Tom Petty - Learning to fly

Learning to fly [vid] [karaoke] is from the 1991 album Into the great wide open.

\author Tom Petty
\title Learning to Fly
\fontsize 9

\htmltactwidth 46
\htmltactspeed 4000
\htmltactbeat 4

\part Intro
C G Em D 2 times |

\part Verse 1
Well I [C] started [G] out [Em] [D] |
down a [C] dirty [G] road [Em] [D] |
[C] Started [G] out [Em] [D] |
[C] all a[D] lone [Em] [D] |

\part Verse 2
And the [C] sun went [G] down [Em] [D] |
as I [C] crossed the [G] hill [Em] [D] |
And the [C] town lit [G] up [Em] [D] |
the [C] world got [D] still [Em] [D] |

\part Chorus 1
I'm [C] learning to [G] fly [Em] [D] |
but [C] I ain't got [G] wings [Em] [D] |
[C] Coming [G] down  [Em] [D] |
is the [C] hardest [G] thing [Em] [D] |

\part Verse 3
Well the [C] good old [G] days [Em] [D] |
may [C] not [G] return [Em] [D] |
And the [C] rocks might [G] melt [Em] [D] |
and the [C] sea may [G] burn [Em] [D] |

\part Chorus 1
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\part Solo (just repeat the intro)
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\part Verse 4
Well [C] some say [G] life [Em] [D] |
will [C] beat you [G] down [Em] [D] |
[C] Break your [G] heart [Em] [D] |
[C] steal your [D] crown [Em] [D] |

\part Verse 5
So I [C] started [G] out [Em] [D] |
for [C] God knows [G] where [Em] [D] |
I [C] guess I'll [G] know  [Em] [D] |
when [C] I get [D] there [Em] [D] |

\part Chorus 2
I'm [C] learning to [G] fly [Em] [D] |
a[C] round the [G] clouds [Em] [D] |
[C] What goes [G] up [Em] [D] |
[C] must come [G] down [Em] [D] |

\part Bridge (just repeat the intro)
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\part Last Chorus
I'm [C] learning to [G] fly [Em] [D] |
but [C] I ain't got [G] wings [Em] [D] |
[C] Coming [G] down  [Em] [D] |
is the [C] hardest [G] thing [Em] [D] |
I'm [C] learning to [G] fly [Em] [D] |
a[C] round the [G] clouds [Em] [D] |
[C] What goes [G] up [Em] [D] |
[C] must come [G] down [Em] [D] |
I'm [C] learning to [G] fly [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] |
I'm [C] learning to [G] fly [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] |
EOF (Jul:2026)