Intro
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[Verse]
B F#m
how long before I get in
E
before it starts, before I begin
B F#m
how long before you decide
E
before I know what it feels like
B F#m
where to, where do I go
E
if you never tried then you'll never know
B F#m
how long do I have to climb
E
up on this side of this mountain of mine
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B F#m
look up, I look up at night
E
planets are moving at the speed of light
B F#m
come up, up in the trees
E
every chance that you get is a chance you seize
B F#m
how long am I gonna stand
E
with my head stuck under the sand
B F#m
I'll start before I can stop
E
or before I see things the right way up
[Pre-Chorus]
A B C#m
all that noise, all that sound
A B C#m
all those places that i got found
[Chorus]
A C#m
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
E A
to show how it all began
A C#m
birds come flying from the underground
G#m A
if you could see it then you'd understand
[Instrumental]
B F#m E B F#m E
[Verse]
B F#m
ideas that you'll never find
E
all the inventors could never design
B F#m
the buildings that you put up
E
Japan and China all lit up
B F#m
the sign that I couldn't read
E
all the light that I couldn't see
B F#m
somethings you have to believe
E
but others are puzzles, puzzling me
[Pre-Chorus]
A B C#m
all that noise, all that sound
A B C#m
all those places that i got found
[Chorus]
A C#m
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
E A
to show how it all began
A C#m
birds come flying from the underground
G#m A E
if you could see it then you'd understand
[Bridge]
A B C#m
all those signs I knew what they meant
F#
something you can't invent
A B C#m
Some get made, and some get sent
F#
ooh
[Chorus]
A C#m
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
E A
to show how it all began
A C#m
birds come flying from the underground
G#m A
if you could see it then you'd understand
[Outro]
G#m A
Oh when you see it then you'll understand