Key: C
Introduction: C C F C F C C F C C Bb F C C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C
C F C F C
Leavin' home, out on the road I' ve been down before
C F C
Ridin' along on this big ol' jet plane, I' ve been thinkin' about my home
C Bb F C
But my love light seems so far away and I feel like it' s all been done
C Bb F C
Somebody' s tryin' to make me stay, you know I' ve got to be movin' on
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don' t carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it' s here that I' ve got to stay
C
Lead lick x2
C F C F C
Goodbye to all my friends at home, goodbye to people I' ve trusted
C F C
I' ve got to go out and make my way, I might get rich, you know I might get busted
C Bb F C
But my heart keeps calling me backwards as I get on the seven oh seven (707)
C Bb F C
Ridin' high, I got tears in my eyes, you know you got to go through hell before you get to heaven
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don' t carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it' s here that I' ve got to stay
C
Lead lick x2
C F C F C
Touchin' down in New England town, feel the heat comin' down
C F C
I' ve got to keep on keepin' on, you know the big wheel keeps a spinnin' around
C Bb F C
And I' m goin' with some hesitation, you know that I can surely see
C Bb F C
That I don' t want to get caught up in any of that funky shit goin' down in the city
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don' t carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it' s here that I' ve got to stay
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don' t carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it' s here that I' ve got to stay
C
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lead lick x2
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don' t carry me too far away
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it' s here that I' ve got to stay
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Carry me to my home
Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Cause it' s there that I belong
C
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lead lick x4
Bb F C
Big ol' jet airliner
(fade out)