[Verse 1]
C#5 Bsus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
F#/A# A6
in-vi-ted us to o-ur home
C#5 Bsus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
F#/A# A6
we clipped our wing so we can't fly
[half pattern]
C#5 Bsus2 F#/A# A6 C#5 Bsus2 F#/A# A6
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]
C#5 Bsus2
Bet-ter than bet-ter than what?
F#/A# A6
Some dy-ing off a rocket ship
C#5 Bsus2
Looks as if a day is gone
F#/A# A6
Looks as if a day is missing
C#5 Bsus2
E-very-bo-dy's trying to leave
F#/A# A6
Lor-ries dri-ving to the sea
C#5 Bsus2
Who is, that, who slammed the door?
C#5 A6
Looks as if a day has gone
E F# C D E F# C D
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
C#m F#5/C# C#m F#5/C#
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]
C#5 Bsus2
More ac-tive than scraps alive
F#/A# A6
Sleep for weeks but of-ten stirring
C#5 Bsus2
More a-live_tha-an_a-ny-one swears
F#/A# A6
As born were we, from hol-low trees
C#5 Bsus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
F#/A# A6
In-vi-ted us to o-ur home
C#5 Bsus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
C#5 A6
We clip our wing so we can't fly
E F# C D E F# C D
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
C#m F#5/C# C#m F#5/C#
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]
C#5 Bsus2 F#/A# A6
[Verse 4]
C#5 Bsus2
Looks as if a day is gone
F#/A# A6
Looks as if the day is play-ing
C#5 Bsus2
Looks as if a day is gone
F#/A# A6
Looks as if a day has gone
E F# C D E F# C D
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
E F# C D E F# C D
[outro]
C#m F#5/C# C#m F#5/C#
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|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
C#m F#5/C# C#m F#
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---------|
* . . . . * . . . .