I play this on piano, and I find it best to just play each chord over and over
again very quickly until the next chord kicks in. Try listening to the song to get
the best rhythm.
[G] Tonigh[D]t we fly[Am][Em]
[C]Over the houses[G]
The street[D]s and the trees[B]
[Em]Over the dogs[G] down below[C]
They'll bark[Em] at our shadows[Am]
As we[C] float by on the breeze[D]
[G] Tonigh[D]t we fly[Am][Em]
[C]Over the chimney[G] tops
Sky[D]lights and slates -[B]
[Em]Looking into [G]all your lives[C]
And wonderin[Em]g why[Am]
Happi[C]ness is so hard[D] to find
Ov[G]er the doctor, [D]over the sol[Am]dier[Em]
[C] Over the farmer,[G] over the po[D]acher[B]
[Em]Over the preache[G]r, over the ga[C]mbler[Em]
O[Am]ver the teach[C]er, over the [G]rambler[D]
[Am]Over the lawyer,[Em] over th[C]e dancer[G]
O[D]ver the voyeur, [B]over the bu[Em]ilder and the d[G]estroyer,[C][Em]
[Am]Over the hills[C] and far away[D]
[G] Tonigh[D]t we fly[Am][Em]
[C]Over the mountai[G]ns
The beac[D]h and the sea[B]
[Em]Over the frie[G]nds that we've known[C]
And those th[Em]at we now know[Am]
And those [C]who we've yet to meet[D]
[G] And wh[D]en we die[Am][Em]
Oh, will[C] we be
Tha[G]t disappointed[D]
Or sad[B]
[Em]If heaven doe[G]sn't exist[C]
What will we[Em] have missed[Am]
This life [C]is the best we've e[D]ver had[G]
again very quickly until the next chord kicks in. Try listening to the song to get
the best rhythm.
[G] Tonigh[D]t we fly[Am][Em]
[C]Over the houses[G]
The street[D]s and the trees[B]
[Em]Over the dogs[G] down below[C]
They'll bark[Em] at our shadows[Am]
As we[C] float by on the breeze[D]
[G] Tonigh[D]t we fly[Am][Em]
[C]Over the chimney[G] tops
Sky[D]lights and slates -[B]
[Em]Looking into [G]all your lives[C]
And wonderin[Em]g why[Am]
Happi[C]ness is so hard[D] to find
Ov[G]er the doctor, [D]over the sol[Am]dier[Em]
[C] Over the farmer,[G] over the po[D]acher[B]
[Em]Over the preache[G]r, over the ga[C]mbler[Em]
O[Am]ver the teach[C]er, over the [G]rambler[D]
[Am]Over the lawyer,[Em] over th[C]e dancer[G]
O[D]ver the voyeur, [B]over the bu[Em]ilder and the d[G]estroyer,[C][Em]
[Am]Over the hills[C] and far away[D]
[G] Tonigh[D]t we fly[Am][Em]
[C]Over the mountai[G]ns
The beac[D]h and the sea[B]
[Em]Over the frie[G]nds that we've known[C]
And those th[Em]at we now know[Am]
And those [C]who we've yet to meet[D]
[G] And wh[D]en we die[Am][Em]
Oh, will[C] we be
Tha[G]t disappointed[D]
Or sad[B]
[Em]If heaven doe[G]sn't exist[C]
What will we[Em] have missed[Am]
This life [C]is the best we've e[D]ver had[G]