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