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