Macklemore - Wings

^GmI was seven years old, when I got my first ^D#pair, And I stepped outside And I was like, &^A#quot;Momma, this air bubble right here, ^Dit's gonna make me fly" I hit back-^Gmcourt and when I jumped, I jum^D#ped, I swear I got so high I touched the ^A#7net, "Momma I touched the net," th^Dis is the best day of my life Air M^Gmax's was next, That air bubble, that mesh The b^D#ox, the smell, the stuffin', the tread, In sc^Cmhool, I was so cool, I knew that I couldn't crease 'em My fr^A#iends couldn't afford 'em, Four ^Dstripes on their Adidas On the ^Gmcourt I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros Yo, ^D#I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that lo^Cmgo

And then my f^A#riend Carlos' brother got m^Durdered for his Fours*, whoa See he just wanted a ^Gmjump shot, but they wanted to start a cult though Didn't wanna get c^D#aught, from Genesee Park to Othello You could ^Gmclown for those Pro Wings, with the Velcro, Those were not tight I was trying to ^Dfly without leaving the ground, Cause I ^Gmwanted to be like Mike, right, Wanted to be him, ^D#I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim ^CmI wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in, ^A#I wanted what he had, A^Dmerica, it begins

^GmI want to fly, Can you ^D#take me far ^Cmaway? Give me a star to reach for ^A#Tell me what it ^Dtakes, And I'll go so ^Gmhigh I'll go so high, My f^D#eet won't touch the ground Stitch my w^Cmings, And pull the strings, I bought these dr^A#eams, That a^Dll fall

^GmWe want what we can't have, commodity makes us want it ^D# So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it ^A# Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new shi^Dt A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop^Gm in Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool ki^D#d I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movemen^Cmt

They to^A#ld me to just do it, I list^Dened to what that swoosh said Look ^Gmat what that swoosh did See it consumed my thought^D#s

^CmStrangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk ^A# That's my air bubble and ^DI'm lost if it pops ^GmWe are what we wear, we wear what we are But ^D#see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all Will I ^A#stand for change or stay in my box These ^DNikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine, o^Gmff

^GmI want to fly, Can you ^D#take me far ^Cmaway? Give me a star to reach for ^A#Tell me what it ^Dtakes, And I'll go so ^Gmhigh I'll go so high, My f^D#eet won't touch the ground Stitch my w^Cmings, And pull the strings, I bought these dr^A#eams, That a^Dll fall

^GmThey started out, with what I wear to school That first ^D#day, like these are what make you cool And this p^A#air, this would be my parachute So much ^Dmore than just a pair of shoes Nah, this is what I ^Gmam

This d^D#ream that they sold to you For a hundred ^Cmdollars and some change

And now I ^A#see it's just a^Dnother pair of shoes