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Version 1 Version 2 Version 4Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band Tabbed by Dave Seager C 8-10xxxx or x35xxx F x8-10xxx or xx35xx Bb 68xxxx or x13xxx Really C5, F5, Bb5, or play fuller chord voicings. Embellish C5 with C6 8-12xxxx or x37xxx [Lead Lick] (two guitars) (C N.C. Bb) - play this on the intro, on repeats hold the C chord e|----8--6--8----6-----------| B|------------------6h8p6----| G|----5--3--5----3--------8--| D|------------------3h5p3----| A|------------------------6--| E|---------------------------| [Intro] (Begin with an eighth note pickup of Bb) C Lead lick x4 C F C F C C F C C Bb F C C Bb F C Bb F C x3 Bb F C Lead lick x4 [Verse 1] C F C F C Leavin' home, out on the road I've been down before C F C Ridin' along on this big ol' jet plane, I've been thinkin' about my home C Bb F C But my love light seems so far away and I feel like it's all been done C Bb F C Somebody's tryin' to make me stay, you know I've got to be movin' on [Chorus] Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Don't carry me too far away Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Cause it's here that I've got to stay C Lead lick x2 [Verse 2] C F C F C Goodbye to all my friends at home, goodbye to people I've trusted C F C I've got to go out and make my way, I might get rich, you know I might get busted C Bb F C But my heart keeps calling me backwards as I get on the seven oh seven (707) C Bb F C Ridin' high, I got tears in my eyes, you know you got to go through hell before you get to heaven [Chorus] Bb F C Big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Don't carry me too far away Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Cause it's here that I've got to stay C Lead lick x2 [Verse 3] C F C F C Touchin' down in New England town, feel the heat comin' down C F C I've got to keep on keepin' on, you know the big wheel keeps a spinnin' around C Bb F C And I'm goin' with some hesitation, you know that I can surely see C Bb F C That I don't want to get caught up in any of that funky shit goin' down in the city [Chorus] Bb F C Big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Don't carry me too far away Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Cause it's here that I've got to stay Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Don't carry me too far away Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Cause it's here that I've got to stay C Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Lead lick x2 [Chorus] Bb F C Big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Don't carry me too far away Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Cause it's here that I've got to stay Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Carry me to my home Bb F C Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner Bb F C Cause it's there that I belong C Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Lead lick x4 Bb F C Big ol' jet airliner (fade out)