Airplanes Bass Tabs - B.O.B Ft. Hayley Williams @ BigBassTabs.com

B.O.B Ft. HAYLEY WILLIAMS — AIRPLANES BASS TAB


MAIN RIFFT
G|—————————————————————|     G|————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————|     D|————————————————————————————————————|
A|———————————666———————|     A|———————————————————6—6—6—6——————————|
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—| OR  E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

INTRO

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
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D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
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D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
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D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|


VERSE

Yeah
I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
To go back to a place much simpler than this
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

Cause after all the partyin' and smashin' and crashin'
And all the glitz and the glam and the fashion
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

And all the pandemonium and all the madness
There comes a time where you fade to the blackness
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

And when you're staring at that phone in your lap
And you hoping but them people never call you back
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

But that's just how the story unfolds
You get another hand soon after you fold
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

And when your plans unravel
And they sayin' what would you wish for
If you had one chance
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A|———————————————————6—6—6—6——————————|
E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
I'm on my way so don't close that gate
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight
And I'll be right back at it by the end of the night
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|


CHORUS

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|


VERSE II

Somebody take me back to the days
Before this was a job, before I got paid
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Yeah back when I was tryin' to get into the subway
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

And back when I was rappin' for the hell of it
But now a days we rappin' to stay relevant
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A|———————————————————6—6—6—6——————————|
E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

I'm guessin that if we can make some wishes outta airplanes
Then maybe yo maybe I'll go back to the days
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A|———————————————————6—6—6—6——————————|
E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

Before the politics that we call the rap game
And back when ain't nobody listened to my mix tape
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

And back before I tried to cover up my slang
But this is for the Cada, what's up Bobby Ray
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

So can I get a wish to end the politics
And get back to the music that started this sh—t
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E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|

So here I stand and then again I say
I'm hopin' we can make some wishes outta airplanes
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A|———————————————————6—6—6—6——————————|
E|—3—3—3—3——6—6—6—6———————————6—6—6—6—|


OUTRO

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
G|—————————————————————|    
D|—————————————————————|    
A|———————————666———————|   
E|—333——6—66——————6—66—|

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G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
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```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

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B.O.B Ft. Hayley Williams — AIRPLANES bass tabs