Chords for MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Holding up the Sky
Tempo:
104 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
I [Bb] found myself between two places, [Eb] either [Bb] of them a [Eb] haunt.
Could not [Bb] recognize the faces, never felt so [Eb] alone, so alone.
I found myself between [Bb] two choices, [Eb] to settle or to move on.
All my life I've heard the voices, this [Bb] time I'm the [Ab] only one.
[Eb] I
[Ab] wanna feel [D] what [F] the wind feels [Eb] like, I wanna go that [Bb] high.
[Eb] Feel no fear [G] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky,
[C] [Cm] holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Bb]
[Eb] Life astounds us in an instant, changing all we know.
[Bb] [Eb] Move just once and then [Bb] you've missed [Eb] it, all that you [Bb] can do is watch [Ab] it go,
[Eb] watch it go.
[Ab] You wanna [Eb] feel what the wind [Gm] feels [Ab] like, you wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
[Ab] Feel [Eb] no fear instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, holding [Eb] up the [Gm] sky, [Cm] holding up the [Eb] sky.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] I [Eb] found myself between two lifetimes, a sunset and [Bb] a dawn.
[Eb] I reached out and took a lot of fun, offered up between here [Ab] and gone,
[F] [Eb] here and gone.
[F] [Ab] We wanna feel [Eb] what the wind [Bb] feels [Ab] like, we wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
[Ab] Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Ab] I wanna know [Gm] what the wind feels [Ab] like, I [Eb] wanna go that [Bb] high.
[Ab] Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the [Bb] sky, [Cm] holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Cm] Holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
[Bb]
[Eb]
I [Bb] found myself between two places, [Eb] either [Bb] of them a [Eb] haunt.
Could not [Bb] recognize the faces, never felt so [Eb] alone, so alone.
I found myself between [Bb] two choices, [Eb] to settle or to move on.
All my life I've heard the voices, this [Bb] time I'm the [Ab] only one.
[Eb] I
[Ab] wanna feel [D] what [F] the wind feels [Eb] like, I wanna go that [Bb] high.
[Eb] Feel no fear [G] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky,
[C] [Cm] holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Bb]
[Eb] Life astounds us in an instant, changing all we know.
[Bb] [Eb] Move just once and then [Bb] you've missed [Eb] it, all that you [Bb] can do is watch [Ab] it go,
[Eb] watch it go.
[Ab] You wanna [Eb] feel what the wind [Gm] feels [Ab] like, you wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
[Ab] Feel [Eb] no fear instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, holding [Eb] up the [Gm] sky, [Cm] holding up the [Eb] sky.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] I [Eb] found myself between two lifetimes, a sunset and [Bb] a dawn.
[Eb] I reached out and took a lot of fun, offered up between here [Ab] and gone,
[F] [Eb] here and gone.
[F] [Ab] We wanna feel [Eb] what the wind [Bb] feels [Ab] like, we wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
[Ab] Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Ab] I wanna know [Gm] what the wind feels [Ab] like, I [Eb] wanna go that [Bb] high.
[Ab] Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the [Bb] sky, [Cm] holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Cm] Holding [Eb] up the sky.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
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Eb
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Ab
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I [Bb] found myself between two places, [Eb] _ either [Bb] of them a [Eb] haunt.
Could _ not [Bb] recognize the faces, never felt so _ [Eb] alone, so _ _ _ _ _ alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I found myself between [Bb] two choices, [Eb] to settle or to move on. _
_ All my life I've heard the voices, _ this [Bb] time _ I'm the [Ab] only one. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ wanna feel [D] what [F] the wind feels [Eb] like, I wanna go that [Bb] high. _
[Eb] _ Feel no fear [G] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky, _
[C] _ [Cm] holding [Eb] up the sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Life astounds us in an instant, _ changing all we know.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Move just once and then [Bb] you've missed [Eb] it, all that you [Bb] can do is watch [Ab] it go, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] watch it go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] You wanna [Eb] feel what the wind [Gm] feels [Ab] like, you wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
[Ab] _ Feel [Eb] no fear instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, _ holding [Eb] up the [Gm] sky, _ [Cm] _ holding up the [Eb] sky.
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ I [Eb] found myself between two lifetimes, a sunset and [Bb] a dawn.
_ [Eb] _ I reached out and took a lot of fun, offered up between here [Ab] and gone, _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] here and gone. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] We wanna feel [Eb] what the wind [Bb] feels [Ab] like, we wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
_ [Ab] _ Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down here, _ [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky.
_ [Ab] I wanna know [Gm] what the wind feels [Ab] like, I [Eb] wanna go that [Bb] high.
_ [Ab] _ Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, _ [Ab] holding [Eb] up the [Bb] sky, _ [Cm] _ holding [Eb] up the sky.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Holding [Eb] up the sky. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Bb] found myself between two places, [Eb] _ either [Bb] of them a [Eb] haunt.
Could _ not [Bb] recognize the faces, never felt so _ [Eb] alone, so _ _ _ _ _ alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I found myself between [Bb] two choices, [Eb] to settle or to move on. _
_ All my life I've heard the voices, _ this [Bb] time _ I'm the [Ab] only one. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ wanna feel [D] what [F] the wind feels [Eb] like, I wanna go that [Bb] high. _
[Eb] _ Feel no fear [G] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky, _
[C] _ [Cm] holding [Eb] up the sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Life astounds us in an instant, _ changing all we know.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Move just once and then [Bb] you've missed [Eb] it, all that you [Bb] can do is watch [Ab] it go, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] watch it go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] You wanna [Eb] feel what the wind [Gm] feels [Ab] like, you wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
[Ab] _ Feel [Eb] no fear instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, _ holding [Eb] up the [Gm] sky, _ [Cm] _ holding up the [Eb] sky.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ I [Eb] found myself between two lifetimes, a sunset and [Bb] a dawn.
_ [Eb] _ I reached out and took a lot of fun, offered up between here [Ab] and gone, _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] here and gone. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] We wanna feel [Eb] what the wind [Bb] feels [Ab] like, we wanna go [Eb] that [Bb] high.
_ [Ab] _ Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down here, _ [Ab] holding [Eb] up the sky.
_ [Ab] I wanna know [Gm] what the wind feels [Ab] like, I [Eb] wanna go that [Bb] high.
_ [Ab] _ Feel no fear [Eb] instead of being [Bb] down [Cm] here, _ [Ab] holding [Eb] up the [Bb] sky, _ [Cm] _ holding [Eb] up the sky.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Holding [Eb] up the sky. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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