Topic: A FLIGHT OF FANCY
Escapeism looms large in my life, at times
Again, critique please.
Kiwi John
A FLIGHT OF FANCYKEY D 4/4 SWING FEEL
John Walding 2005
[D]OH, THAT I HAD, THE [Bm]WINGS TO [D]FLY
TO [G]WHEREVER I CHOSE TO [D]GO[Dsus-D]
TO BE BORNE ALONG, ON A [Bm]RESTLESS [D]WIND
[C]HIGH AB-[G]OVE THE [D]WORLD[Bm-F#m]
[C]NOT RESTRAINED, BY [Em]BORDERS OR [C]SEAS
[G]FREE TO FLY, TO [Dsus]WHEREVER I [G]PLEASED
TO [C]SEE THE WORLD, FROM A [Em]DIFFERENT [C]VIEW
BORNE [G]ALOFT, IN A [Eb]SKY OF [D]BLUE
TO GAZE FROM ABOVE, AT THE [Bm]WORLD [D]BELOW
PEOPLE [G]SCURRYING, TO AND [D]FRO[Dsus-D]
BUSY PURSUING, THEIR [Bm]GOALS AND [D]DREAMS
A BIRD’S EYE [C]VIEW, OF THE [G]HUMAN [D]SCENE
I COULD FLY, CROSS, THE [Bm]WIDE BLUE [D]SEAS
FIND AN ISLAND, UN-[G]SPOILT AND [D]GREEN
LEAVE MY FOOTPRINTS, ON A [Bm]CLEAR WHITE [D]SHORE
A BEACHCOMBERS [C]LIFE, FOR A[G]MONTH OR [D]MORE
OR MAYBE FLY, TO A [Bm]MOUNTAIN [D]HIGH
TO STAND AP-[C]ON, IT’S HIGHEST [D]PEAK
TO LOOK ACROSS, A [Bm]SEA OF [D]CLOUD
[C]FLOATING BEN-[G]EATH MY [D]FEET
OR FLY BY NIGHT. THROUGH A [Bm]MOONLIT [D]SKY
THE LIGHTS OF [G]TOWNS, SHINING FAR BEL-[D]OW
THE RYTHMIC BEAT, OF [Bm]FEATHERED [D]WINGS
BEARING ME [C]TO, MY [G]JOURNY’S [D]END[Bm-F#m]
[C]NOT RESTRAINED, BY [Em]BORDERS OR [C]SEAS
[G]FREE TO FLY, TO [Dsus]WHEREVER I [G]PLEASED
TO [C]SEE THE WORLD, FROM A [Em]DIFFERENT [C]VIEW
BORNE [G]ALOFT, IN A [Eb]SKY OF [D]BLUE[Bm-G]