[Verse 1]
D#5 C#sus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
G#/C B6
in-vi-ted us to o-ur home
D#5 C#sus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
G#/C B6
we clipped our wing so we can't fly
[half pattern]
D#5 C#sus2 G#/C B6 D#5 C#sus2 G#/C B6
e|---------------5---------------5---------|
B|-----------6---------------6-------------|
G|-------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-|
D|---7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----|
A|-5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . . * . . . . * . . . .
[Verse 2]
D#5 C#sus2
Bet-ter than bet-ter than what?
G#/C B6
Some dy-ing off a rocket ship
D#5 C#sus2
Looks as if a day is gone
G#/C B6
Looks as if a day is missing
D#5 C#sus2
E-very-bo-dy's trying to leave
G#/C B6
Lor-ries dri-ving to the sea
D#5 C#sus2
Who is, that, who slammed the door?
D#5 B6
Looks as if a day has gone
F# G# D E F# G# D E
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
D#m G#5/D# D#m G#5/D#
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3---3-----|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---0-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
[Verse 3]
D#5 C#sus2
More ac-tive than scraps alive
G#/C B6
Sleep for weeks but of-ten stirring
D#5 C#sus2
More a-live_tha-an_a-ny-one swears
G#/C B6
As born were we, from hol-low trees
D#5 C#sus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
G#/C B6
In-vi-ted us to o-ur home
D#5 C#sus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
D#5 B6
We clip our wing so we can't fly
F# G# D E F# G# D E
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
D#m G#5/D# D#m G#5/D#
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3---3-----|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---0-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
[loop 11 times]
D#5 C#sus2 G#/C B6
[Verse 4]
D#5 C#sus2
Looks as if a day is gone
G#/C B6
Looks as if the day is play-ing
D#5 C#sus2
Looks as if a day is gone
G#/C B6
Looks as if a day has gone
F# G# D E F# G# D E
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
F# G# D E F# G# D E
[outro]
D#m G#5/D# D#m G#5/D#
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1-------------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---3---3-----|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---0-----|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---0-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
D#m G#5/D# D#m G#
e|-1---0-1-------------1---0-1---3---------|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-----3---3-3---0---------|
G|-2---0-2---0---0-----2---0-2---0---------|
D|-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0-0---0---------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3---------|
* . . . . * . . . .