Jet Airliner Chords
Jet Airliner by Steve Miller Band is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Lead guitar part
E|--8-6-8--6----------
B|-----------6t8p6----
G|-----------------8--
D|--------------------
A|--------------------
E|--------------------
C F C F C
Leavin' home, out on the road I've been down before
C F C
Ridin' along in 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
C Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Bb F C
Don't carry me too far away
C Bb F C
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
C Bb F C
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Guitar 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
But my heart keeps calling me backwards
C Bb F C
as I get on the seven o seven
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
Guitar 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 on 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
Big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Guitar x2
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
Big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Chorus (with fade)
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Carry me to my home
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's there that I belong
Guitar x2