this is one of my favourite kate rusby songs; this isn’t the way she plays it – i
couldn’t be bothered to figure that out – but this seems to work just fine!
C F G Am
how can you speak when you don’t understand ,
C F G C
how can you change what is altered ,
C F G Am
how can you help when you won’t reprimand ,
C F G C
and how can you save what has faltered
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
C F G Am
how can you share what you’ve already spent
C F G C
how can you care for the harmless
C F G Am
how can you take when you have no consent
C F G C
we will never be charmed by the charmless
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
C F G Am
how can you talk of the great and the good
C F G C
when all that we hear is deceiving
C F G Am
how can we find what you never could
C F G C
oh don’t let us stop you from leaving
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
C F G Am
how can you speak of damnation and fire
C F G C
when all that we hear is misleading
C F G Am
we all know you speak with the tone of a liar
C F G C
you will never be one we believe in
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
this is one of my favourite kate rusby songs; this isn’t the way she plays it – i
couldn’t be bothered to figure that out – but this seems to work just fine!
C F G Am
how can you speak when you don’t understand ,
C F G C
how can you change what is altered ,
C F G Am
how can you help when you won’t reprimand ,
C F G C
and how can you save what has faltered
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
C F G Am
how can you share what you’ve already spent
C F G C
how can you care for the harmless
C F G Am
how can you take when you have no consent
C F G C
we will never be charmed by the charmless
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
C F G Am
how can you talk of the great and the good
C F G C
when all that we hear is deceiving
C F G Am
how can we find what you never could
C F G C
oh don’t let us stop you from leaving
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
C F G Am
how can you speak of damnation and fire
C F G C
when all that we hear is misleading
C F G Am
we all know you speak with the tone of a liar
C F G C
you will never be one we believe in
chorus :
Am F C G
the beasts on the wing let them fly ,
Am F C G
the worlds in a spin let them fly ,
F C Am G
and we will watch as they fall ,
F G C
and try not to notice at all
