Words & music by Paul Simon 1973
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You got to learn how to fall
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Before you learn to fly
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And mama, mama it ain't no lie
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Before you learn to fly
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Learn how to fall
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You got to drift in the breeze
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Before you set your sails
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It's an occupation where the wind prevails
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Before you set your sails
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Drift in the breeze
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Oh and it's the same old story
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Ever since the world began
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Everybody got the runs for glory
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Nobody stop and scrutinize the plan
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Nobody stop and scrutinize the plan
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You got to learn how to fall
C#9 |F#7 |B7
Before you learn to fly
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The tank towns they tell no lie
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Before you learn to fly
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Learn how to fall
Fade out:
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