Verse
E
On summer nights the stars fall a little slower and
C#m
I don't know if I can catch them in time
Cadd9
To sew words delicately to the palm of my hand, tell me
Bsus4
What am I worth?
E
Do you see words written in the air?
C#m
Or is it just me forming pictures from nowhere?
Cadd9
I have funny little comic books taped to my hands and
Bsus4
F# brain within a brain it's got a mind of it's own, yeah.
[Interlude]
E C#m Cadd9 Bsus4
[Chorus]
E
Rocket ships will take off
C#m
Whether you're in them or not
Cadd9
And it's sad, but it's the truth
Bsus4
The world would still turn without you
E
And when your bones turn to earth
C#m
And you ask me, "What was I worth?"
Cadd9
I'll simply plant a flower above you
Bsus4 E C#m
And you can watch it grow
Cadd9 Bsus4
And you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow.
[Verse]
E
On summer nights my thoughts form a little vauger and
C#m
I don't know how to arrange them or put them into words
Cadd9
Now I'm leaving bashful teardrops in my hands
Bsus4
So tell me I am a man
E
Do you think aliens in outer space
C#m
Think that they're the only human race?
Cadd9
My mind's a house of magic cards about to blow away, yeah
Bsus4
I'm just a shoot and I'm not ready to grow yet
[Interlude]
E C#m Cadd9 Bsus4
[Chorus]
E
Rocket ships will take off
C#m
Whether you're in them or not
Cadd9
And it's sad, but it's the truth
Bsus4
The world would still turn without you
E
And when your bones turn to earth
C#m
And you ask me, "What was I worth?"
Cadd9
I'll simply plant a flower above you
Bsus4 E C#m
And you can watch it grow
Cadd9 Bsus4
And you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow
[Bridge]
E
Would it be okay for me to stay?
C#m
If okay is here, then I'm far away...
Cadd9
And the train's not leaving for a while
Bsus4
I packed my bags but they emptied themselves somehow
E
The thought of meaning something just makes my brain
C#m
Twist, invert, and fall down sideways
Cadd9
But my voice is a spark, so let me sing
Bsus4
'Till the fire's so bright, it's deafening
[Chorus]
E
Rocket ships will take off
C#m
Whether you're in them or not
Cadd9
And it's sad, but it's the truth
Bsus4
The world would still turn without you
E
And when your bones turn to earth
C#m
And you ask me, "What was I worth?"
Cadd9
I'll simply plant a flower above you
Bsus4 E C#m
And you can watch it grow
Cadd9 Bsus4
And you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow.