Intro
C G F
C G F
[Verse 1]
C G F C
I want to cross stitch shut my eyes
G F C
Wage a war on the world outside
G F D
Brace the barricade in my mind,
F
But that’s alright
[Verse 2]
C G F C
I stretch the truths ’til they lose shape
G F C
As support beams bend and break
G F D
Watch reality’s slow cascade,
F
But that’s alright
N.C.
And I’ve been thinking…
[Chorus]
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
I don’t want to leave, I don’t want to stay
C G A E
Why look twice at a beautiful existence?
F A G
Ooh whoa oh oh
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
I don’t want to leave, I don’t want to stay
C G A E
Why look twice at a beautiful existence?
F A G
Ooh whoa oh oh
C G F
[Verse 3]
C G F C
I watch the sun dry out the grass
G F C
Hear the silence shatter glass
G F D
Feel perfection swerve and crash,
F
But that’s alright
D F
Yeah, but that’s alright
[Chorus]
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
I don’t want to leave, I don’t want to stay
C G A E
Why look twice at a beautiful existence?
F A G
Ooh whoa oh oh
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
I don’t want to leave, I don’t want to stay
C G A E
Why look twice at a beautiful existence?
F A G
Ooh whoa oh oh
[Bridge]
A F
Close my eyes, hope it all ends well this time
A F G
Close my eyes, hope it all ends well this time
Go! [Solo - listen to song for timing]
C F G
C F G
[Chorus]
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
I don’t want to leave, I don’t want to stay
C G A E
Why look twice at a beautiful existence?
F A G
And that’s alright
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
I don’t want to leave, I don’t want to stay
C G A E
Why look twice at a beautiful existence?
F A G
Ooh whoa oh oh
C G F
Whoa oh oh oh
C G F
Whoa oh oh oh
C G A E
Ain’t life swell from a pretty little distance?
F A G
Ooh whoa oh oh
(End on E)