[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Man and machine and nothing there in between
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A flying circus and a man from Prussia
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The sky and a plane, this man commands his domain
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The western front and all the way to Russia
[Pre-chorus]
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Death from above, you're under fire
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Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher
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Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies
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That’s where the legend will arise--- (ABRUPT STOP)
N.C.
And he's flying -
[Chorus]
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Higher, the king of the sky
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He's flying too fast and he’s flying too high
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Higher, an eye for an eye
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The legend will never die
[Verse 2]
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First to the scene he is a lethal machine
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It's bloody April and the tide is turning
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Fire at will it is the thrill of the kill
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Four in a day shot down with engines burning
[Pre-chorus]
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Embrace the fame, red squadron leader
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Call out his name, Rote kampflieger
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In the game to win, a gambler rolls the dice
Ab Em G
Eighty allies paid the price--- (ABRUPT STOP)
N.C.
And he's flying
[Chorus]
Cm Bb
Higher, the king of the sky
Cm Bb
He's flying too fast and he’s flying too high
Cm Bb
Higher, an eye for an eye
Cm Bb
The legend will never die
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[Chorus]
Cm
Higher
Cm Bb
Higher, the king of the sky
Cm Bb
He's flying too fast and he’s flying too high
Cm Bb
Higher, an eye for an eye
Cm Bb
The legend will never die
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Higher
[Guitar Solo]
Cm Bb Cm (x2)
Eb Bb Cm (x2)
[Bridge]
Ab Bb Eb Gm Cm
Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies
Ab Bb G
And the Legend never dies!
G
And he's flying!
G
And he's flying!!
G
And he's flying!!!
[Chorus]
Cm Bb
Higher, the king of the sky
Cm Bb
He's flying too fast and he’s flying too high
Cm Bb
Higher, an eye for an eye
Cm Bb
The legend will never die
Cm Bb
Higher, the king of the sky
Cm Bb
He's flying too fast and he’s flying too high
Cm Bb
Higher, an eye for an eye
Cm Bb
The legend will never die
Cm Bb
(abrupt stop)