Intro
F#m D Bm F#m
[Verse 1]
F#m
I buckle in my seatbelt and plug my headset in a chair
D
And to the music, I watch flight attendants move
Bm
They are pointing out the exits, but it looks more like a prayer
F#m
Or an ancient dance their bloodline reaches through
F#m
These planes are good for sifting through
The warriors from the men
D
I get time to sit and watch them for a while
Bm
You can see everywhere they're going
And everywhere they've been
F#m
In how they look out at the clouds each time they smile
[Chorus 1]
F#m D
And I think 'maybe he's in town for someone's birthday
F#m D
Or maybe he makes trouble everywhere
F#m
But as much he resists the conversation
D
Between the rivers and the freeways
Bm E F#m
He knows it's always there'
[Verse 2]
F#m
As the Northwest Passage sits somewhere below me as I sleep
D
I dream of captains and explorers eating boots
Bm
When I ask if I can join them, and they offer one to me
F#m
I wake up as my home comes into view
F#m
So I reached out down for my notebook to see what impressions could be spun
D
But it's just buildings and a million swimming pools
Bm
So I leaf back through the pages to see where I am from
F#m
Or for some crumbling map of what it's leading to
[Chorus 2]
F#m D
And I find that the hero in this song that I am writing
F#m D
Doesn't know he's just an image of myself
F#m
But as much he resists the conversation
D
Between the rivers and the freeways
Bm E F#m
He's somehow always asking them for help
[Solo]
F#m D B F#m
F#m D Bm F#m
[Bridge]
Bm E
I want to make out all the signs I've been ignoring
A D
How the trees reach for the sky or in the length of someone's hair
Bm E
Cause when you don't know where you are going
F#m E D
Any road will take you there
[Chorus 3]
F#m D
So maybe I'm in town for someone's birthday
F#m D
Maybe I make trouble everywhere
F#m
But as much I resist the conversation
D
Between the rivers and the freeways
Bm E F#m
I know it's always there
Bm E F#m
I know it's always there
Bm E F#m
I know it's always there