Owl City - On The Wing: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "On The Wing" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn On The Wing Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Owl City
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "On The Wing" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# F Cm Breathe and I'll carry you away into the velvet sky D# A# And we'll stir the stars around F Cm And watch them fall away into the Hudson Bay D# F A# And plummet out of sight and sound F Cm The open summer breeze will sweep you through the hills D# A# Where I live in the alpine heights F Below the Northern Lights, Cm I spend my coldest nights D# F Gm7 D# Alone, awake and thinking of the weekend we were A# in love Home among these mountain tops can be so awfully dull A thousand miles from the tide But photos on the walls of New York shopping malls Distract me so I stay inside I wish the rockets stayed over the promenade 'Cause I would make a hook and eye And fish them from the sky, my darling, she and I We're hanging on so take us high To sing the world goodbye Chorus: D# A# F I am floating away D# A# F Lost in a silent ballet D# A# F I'm dreaming you're out in the blue and Gm7 D# I am right beside you A# F Awake to take in the view D# A# F Late nights and early parades D# A# F Still photos and noisy arcades D# A# F My darling, we're both on the wing, Gm7 D# look down and keep on singing! A# F And we can go anywhere D# A# F Are you there (are you there, are you there, are you there)? D# A# Are you there (are you there), Gm7 F Cm A# F or are you just a decoy dream in my head? D# F Gm7 A# D# A# F Am I home, or am I simply tumbling all alone? Chorus I am floating away (floating away) Lost in a silent ballet (a silent ballet) I'm dreaming you're out in the blue and I am right beside you Awake to take in the view Late nights and early parades (early parades) Still photos and noisy arcades (noisy arcades) My darling, we're both on the wing Look down and keep on singing And we can go anywhere Are you there? (Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?) Are you there? (Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  D#  F  Gm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "On The Wing" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "On The Wing" by Owl City.