[Verse 1]
A5 Gsus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
D/F# F6
in-vi-ted us to o-ur home
A5 Gsus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
D/F# F6
we clipped our wing so we can't fly
[half pattern]
A5 Gsus2 D/F# F6 A5 Gsus2 D/F# F6
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]
A5 Gsus2
Bet-ter than bet-ter than what?
D/F# F6
Some dy-ing off a rocket ship
A5 Gsus2
Looks as if a day is gone
D/F# F6
Looks as if a day is missing
A5 Gsus2
E-very-bo-dy's trying to leave
D/F# F6
Lor-ries dri-ving to the sea
A5 Gsus2
Who is, that, who slammed the door?
A5 F6
Looks as if a day has gone
C D G# A# C D G# A#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
Am D5/A Am D5/A
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]
A5 Gsus2
More ac-tive than scraps alive
D/F# F6
Sleep for weeks but of-ten stirring
A5 Gsus2
More a-live_tha-an_a-ny-one swears
D/F# F6
As born were we, from hol-low trees
A5 Gsus2
Tel-ling fa-mi-liar sto-ries
D/F# F6
In-vi-ted us to o-ur home
A5 Gsus2
for some soup, bo-thered by steam
A5 F6
We clip our wing so we can't fly
C D G# A# C D G# A#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
[interlude]
Am D5/A Am D5/A
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]
A5 Gsus2 D/F# F6
[Verse 4]
A5 Gsus2
Looks as if a day is gone
D/F# F6
Looks as if the day is play-ing
A5 Gsus2
Looks as if a day is gone
D/F# F6
Looks as if a day has gone
C D G# A# C D G# A#
a-waaaaaaaaaaay...
C D G# A# C D G# A#
[outro]
Am D5/A Am D5/A
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|-----------------------------------------|
* . . . . * . . . .
Am D5/A Am D
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---------|
* . . . . * . . . .