IntroBmAF#mGA
[1st Verse
(A)Bm
Shes taking her time making up
A
The reasons
F#mG
To justify all the hurt inside
Bm
Guess she knows from the smile
A
And the look in their eyes
F#m
Everyones got a theory about the
G
Bitter one; they're saying
Bm
Mamma never loved her much
A
And daddy never keeps in touch
F#m
Thats why she shies away from
G
Human affection
Bm
But somewhere in a private place
A
She packs her bags for outer space
F#mG
And now shes waiting for the right
Kind of pilot to come
(Fill 1)
And she'll say to him
Shes saying
ChorusBmA
I would fly to the moon and back if
F#m
Youll be
GA
If youll be my baby
BmA
Got a ticket for a world where we
F#m
Belong
GA
So would you be my baby
InterludeBmAF#mG
[2nd Verse
(G)ABm
She cant remember a time when she
A
Felt needed
F#mG
If love was red then she was colour blind
Bm
All her friends; they've been tried for
A
Treason
F#mG
And crimes that were never defined
Bm
Shes saying love is like a barren place
A
And reaching out for human faith is
F#mG
Is like a journey I just don't have a map for
Bm
So babys gonna take a dive and
A
Push the shift to overdrive
F#mG
And send a signal that shes hanging
(Fill 1)
All her hopes on the stars
What a pleasant dream
Just saying
ChorusBmA
I would fly to the moon and back if
F#m
Youll be
GA
If youll be my baby
BmA
Got a ticket for a world where we
F#m
Belong
GA
So would you be my baby
[Solo]
BmAF#mG (repeat as required)
Bm
Mamma never loved her much
A
And daddy never keeps in touch
F#m
Thats why she shies away from
G
Human affection
Bm
But somewhere in a private place
A
She packs her bags for outer space
F#mG
And now shes waiting for the right
Kind of pilot to come
And shell say to him
Just saying
Chorus x2
BmA
I would fly to the moon and back if
F#m
Youll be
GA
If youll be my baby
BmA
Got a ticket for a world where we
F#m
Belong
GA
So would you be my baby
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.