Key: G
Introduction:
G C9 G C9
I' ve been telling my dreams to the scarecrow
F Bb F Bb
About the places that I' d like to see
C9 D Em
I say "Friend do you think I' ll ever get there?"
C9 D G
Aw, but he just stands there smiling back at me
G C9 G C9
So I confess my sins to the preacher
F Bb F Bb
About the love I' ve been praying to find
C9 D Em
Is there a brown eyed boy in my future
C9 D G
And he says, "Girl, you' ve got nothing but time"
D C9 G
But how do you wait for heaven
D C9 G
And who has that much time
Am G/B C9 D Em7 D/F# G
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
C9 D D4 D5
When you know that you were born, you were born to fly
G C9 G C9
My daddy is grounded like the oak tree
F Bb F Bb
My momma she is steady as the sun
C9 D Em
Oh, you know I love my folks, but I keep staring down the road
C9 D G
Just looking for my one chance to run
G C9 G C9
Yeah, ' cause I will soar away like the blackbird
F Bb F Bb
I will blow in the wind like a seed
C9 D Em
I will plant my heart in the garden of my dreams
C9 D G
And I will grow up where I' ll wander wild and free
D C9 G
But how do you wait for heaven
D C9 G
And who has that much time
Am G/B C9 D Em7 D/F# G
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
C9 D D4 D5
When you know that you were born
Am G/B C D G
You were born, yeah, you were born to fly
D C9 G
But how do you wait for heaven
D C9 G
And who has that much time
Am G/B C9 D Em7 D/F# G
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
C9 D D4 D5
When you know that you were born, you were born to fly
G
(fade out)