Chord Map:
B D#m7 G#m7 G F#7 C#m7 A
E |-7-| |-6-| |-4-| |-3-| |-2-| |-4-| |-5-|
B |-7-| |-7-| |-4-| |-3-| |-2-| |-5-| |-5-|
G |-8-| |-6-| |-4-| |-4-| |-3-| |-4-| |-6-|
D |-9-| |-8-| |-4-| |-5-| |-2-| |-6-| |-7-|
A |-9-| |-6-| |-6-| |-5-| |-4-| |-4-| |-7-|
E |-8-| |-x-| |-4-| |-3-| |-2-| |-x-| |-5-|
Intro:
B D#m7 G#m7 G-F#7 (2x)
Verse 1:
B
A little like Gene Wilder now
D#m7
Coming out of the tower now
G#m7
In a glass elevator that could
G F#7
Take you all the way to the sky
B
Ain't trying to fool ya now
D#m7
I got nothing to lose and no how
G#m7
So be in it with the limitless, image of the intimate
G F#7
Figure what you're getting is love
C#m7 F#7
All you need is love
B
Ain't it nice to get out of here
D#m7
Already out of the atmosphere
G#m7
Well if the glass ever shattered, well it wouldn't really matter
G F#7
It's a love that is lifting us up off
C#m7 F#7
All you need is love
Chorus:
B D#m7
We're going up, up, up, we're flying away
G#m7 G F#7
We're taking the higher route, we're taking the ceiling out
B D#m7
We're going up, we're flying away
G#m7 G F#7
Never coming down because we're living it up, living it up, yeah
Interlude:
B D#m7 G#m7 G-F#7
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Verse 2:
B
What happens when your light goes out
D#m7
No ones there to give you mouth to mouth
G#m7
Don't let the breakdown trouble you
G F#7
And claim that a brother need's a hero now
B
Cause I know, you know, because once you know
D#m7
You'll always know
G#m7
It's your own, your own, your own
G F#7
Love that gets you where you wanna go
Chorus:
B D#m7
We're going up, we're flying away
G#m7 G F#7
Never coming down, taking the ceiling out
B D#m7
We're going up, we're flying away
G#m7
We're taking the higher route
G F#7
That's cause we're living it up, living it up
G F#7
Yeah, we're living it up, living it up
Bridge:
B
Knowing it's good
D#m7
And I don't mean good enough
B
When it's really love
D#m7
Well you can just rise above anything
G#m7
It's our destiny
G F#7 G F#7 B G A B
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, bapbarap, ba, ah
Verse 3:
B
A little like Gene Wilder now
D#m7
Coming out of the tower now
G#m7
In a glass elevator that could
G
Take you all the way to the sky
Chorus:
B D#m7
For going up, for flying away
G#m7 G F#7
For taking the higher route, for taking the ceiling out
B D#m7
We're going up, we're flying away
G#m7 G F#7
Never coming down because we're living it up, living it up
B D#m7
Oh, when up, flying away
G#m7 G F#7
Taking the higher route, taking the ceiling out
B D#m7
I'm going up, we're flying away
G#m7 G F#7
Never coming down because we're living it up, living it up
G F#7
Oh yeah we're living it up, living it up
Coda:
C#m7 F#7
All you need is love
B
Love is all you need
Outro:
B D#m7 G#m7 G-F#7 B D#m7