[Intro Riff - 79 BPM - No drums] C Csus4 x32011 G 32003x 32000 F xx3211 xx3211 Fsus2 xx3011 xx3011 F xx3211
[Verse 1] Now [C] that she's back in the atmosphere With [G] drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, h [F] ey (Fsus2 riff) [C] She acts like summer and walks like rain [G] Reminds me that there's time to change, h [F] ey, hey (Fsus2 riff) [C] Since the return from her stay on the moon [G] She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, [F] hey (Fsus2 riff)
[Chorus 1] [G] Tell me did you sail across the [D] sun Did you make it to the Milky [F] Way to see the lights all faded [C] And that heaven is overrated [G] Tell me, did you fall from a shooting [D] star One without a permanent [Dm] scar And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself out there
[Drums in Intro Riff - C C C (C Csus4) G G G (G Gadd6) F - x8(7)565 x8(5)565 x8(7)565]
[Verse 2] F riff - play x87565 x85565 x87565 Now [C] that she's back from that soul vacation [G] Tracing her way through the constellation, [F] hey, hey (F riff) She [C] checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo Re [G] minds me that there's room to grow, hey, [F] hey Now [C] that she's back in the atmosphere I'm a [G] fraid that she might think of me as [F] plain ol' Jane Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land (chromatic up to G# then to G)
[Chorus 2] [G] Tell me did the wind sweep you off your [D] feet Did you finally get the chance to [F] dance along the light of day [C] And head back to the Milky Way And [G] tell me, did Venus blow your [D] mind Was it everything you wanted to [Dm] find And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself out there
[La la Riff - C9 C C9 C C9 C - G (3x003x) G6 (3x0030) G6 G G6 G - F(at1) F(at5)]
[Bridge] Can you imagine no [C] love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your [G] best friend always sticking [F] up for you, even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no [C] first dance, freeze dried romance [G] five-hour phone conversation The [Bb/D] best soy [x787xx] latte that you [Bb] ever had, [Bbsus2] and [F] me (drums stop)
[Chorus 3] [G] Tell me did the wind sweep you off your [D] feet Did you finally get the chance to [F] dance along the light of day [C(stop)] And head back toward the Milky Way Drum fill U = upstrum, T = thumb snare, D = downstrum 123123123123123 --UT--T--T-UT-- ---D--D--D--D-- [G] Tell me did you sail across the [D] sun Did you make it to the Milky [F] Way to see the lights all faded [C] And that heaven is overrated [G] Tell me, did you fall from a shooting [D] star One without a permanent [Dm] scar And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself (snare stop)
[Outro] - La la bit - is C9 to C, then G (with 3 on B string) to open E at top - just take fingers off top strings [C] na na na na na na [G] na na na na na na [F] na-na-na-na And did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day [C] na na na na na na [G] na na na na na na And did you [F] fall from a shooting star, fall from a shooting star [C] na na na na na na [G] na na na na na na And are ya [Bb/D] lonely [x787xx] looking [Bb] for your self [Bbsus2] out [F] there
[End]
[Misc notes] chord and play drums on guitar body - hihat pattern and snare1 2 off off (nails of fingers) 4
Old notes for intro C Csus4 x32011 G 32003x 32000 F xx323x xx(3)211 xx3(23)1 () = emphasis xx301x xx301x xx3(0h2)1
(Note - for Chorus play chords with as many notes as poss as low dow the neck as possible for biggest sound) Fm 3x0333 Fm/G 1x0333 Eb 365343 D/F# 200232 with riff D 0 3 0 3 [Intro - Keys - No drums - BPM 109] Gm7 (add high A# on high E string) - pluck chords
[Verse 1 - Gm/F 113333 Cm/Eb x68888 - Pluck chords] [Gm] Birds flying [Gm/F] high....., [Eb] you know how I feel [D] [Gm] Sun in the [Gm/F] sky... [Eb] ...you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Reeds drifting on [Gm/F] by ... [C/E] ... you know how I feeel [Cm/Eb - X68888]
[Chorus - D-riff D 0 3 0 3)] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] And I'm feeling (drums in and loud) [Gm] good [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 2 - Full drums and loud] [Gm] Fish in the [Gm/F] sea... [Eb] .. you know how I [D] feel [Gm] River running [Gm/F] free..... [Eb] . you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Blossom in the [Gm/F] trees... [C/E] .. you know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] (stop) And I'm feeling go (quiet - snare slap) [Gm] od [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 3] [Gm] Dragonflies [Gm/F] out in the sun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean, don't you know [Gm] Butterflies all [Gm/F] having fun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean [Gm] Sleep in [Gm/F] peace, [Eb] when day is [Cm/G] done, And this [Gm] old world is a [Gm/F] new world And a [Eb] bold world [D] For (drums in and loud) [Gm] me. [Gm/F] ..... [Eb] ... [D-riff] ......
[Verse 4] [Gm] Stars when you [Gm/F] shine.. [Eb] ... you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Said I'll be [Gm/F] fine.... [Eb] you know how I [D] feel Oh [Gm] freedom is [Gm/F] mine.... [C/E] and I know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus - repeat to pad out time] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] [Stop - then play slowly] And I'm feeling [Gm] good [End]
