sing 
Em       D      C          G 
Forever, youll be the Sky King 
 

Outro 
   Em                C 
He left his wife and newborn behind 
G                    D 
No one knew what was going on in his mind 
Em                  C 
Now somewhere high, beyond the pain 
G              D     G 
Beebos flying free again