Intro: C Bbm F G C G
C
Sailing away on the crest of a wave
Am
It's like magic
Ab
Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding
Fm
It's magic
Em Dm
And you, and your sweet desire,
Em Dm Em F G C
You took me, oh, oh higher and higher baby,
Am F
It's a living thing,
Am G5+/7 C
It's a terrible thing to lose
Am F
It's a giving thing
Am G5+/7 C
What a terrible thing to lose.
Bbm C Bbm G C G
I'm taking a dive. (dive)
Making believe this is what you've conceived
From your worst day, (I'm taking a dive)
Moving in line when you look back in time
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To the first day, (I'm taking I'm taking)
And you and your sweet desire,
(Don't you do it), don't you do it,
to me oh, oh, higher and higher baby
It's a living thing,
It's a terrible thing to lose,
It's a giving thing
What a terrible thing to lose
Bbm F G C G
I'm taking a dive. On the sky
Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide
Floating down stream, (I'm taking a dive)
Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show
It's a bad dream, (I'm taking , I'm taking)
And you and your sweet desire
(Don't you do it) , don't you do it to me,
Oh, oh, higher and higher baby
It's a living thing,
It's a terrible thing to lose (Twice)
It's a giving thing
What a terrible thing to lose.