Al Stewart – Flying Sorcery (Guitar)

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{Intro} D G/D D G/D D D/G D G/D [Verse 1]
             D
With your photographs of Kitty Hawk

          A
And the biplanes on your wall

          Am
You were always Amy Johnson

          G
From the time that you were small

   D
No schoolroom kept you grounded

             A
While your thoughts could get away

         Am
You were taking off in Tiger Moths

       G               Em                    A   Asus4 A
Your wings against the brush-strokes of the day
[Chorus]
          D   Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
Are you there?

          G            Em      A       D  Dsus2 Dsus4 D
On the tarmac with the winter in your hair

         G           Em         A        Bm   Bm(maj7)
By the empty hangar doors, you stop and stare

           D         Dmb5                  Em7
Leave the oil-drums behind you, they won't care

A               D  Am F G D Am F G
Oh, are you there?
[Verse 2]
          D
Oh, you wrapped me up in a leather coat

          A
And you took me for a ride

         Am
We were drifting with the tail-wind

          G
When the runway came in sight

      D
The clouds came up to gather us

         A
And the cockpit turned to white

        Am
When I looked, the sky was empty

   G                Em                A    Asus4 A
I suppose you never saw the landing-lights
[Chorus]
         D     Dsus2  Dsus4 D
Are you there?

         G               Em           A      D    Dsus2 Dsus4 D
In your jacket with the grease stain and the tear

 G               Em         A      Bm    Bm(maj7)
Caught up in the slipstream of the dare

     D               Dmb5         Em7
The compass rose will guide you anywhere

A               D Am F G D Am F G 
Oh, are you there?
{Instrumental Break} Bm Bmaj7 Bm7 Bm6 Em Emaj7 Em7 Em6 C Cmaj7 C7 C6 D D7 Bm Am Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Dm7 Bb A7 {Verse 3]
     D                            A
The sun comes up on Icarus as the night-birds sail away

    Am
And lights the maps and diagrams

     G
That Leonardo made

    D                       A
You can see Faith, Hope and Charity

        Am
As they bank above the fields

        G
You can join the flying circus

        Em                                 A     Asus4 A
You can touch the morning air against your wheels
{Chorus]
        D     Dsus2  Dsus4 D
Are you there?

              G           Em      A       D      Dsus2 Dsus4 D
Do you have a thought for me that you can share?

     G                   Em     A   Bm    Bm(maj7)
Oh I never thought you'd take me unawares

     D              Dmb5       Em7
Just call me if you ever need repairs

A           D     Am F G D Am F G
Oh, are you there?