Key: E
Introduction: E A E B
E A
Seven years old in my radio flyer
E B E
Red cape tied around my neck, top of Thompson's hill
A E B E
Billy said I was a liar and now I'm scared half to death
E A
Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn't listen to him
E B
But I had something to prove
E A
Ain't nobody gonna call me a chicken
E B E
Gotta do what you gotta do
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Defy space and gravity
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Billy just you wait and see
E A
I was just a kid barely 18 years
E B E
And I couldn't wait to graduate, confident and cocky
A E B E
And man it really got me when I heard my daddy say
E A
You oughtta get some knowledge, you gotta go to college
E B
Gotta make something of your life
E A
But I had to do it my way so I headed for the highway
E B E
And I followed those little white lines
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Defy space and gravity
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Making my own destiny
B A
Well I crashed and I burned but I don't regret it
E B
You only fail if you don't try
C#m B
I'm gonna brush off the ashes and just forget it
F#m G#m A B E
I ain't perfect yet but you can bet someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly
Interlude: E A E B(hey hey)
E A E B E
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Defy space and gravity
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Hey you just go to believe
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Making my own destiny
C#m A B E
I'm gonna fly - - - -
A B E
Yeah you just got to believe
C#m A B E
A B E