Intro: EAEB (since the CD fades in this is what I play for the Intro)
EA
Seven years old in my radio flyer
EBE
Red cape tied around my neck, top of Thompson's hill
AEBE
Billy said I was a liar and now I'm scared half to death
EA
Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn't listen to him
EB
But I had something to prove
EA
Ain't nobody gonna call me a chicken
EBE
Gotta do what you gotta do
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Defy space and gravity
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Billy just you wait and see
EA
I was just a kid barely 18 years
EBE
And I couldn't wait to graduate, confident and cocky
AEBE
And man it really got me when I heard my daddy say
EA
You oughtta get some knowledge, you gotta go to college
EB
Gotta make something of your life
EA
But I had to do it my way so I headed for the highway
EBE
And I followed those little white lines
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Defy space and gravity
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Making my own destiny
BA
Well I crashed and I burned but I don't regret it
EB
You only fail if you don't try
C#mB
I'm gonna brush off the ashes and just forget it
F#mG#mABE
I ain't perfect yet but you can bet someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly
Interlude: EAE B(hey hey)
EAEBEC#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Defy space and gravity
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Hey you just go to believe
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Making my own destiny
C#mABE
I'm gonna fly - - - -
ABE
Yeah you just got to believe
Outro: C#mABEABE
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.