Tuning: DADGBE
Open, no capo
D: 000230
G: 550030
A: X02220
Bm: X24432
F#m: 440022
Em: 222000
D/F#: 440030
The picking pattern is very random, but this will give you a general idea:
Intro:
D D
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--------------------------3----------][------------------------------------]
----------------------2-------2------][------------------------------------]
--------0-------2/4------------------][--------0-------2/4--4/2p0--2/4-----]
--0h2--------------------------------][--0h2-------------------------------]
------------0---------------------0--][------------0---------------------0-]
G
---------------][----------------------------------------------------------------]
---------------][---------------3-------------------3h5p3--0h3-------------3-----]
---------------][-----------0-------0-----------0-----------------------0-----0--]
--4p2p0-----0--][-------0-------------------0-----------------------0------------]
---------2-----][----------------------------------------------------------------]
---------------][--5--------------------5-----------------------5----------------]
Verse:
D D
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-----------------------3---------------3--][------------------------3----------]
-------------------2-------2-------2------][--------------------2-------2------]
-------0h2---2/4--------------------------][-------0------2/4------------------]
--0h2-------------------------------------][--0h2------------------------------]
--------------0----------------0----------][----------0---------------------0--]
Ain't . . . aint' . . .
G
----------------------0-------------------0------]
------------------3-------3-----------3-------3--]
--------------0-------------------0--------------]
-------------------------------------------------]
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--2--4--5---------------------5------------------]
Ain't . . . stupid
G
---------------0-------------------0------]
-----------3-------3-----------3-------3--]
-------0-------------------0--------------]
------------------------------------------]
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--5--------------------5------------------]
Words . . .
A G A
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--------------3--------------2------][----------3---------2--]
------------------------------------][------0-------------2--]
-----2--2/4------------4/2----------][-----------------------]
--0---------------0--------------0--][--------------------0--]
------------------------------------][--5-----------5--------]
acrobat . . . tried . . . so
D G D
-----------------------------------][----------------------------]
------------------------3-------3--][---------------------3------]
--------------------2-----------0--][-----------------2----------]
----------0h2---0------------------][---------0------------------]
----0h2----------------------------][---0h2----------------------]
----------------0-----------0---5--][-------------0-----------0--]
let him . . . let him . . .
Things can move at such a pace, the second hand just waved goodbye
You know the light has left his face, but you can't recall just where or why
So there was really nothing to it, I just went and cut right through it
I said, "I'm gonna let him fly"
G A
--------------------0--------------------------]
--------------------3-------------------2------]
----------------0-------------------2----------]
------------0-----------0-------2-----------2--]
----------------------------0------------------]
--2--4--5--------------------------------------]
mercy . . . live . . .
Bm
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--------------3-------------------------]
----------4----------2h4---2h4p2-----2--]
------4-----------4---4------4----------]
--2-------------------2-----------2-----]
----------------------------------------]
rest . . .
G Em
--------------0-------------------0------]
--------------3-------------------0------]
----------0-------------------0----------]
------0-----------0-------2-----------2--]
-----------------------------------------]
--5-------------------2------------------]
choices . . . . given . . .
Bm
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--------------3-------------------------]
----------4----------2h4---2h4p2-----2--]
------4-----------4---4------4----------]
--2-------------------2-----------2-----]
----------------------------------------]
choice . .
G A
--------------------0--------------------------------]
--------------------3-----------------3--------------]
----------------0-----------------------------0------]
------------0-----------0-------2/4-------4-------4--]
----------------------------0------------------------]
--2--4--5--------------------------------------------]
proof . . . fire . . .
D Bm
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--------------3-------------------3----------]
----------2-------------------4-----------4--]
------0-----------0-------4-----------4------]
----------------------2----------------------]
--0------------------------------------------]
touch . . . away
F#m Em
--------------------------------2------][--------------0-------------------0--]
---------------2----------------2------][--------------0-------------------0--]
-----------0----------------0-------0--][----------0-------------------0------]
-------0----------------0--------------][------2-----------0-------2----------]
---------------------------------------][-------------------------------------]
--4----------------4-------------------][--2-------------------2--------------]
Yeah . . . you must . . .
A
---------------------0------
-------------3-----------2--
----------------------------
------2/4--------4----------
--0----------------------0--
----------------------------
when to go
D D/F#
And there ain't no talking to this man, he's been trying to tell me so
G Bm
Took a while to understand the beauty of just letting go
G Em A
Cause it would take an acrobat and I already tried all that, so
D G D G D G D G
I'm gonna let him fly, I'm gonna let him, fly, fly, oh, I'm gonna
let him
D G D G
Fly, fly, oh, I'm gonna let him
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----------------------------3------]
------------------------2----------]
------------0---2---4--------------]
------0h4--------------------------]
--0-----------------------------0--]
fly