Airplanes
5 Seconds Of Summer
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Tom : G
[Intro]
G|--5-------7---5--------9/-10\--------5-5------9/-10\--------5-5-----|
D|------5------------------------(x4)------------------(x4)-----------| (x2)
A|--3---3---5---3--------7/-8\---------3-3------7/-8\---------3-3-----|
Guitar 1 do the tabs and the guitar 2 do the chords
Verse
Most of my life, I sat on my hands, I don't make a sound
Getting it right, I made all my plans, lost, never found
C G
Your eyes, your smile can light up the
night, night
G|--5/-9---5/------9/-10\----------|
D|-------------------------(x3)----|
A|--3/-7---3/------7/-8\-----------|
C G
embers and neon signs paint up our
sky, sky
Chorus
C G
Airplanes cut through the clouds
D
Like angels can fly, we'll never die
G|-----9/-10\-----------|
D|--------------(x3)----|
A|-----7/-8\------------|
C G
Sirens cut through the night
D
Like screams that are fire, rising up high
G|-----9/-10\-----------|
D|--------------(x3)----|
A|-----7/-8\------------|
Like I've something to prove, nothing to lose, in this city, in this city,
D|----(x3)-----(x3)-----(x3)------(x3)-----(x8)---|
woah
E|----------------------
G|-----9/-10\-----------|
A|-----7/-8\------------|
(Intro)
Verse 2
All of this time, I questioned myself, I never could wait
Looking for signs, not asking for help, I know it's too late
C G
A love lost and buried here, it comes to life, life
G|--5/-9---5/------9/-10\----------|
D|-------------------------(x3)----|
A|--3/-7---3/------7/-8\-----------|
C G
Make believe worlds make us all feel alive, live
Chorus
Bridge
I never wanna wait for this, harder that I was made for this
G|--12---------5--5-------|(x2)
D|------(x7)--------------|
I won't fade into dark
D|-----(x6)------(x6)-----|
I'm not gonna say that I'm sorry, gonna see the end of this story
G|--12---------5--5-------|(x2)
D|------(x7)--------------|
I won't fade into darkness
D|-----(x8)-----(x4)-----(x4)-----(x12)---|
[Solo]
Chorus
C* G* (you can do one strum or none at all)
Airplanes cut through the clouds
Like angels can fly
we'll never die
(rest of the chords normal)
(Intro)
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