[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
[Piano Intro - No drums - muted arpeggio picking with first finger] [A][D][G][G] x3
[Verse 1 - Drums in light - keep picking going] [A] You would not b [D] elieve your eyes [G] If ten million fireflies [A] Lit up the [D] world as I fell a [G] sleep [A] 'Cause they'd fill the o [D] pen air [G] And leave teardrops everywhere [A] You'd think me rude But I [D] would just stand and [G] stare
[Chorus - Just bass drum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems
[Verse 2 - Light drums-] [A] 'Cause I'd get a [D] thousand hugs [G] From ten thousand lightning bugs [A] As they tried to [D] teach me how to [G] dance [A] A foxtrot a [D] bove my head [G] A sock hop beneath my bed A [A] disco ball is [D] just hanging by a [G] thread
[Chorus - Full drums and strum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall as [D] leep (pause - count 1 2 3 4 from sleep)
[Bridge - Light drums] [A] Leave my door [D] open just a [G] crack (Please take me away from here) [A] 'Cause I feel like [D] such an insomn [G] iac (Please take me away from here) [A] Why do I [D] tire of counting [G] sheep (Please take me away from here) [A] When I'm far too [D] tired to fall a [G] sleep (pause)
[Verse 3 - Light drumas] [A] To ten million [D] fireflies [G] I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes [A] I got misty e [D] yes as they said [G] farewell [A] But I'll know where [D] several are [G] If my dreams get real bizarre 'Cause I [A] saved a few and [D] I keep them in a [G] jar
[Chorus - Full drums] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems When I fall asleep
[G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall a [G] sleep (see below - I'd like)
[Outro] (single Strums) [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's [G] hard to say that I'd r [D] ather stay Aw [G] ake when [A] I'm as [Bm] leep Be [G] cause my dreams are [D] bursting at the [A] seams
