Roller Derby – Flying High Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Roller Derby – Flying High Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsGGmDABmEmA7A13D7

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[Verse 1]
G             Gm          
Lonely people passing by, 
D                       A
slowly vanish out of my sight.
G           Gm            
Sentimental dreamy-eyed - 
  D                    A
I can’t get you off my mind.
             G    
I’m living a lie, 
               Bm
I’m stuck in a phase
       D                     A
Like a beam of light in dark space.
G              Bm
Starless skies in the night
D                   A
What we admire will keep us alive.

[Chorus]
Em                   D
Oh boy please let me sleep 
for a while
Em                      D
Oh boy and don’t let me loose, 
when I fight.
   G          Gm        
Oh I’m flying high like 
   A7                 A13
an airplane up in the sky.

[Instrumental]
G Gm D A
G Gm D A

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[Verse 2]
G            Gm          D    
Hazy notions of love are only 
            A
ever what I have
G             Gm             
Lip devotions drive me mad - 
  D                        A
I can’t get you out off my head.
             G    
I’m living a lie, 
               Bm
I’m stuck in a phase
       D                     A
Like a beam of light in dark space.
G              Bm
Starless skies in the night
D                   A
What we admire will keep us alive.

[Chorus]
Em                   D
Oh boy please let me sleep 
for a while
Em                      D
Oh boy and don’t let me loose, 
when I fight.
   G          Gm        
Oh I’m flying high like 
   A7                 A13
an airplane up in the sky.

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[Instrumental]
G Gm D A
G Gm D A
G Gm D A
G Gm D A

[Chorus]
Em                 D
Oh boy just let me sleep 
for a while
Em                   
Oh boy and don’t let 
   D       D7
me lose my mind
   G          Gm        
Oh I’m flying high like 
   D                  A
an airplane up in the sky.
   G          Gm       
Oh I’m flying high like
    D                  A
an airplane up in the sky.
   G          Gm        
Oh I’m flying high like 
   D                  A
an airplane up in the sky.
   G          Gm            D
Oh I’m flying high into the sky.

How to play Flying High: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Flying High by Roller Derby on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Flying High by Roller Derby is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 9 chords: G, Gm, D, A, Bm, Em, A7, A13 and D7.

Listen for G – Gm – D – A (IV – iv – I – V in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Gm, Bm and A13 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
A13 chord on guitar (x02022)
A13A C♯ E G F♯
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C

Flying High chords: questions

What key is Flying High in?

Flying High by Roller Derby is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Flying High?

Flying High uses 9 chords: G, Gm, D, A, Bm, Em, A7, A13, D7.

What is the chord progression of Flying High?

The main progression is G – Gm – D – A (IV – iv – I – V).

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