Learning To Fly

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # learning to fly ( acoustic guitar ) chords pink floyd * G G Em G into the distance , a ribbon of black; Em D/G stretched to the point of no turning back G a flight of fancy on a windswept field; Em D/G standing alone my senses reel G a fatal attraction is holding me fast; Em D/C how can i escape this irresistible grasp? C Am can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies; F tongue - tied and twisted , C D G just an earth - bound misfit , i G G Em G ice is forming on the tips of my wings; Em D/G unheeded warnings , i thought i thought of everything G no navigator to find my way home; Em D/C unladen , empty and turned to stone C Am a soul in tension that’s learning to fly; F C condition grounded but determined to try C Am can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies; F tongue - tied and twisted , C D G just an earth - bound misfit , i G above the planet on a wing and a prayer; Em D/G my grubby halo , a vapor trail in the empty air G across the clouds i see my shadow fly; Em D/G out of the corner of my watering eye G a dream unthreatened by the morning light; Em D/C could blow this soul right through the roof of the night C Am there’s no sensation to compare with this; F C suspended animation , a state of bliss C Am can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies; F tongue - tied and twisted , C D G just an earth - bound misfit , i G G Em 3 x * alternate : capo iii G = E Em = C#m D = B C = A Am = F#m F = D set8