Key: B
Introduction:
D# G#
A woman on a plane sitting next to me says it's a terrible thing to get old
D# A#
I asked her why, she said because you die and one piece at a time you unfold
D# G#
I said I feel it now at twenty-five, yeah I've been dying since the day I was born
D#
But theres still one thing worse than that
G# A#
it's dying without a warning
G# A#
It's dying without being warned
C# A# G#
So if the cabin pressure drops and we start falling from the sky
D# A# B
We'll both pray to God in the last seconds of our lives
C# A# G#
But if we don't die today then may this memory remain
D# A# G#
That every second lived is worth each second of the pain
D# F G B D# F G C
Oh flight attendent could you tell me the story of how you gave up trying to control your fate and rescue yourself
D# F G B
So calm and patient you greet death every day with a smile
D# F G C A# G# A# G# A#
If today he takes you would you say that your life was worthwhile, and just smile?
D# G#
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
C#
I never dreamed this life for me but I am not afraid
G#
At 35,000 feet I make my peace with fate
D#
If my work here's complete, before we hit the ground
A#
May we sing the truth that sets us free
'Cause every second counts