Intro
BBAEm
Verse 1
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Whoah-ah)- By the fire
A
(Tell the girl) - Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna be ready
Em
(Woah)- To take her out to fly tonight
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Woah-ah)- By the sea
A
(Tell the girl)- Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna fall steady
Em
Deep into the waves of time
GF#m
With her
Chorus
EmA
You were born into the flames
F#7Bm
all the people turned their faces away
GCF#
Cause no one ever wants to recognize a child of sorrow
EmA
You grew up fighting the fear
F#/A#Bm
And you never found a place to lay down
GCF#F#7
Could society for once have mercy on the featherless
Verse 2
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Whoah-ah)- By the fire
A
(Tell the girl) - Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna be ready
Em
(Woah)- To take her out to fly tonight
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Woah-ah)- By the sea
A
(Tell the girl)- Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna fall steady
Em
Deep into the waves of time
GF#m
With her
Chorus
EmA
There's a saying among the fortunate ones
F#7Bm
They don't recognize that someting is wrong
GCF#
no one ever wants to go to bed with troubled minds
EmA
You were born into this ice-cold world
F#/A#Bm
Could there ever be a prettier girl
GCF#F#7
dancing quiet as the bullets fly and cuts the air
Verse 3
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Whoah-ah)- By the fire
A
(Tell the girl) - Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna be ready
Em
(Woah)- To take her out to fly tonight
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Woah-ah)- By the sea
A
(Tell the girl)- Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna fall steady
Em
Deep into the waves of time
EmD#mDm
With her
Guitar solo
C#mEDDmC#m
Sax Solo
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Verse 4
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Whoah-ah)- By the fire
A
(Tell the girl) - Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna be ready
Em
(Woah)- To take her out to fly tonight
Bm
(I am here)- I am here
(Woah-ah)- By the sea
A
(Tell the girl)- Tell the girl that Icarus is gonna fall steady
Em
Deep into the waves of time
GF#m
With her
Bm