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Tom : Dm
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 C
[Verse 1]
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7
I may be just a foolish dreamer
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7
But I don't care
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 C
'Cause I know my happiness is waiting out there somewhere
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7
I'm searching for that silver lining
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7
Horizons that I've never seen
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7
Oh, I'd like to take just a moment and dream my dream
C C C#5 D5
Ohhh, dream my dream
C C#5 D5 D5 D5
[Chorus]
Gm7
Oh, oh, Zoom
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
I'd like to fly far away from here
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
Where my mind, oh Lord, is fresh and clear
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
And I'd find the love that I long to see
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7
Where everybody can be what they wanna be
[Verse 2]
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7
Oh, I'd like the greet the sun each morning
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7
And walk amongst the stars at night
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 C
I'd like to know the taste of honey in my life, in my life
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7
Well, I've shared so many pains
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7
And I've played so many games
Bbmaj7 Am7
Oh, but everyone finds the right way
Gm7 C C C#5 D5
Somehow...somewhere...someday
C C#5 D5
[Chorus]
Gm7
Oh, oh, Zoom
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
I'd like to fly far away from here
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
Where my mind, can see fresh and clear
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
And I'd find the love that I long to see
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7
People can be what they wanna be
C C#5
D5 (x2)
[Verse 3]
{Instrumental Fist Half Verse}
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7
Ohh, oh, I wish the world were truly happy
Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 A7
Living as one
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7
I wish the word they call freedom someday would come
C C C#5 D5
Someday would come
C C#5 D5
[Chorus]
Gm7
Oh, oh, Zoom
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
I'd like to fly far away from here
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
Where my m i n d, can see fresh and clear
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
And I'd find the love that I long to see
Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7
everybody can be what they wanna be
[Outro]
Gm7 Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 C Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7
Zoom zoom, I'd like to fly away (get an awesome set of singers and have at it!)
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Detected progression: Am7 → Bbmaj7 → Am7 → Bbmaj7 → Am7 → A7 → Bbmaj7 → Am7
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