Ralph McTell – Let Me Fly Or Let Me Fall (Guitar)

  C
I used to wind you up

    Em
You used to calm me down

    Am
You let me play the martyr

        F
So that I could act the clown

    Dm                                G
The difference between the church and stage

   C                              F
Is whether we're enlightened or amazed

      F             G
The magician or the priest

       C               F
Take a little bit from each

    Dm                            G
And hope some of the magic always stays.

  C
I used to make you laugh

        Em
And you used to make me think

    Am
You pulled me from the edge

         F
Oh, when I was on the brink

        Dm                          G
Now you better let me fly or let me fall

       C                                    F
It can sometimes fire the engines when they stall

   F                 G
To float without the drive

        C            F
Is just being half alive

       Dm                               G
And between the two of us there must be more.

    C
You used to make me smile

  Em
I used to turn you on

    Am
The flame may flicker sometimes

       F
Ah but love has never gone

       Dm                            G
And if anything right now I need you more

          C                              F
Is that a heartbeat or a tapping at your door?

  F                      G
A sense that something's wrong

      C                  F
A weakening of something strong

       Dm                          G
Like a lion with a splinter in his paw.

C
Better take some chances

Em
Do not lose your nerve

Am
Roll into the corners

         F
And then drive out of the curve

Dm                                 G
Sometimes you might hear the tires squeal

             C                               F
They're only trying to get a grip on what is real.

          F        G
We're not going anywhere

         C             F
If there is no rush of air

        Dm                               G
And you cannot feel the road beneath the wheels.