[Verse 1]
B5 Asus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
E/G# G6
in-vi-ted us to o-ur home
B5 Asus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
E/G# G6
we clipped our wing so we can't fly
[half pattern]
B5 Asus2 E/G# G6 B5 Asus2 E/G# G6
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]
B5 Asus2
Bet-ter than bet-ter than what?
E/G# G6
Some dy-ing off a rocket ship
B5 Asus2
Looks as if a day is gone
E/G# G6
Looks as if a day is missing
B5 Asus2
E-very-bo-dy's trying to leave
E/G# G6
Lor-ries dri-ving to the sea
B5 Asus2
Who is, that, who slammed the door?
B5 G6
Looks as if a day has gone
D E A# C D E A# C
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
Bm E5/B Bm E5/B
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]
B5 Asus2
More ac-tive than scraps alive
E/G# G6
Sleep for weeks but of-ten stirring
B5 Asus2
More a-live_tha-an_a-ny-one swears
E/G# G6
As born were we, from hol-low trees
B5 Asus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
E/G# G6
In-vi-ted us to o-ur home
B5 Asus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
B5 G6
We clip our wing so we can't fly
D E A# C D E A# C
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
Bm E5/B Bm E5/B
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]
B5 Asus2 E/G# G6
[Verse 4]
B5 Asus2
Looks as if a day is gone
E/G# G6
Looks as if the day is play-ing
B5 Asus2
Looks as if a day is gone
E/G# G6
Looks as if a day has gone
D E A# C D E A# C
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
D E A# C D E A# C
[outro]
Bm E5/B Bm E5/B
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|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
Bm E5/B Bm E
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---------|
* . . . . * . . . .