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       G#5/7    C 
It's a terrible thing to lose 
       Am            F 
It's a giving thing 
       Am       G#5/7    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 

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.