Verse
F# B G#m B
Here there floats an island of saints
C# F#
Apprentice boys and girls
B G#m B
Say hi, to devils that waste their time
C# F# B G#m B
And they fall when shoes don't fit them so well
C# F# B
Slip back pumps and lounges
G#m B C#
It's where we go to cheer them on
[Chorus]
F# D#m B
Riders on the ride, won't you help me?
F# D#m B
It's crowded and a bit too lonely
F# D#m B
Mirror balls and they're spinning
F# D#m B
Happy and ascending
C# B
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
F# B G#m B
All these words that line the page
C# F# B
Dye jobs fade, sunsets
G#m B C#
That we rent when we get bored with the
F# B
Pinstripe suits
G#m B C# F# B
Degrees admin and personnel will wink
G#m B C#
Got lips and tigers in the past
[Chorus]
F# D#m B
Riders on the ride, won't you help me?
F# D#m B
It's crowded and a bit too lonely
F# D#m B
Mirror balls and they're spinning
F# D#m B
Happy and ascending
C# B
Yeah, yeah
[Instrumental]
F# C# B C
[Coda]
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
California
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
Cul-de-sacs, but
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
See the rockets fall
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
Ssshhh... hey!
[Solo]
F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C#
F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C#
[Coda]
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
Titration
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
Part of my skin
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
(D)
Expiration
G# D# C#
La la la da da la la la da da la da da
C# G#
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