The Great Airplane Strike:Paul Revere And The Raiders. #17 Cash Box Top 100 and #45 in Canada in 1966. INTRO: A G A (x4) #1.

^AI was down in L.A. ^GTown when our ^Amanager said, ^Gjump. I ^Athrew my clothes and my ^Gsaxophone in a ^Atwo by four-bit ^Gtrunk. I ^Apushed it to the ^Gairport, and I ^Aran to the ticket ^Gline.. ^Aman said, 'Son, you could have ^Gsaved the run, those ^Aaiplanes

just quit flyin.' CHORUS:

^AIf I can't ^Dleave here, I just might ^Estay.. and that ^B7L.A. flyway is ^Egoin' to be my ^Ahome.^G ^A ^G

#2.

^AI ran through the terminal ^Gbuilding to ^Afly by my air^Gline. The ^Aman said I could ride the ^Gwing, and ^AI said that was ^Gfine. He said, '^AI'll confirm your ^Greservation and ^Aput the plane on ^Ghold.' He come ^Aback and said, '^GSorry, but that ^Awing space just been

sold.' CHORUS:

^AIf I can't ^Dleave here, I just might ^Estay.. and that ^B7L.A. flyway is ^Egoin' to be my ^Ahome.^G ^A ^G

#3.

I ^Awalked into the washroom ^Gand I ^Abuilt myself a ^Gfire.. ^Athrew on lots of ^Gpaper and the ^Aflames kept gettin' ^Ghigher. The ^Ajanitor come runnin' ^Gin, so ^Ascared his face was ^Gwhite.. so, ^AI explained my ^Gsituation, ^Ahe said, 'That's all right.'

CHORUS:

^AIf I can't ^Dleave here, I just might ^Estay.. and that ^B7L.A. flyway is ^Egoin' to be my ^Ahome.^G ^A ^G

#4.

Next ^Aday I thought that I would ^Gleave, so I ^Apacked my things a^Ggain. I ^Awaited fourteen hours ^Gfor a ^Ataxi to come ^Gin. I ^Aspotted one that wasn't ^Gfull, and I threw ^Amyself in ^Gfast. ^AThe driver said, 'I'm sorry, ^Gbut this ^Ataxi's out of gas!'

CHORUS:

^AIf I can't ^Dleave here, I just might ^Estay.. and that ^B7L.A. flyway is ^Egoin' to be my ^Ahome.^G ^A ^G

OUTRO: A G A G (x30) (Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

Paul Revere and the Raiders - The great airplane strike