Cast

^A B ^- - ⁵⁷⁷⁶⁵⁵ either 224442 or 799877
^{G# - 466544}
Verse 1
^E Take the knowledge away, s ^G uck the breath from the c ^Asus lay
^E Break the bone to the ground, l ^G eave the soul where it's fou ^Asus nd
Asus (strike the chord twice then back to E)
Lead the soul where it's bound
Verse 2
^E Through the passage of time, ^G one day soon to arriv ^Asus e
^E Silver bird in the sky, l ^G eave this world all be ^Asus hind
^Asus Leave this world all behin ^E d
Chorus
^Fm# Taking o ^A ver the wo ^E rld ^B
Fm# They're taking o ^A ver our wor ^E ld x2 ^B
(Play the verse chords once, then the singing begins again)
Verse 3
^E Looking out from inside, w ^G hen you see what you fi ^Asus nd
^E Out of sight out of mind, m ^G eet the seed of mank ^Asus ind
^Asus Meet the seed of mankind
CHORUS
Break
^Cm# Higher and H ^G# igher, spir ^A alling through the ^E sky
^Cm# Vertially risi ^G# ng through a w ^A hite wall of sp ^E ace
^Cm# It's Further and ^G# further, pus ^A hing on through ^E the clouds
^Cm# Perfect respon ^G# se to fa ^A lling from gr ^E ace
No need to lo ^A ok for you are fo ^E und,
Need to spe ^A ak I hear the soun ^E d
On the stre ^A et
O ^E ooooooooooooh
Solo
(Chords are the same as for the break (above))
Chorus x2
^{E G Asus} Now you're learning to
^E fly
And it ends on E