[Verse 1]
D5 Csus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
G/B A#6
in-vi-ted us to o-ur home
D5 Csus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
G/B A#6
we clipped our wing so we can't fly
[half pattern]
D5 Csus2 G/B A#6 D5 Csus2 G/B A#6
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]
D5 Csus2
Bet-ter than bet-ter than what?
G/B A#6
Some dy-ing off a rocket ship
D5 Csus2
Looks as if a day is gone
G/B A#6
Looks as if a day is missing
D5 Csus2
E-very-bo-dy's trying to leave
G/B A#6
Lor-ries dri-ving to the sea
D5 Csus2
Who is, that, who slammed the door?
D5 A#6
Looks as if a day has gone
F G C# D# F G C# D#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
Dm G5/D Dm G5/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]
D5 Csus2
More ac-tive than scraps alive
G/B A#6
Sleep for weeks but of-ten stirring
D5 Csus2
More a-live_tha-an_a-ny-one swears
G/B A#6
As born were we, from hol-low trees
D5 Csus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
G/B A#6
In-vi-ted us to o-ur home
D5 Csus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
D5 A#6
We clip our wing so we can't fly
F G C# D# F G C# D#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
Dm G5/D Dm G5/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]
D5 Csus2 G/B A#6
[Verse 4]
D5 Csus2
Looks as if a day is gone
G/B A#6
Looks as if the day is play-ing
D5 Csus2
Looks as if a day is gone
G/B A#6
Looks as if a day has gone
F G C# D# F G C# D#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
F G C# D# F G C# D#
[outro]
Dm G5/D Dm G5/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|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
Dm G5/D Dm 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---------|
* . . . . * . . . .