Chris de Burgh - Broken Wings

broken wings
words & music by chris de burgh

intro : E – F#m – E/G# – A – E – F#m7/B – E – Esus

E F#m E/G# A
these broken wings can take me no further
E B A E Esus
i’m lost , and out at sea ,
E F#m E/G#
i thought these wings would hold me forever
E B A G#
and on to eternity ,
A E/G# A E
and far away i can hear your voice ,
A E/G# Bsus
i can hear it in the silence of the morning ,
B E F#m E/G# A
but these broken wings have let me down
E/G# F#m F#m7/B E Esus – E – Esus
they can � t even carry me home .

in broken dreams that keep me from sleeping
i remember all the things i said ,
well i’ve broken all the promises
i said i would be keeping ,
they’re gone , like leaves they fell ,
for it’s so hard when you � re far away ,
all i needed was a shoulder i could cry on ,
now these broken dreams have woken me ,
my love , will you carry me home .

E Esus B
or will you treat me like some traveller
A E/G# E
on a dark and lonely road ,
F#m E/G# A E/G# F#m7 B
who sees a light and a woman who will give him love ,
E F#m
oh and just when she reaches the part
E/G# A
when she’s supposed to comfort his broken heart
E F#m B A – E/G# – F#m
she turns away , and sends him travelling on , on .
oh when i left i believed that nothing would go wrong
i thought the whole world would be waiting for my story ,
take me back , my love , i need you now ,
come back and carry me home ,
E D C#m A
take me back and heal these broken wings ,
F#m F#m7/B E F#m E/G# A – E – B – A – E
come back and carry me home .