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