artist : the moody blues
song : floating
tabbed by : dj
18th june 2013

one of ray thomas’ silly , but fun , songs .

tuning : standard

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F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
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C F G7 C C/B Am F G7
floating , free as a bird , sixty foot leaps , it’s so G# – surd ,
F G7 C C/B Am
from up here you should see the view ,
D7 G7
such a lot of space for . . . me , and you!

C Em F C G7 C
oh – – – oh , you’d like it , gliding A – round , get your feet off the ground ,
C Em F G F G7
oh – – – oh , you’d like it , do as you please , with so much ease – – – – – – – !

F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
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C F G7 C C/B Am F G7
now i . . . know how it feels . . to have wings . . . on my heels ,
F G7 C C/B Am
to take a stroll . . . A – mong the stars ,
D7 G7
get a close look at . . . planet mars!

C Em F C G7 C
oh – – – oh , you’d like it , gliding A – round , get your feet off the ground ,
C Em F G F G7
oh – – – oh , you’d like it , do as you please , with so much ease – – – – – – – !

F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
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C F G7
bouncing A – bout on the moon ,
C C/B Am F G7
guess you’ll all . . . be up here soon ,
F G7 C C/B Am
the candy stores . . . they’ll be brand new ,
D7 G7
and you’ll buy rock with ’the moon’ right through!

C Em F C G7 C
oh – – – oh , you’d like it , gliding A – round , get your feet off the ground ,
C Em F G F G7
oh – – – oh , you’d like it , do as you please , with so much ease – – – – – – – !

F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
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F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
i’ll fly – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – !
F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
ahh – – – – – – – – – – – – ! i’ll fly – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – !
F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
ah – ah – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – , ah – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – !
F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7
i’ll fly – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – !

F/C C F G7 F/C C F G7 C
you’d like – – – it – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – !

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F/C = x33211 F = 133211
C = x32010 Am = x02210
G7 = 320001 D7 = xx0232
C/B = x2x010 Em = 022000