C Dm Am7 F
C Dm F G
[VERSE 1]
C Dm
I saw the autumn leaves
Am7 F
Peel up off the street
C Dm
Take wing on the balmy breeze
F G
And sweep you off your feet
C Dm
And you blushed as they scooped you up
Am7 F
On sugar maple wings
C Dm
To gaze down on the city below
F G
Ablaze with wondrous things
[CHORUS]
Am G F
Downy feathers kiss your face
G
And flutter everywhere
Am G F
Reality is a lovely place
G
But I wouldn't wanna live there
C Dm Am7 F
I wouldn't wanna live there
C Dm F G
[VERSE 2]
C Dm
Weighed down by heavy lids
Am7 F
And lunar lullabies
C Dm
I knew you were wide awake
F G
'Cause you smile with your eyes
[CHORUS]
Am G F
Downy feathers kiss your face
G
And flutter everywhere
Am G F
Reality is a lovely place
G
But I wouldn't wanna live there
[BRIDGE]
C Dm
From the green belt balcony
Am7 F
The wildfires look so pretty
C Dm
Ponderosa canopy
F G
I'd never leave if it were up to me
C Dm
To the ruby redwood tree
Am7 F
And to the velvet climbing ivy
C Dm
Painted all mahogany
F G C
I'd never leave if it were up to me
(If it were up to me)
F G
With a starry brush
F
Paint the dusk venetian blue
G
'Cause in the evening hush
C F
You'll never believe the view
G
And when the leaves return
F
And their whisperings fill the night
G
They'll freeze and burn
C
Where fire and ice collide
C Dm Am7 F
Where fire and ice collide
C Dm F G
[CHORUS 2 & 1]
Am G F
Can you feel a silk embrace
G
In the satin air?
Am G F
If we dissolve without a trace
G
Will the real world even care?
Am G F
Downy feathers kiss your face
G
And flutter everywhere
Am G F
Reality is a lovely place
G
But I wouldn't wanna live there
C Dm Am7 F
I wouldn't wanna live there
C Dm F G
[OUTRO]
C Dm
I saw the autumn leaves
Am7 F
Peel up off the street
C Dm
Take wing on the balmy breeze
F G
And sweep you off your feet...
D
F#m G Bm A D x6
Verse 1:
G Bm
Met a girl in the parking lot
D A F#m G
And all I did was say hello
Bm
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
Em G A
For me to walk her home
Em Bm A
But I guess that's the way it goes
Chorus:
D A
Tell me again was it love at first sight
Em G
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D A
Didn't you know love could shine this bright
G Bm G A
Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights
Interlude: F#m G Bm A D x4
Verse 2:
G Bm
Met a girl with a graceful charm
D A F#m G
But when beauty met the beast, he froze
Bm
Got the sense I was not her type
Em G A
By black eye and bloody nose
Em Bm A
But I guess that's the way it goes
Bridge:
Bm A
It's suffocating to say
Em G
But the female mystique takes my breath away
D A
So give me a smile or give me a sneer
G A
‘Cause I'm trying to guess here
Chorus:
D A
Tell me again was it love at first sight
Em G
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D A
Didn't you know love could shine this bright
Em A
I'm sorry I ever tried (deer in the headlights)
Chorus:
D A
Tell me again was it love at first sight
Em G
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D A
Didn't you know love could shine this bright
G Bm G A
If life was a game, you would never play nice
G Bm G A
If love was a beam, you'd be blind in both eyes
G Bm G A
Put your sunglasses on ‘cause you're a deer in the headlights
F#m G Bm A D
F#m G Bm A D
(You're the deer in the headlights)
F#m G Bm A D x5
F#m G Bm A D
(You're the deer in the headlights)
A Bm G
Through the glass in my bedroom window,
(G)
In the bushes far below,
A Bm G
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow,
(G)
Among the ones I so clearly know.
Em G A
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
(A)
With a note on the rocking chair,
Em G A
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
(A)
So wake me if you're out there.
G A
Living close to the ground,
Bm E
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
G A
Among my frivolous thoughts,
D G Em A
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
D G
So wake me if you're out there!
Bm A G
I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor,
A
(Wake me if you're out there),
Bm A G A
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore.
G A
So if you're dying to see,
(A) D G Em A D.... (Hold)
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
Intro (x2): D A Em G D A C G
Verse 1:
D A C
Splashdown in the silver screen
G
Into a deep dram-atic scene
D A
I swim through the theatre
C G
Or maybe I'm just a dreamer!
D A C
Like a kite in the bright midday
G
Wonder stole my breath away
D A
Shy sonata for Mercury
C G
The stars always sing so pretty
Chorus:
A Bm G
This picnic will soon depart
D
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
A Bm
I'll miss you with all my heart
G D
But I'd rather be alone
A Bm G
'Cause I couldn't live without
D
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
A Bm
So I'll drag the anchor up
G A D A Em
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
G D A C G
Dreams don't turn to dust
Chorus:
A Bm G
This picnic will soon depart
D
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
A Bm
I'll miss you with all my heart
G D
But I'd rather be alone
A Bm G
'Cause I couldn't live without
D
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
A Bm
So I'll drag the anchor up
G A
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Instrumental and vocals:
Em Bm A
I'm sad to see you go
Em Bm D A
I'd rather be alone
Bridge:
Em Bm A
When tiger eyes begin making you blush!
Em Bm
When diamonds boast that they can't be crushed
G A
Let 'em go 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Instrumental (x2): D A Em G D A C G
Chorus
Ending: D A Em
G D A C
Dreams don't turn to dust
G D A Em G
Dreams don't turn to dust
D A C G D
And rest assured cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Intro (chords): C F
Verse 1:
C F
Don't remind me that somedays I'm a windshield
C
And other days I'm just a lucky bug
As cold iron rails
Dm Em F G C
Leave old mossy trails through the countryside
Verse 2:
(C) F
The crow and the bean field
C
Are my best friends but boy I need a hug (boy I need a hug)
Cause my heart stops without you
Dm Em F G F
There's somethin' about you that makes me feel alive
Chorus:
(F) G Am
If the green left the grass on the other side
F G C
I would make like a tree and leave
F G Am
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
F G C
Who knew the other side could be so green
Verse 3:
(C) F
Don't remind me, I'm a chickadee in love with the sky
C
But that's clearly not a lot to crow about
Cause when the stars silhouette me
Dm Em F G C
I'm scared they'll forget me, and flicker out
Verse 4:
(C) F
I taste honey but I haven't seen the hive
C
Yeah I didn't look, I didn't even try
But still my heart stops without you
Dm Em F G F
Cause of something about you that makes me feel alive
Bridge:
Am G F Am G F
(Ooooooh) We are the honey and the bee (Ooooooh)
Em F G
Backyard of butterflies, surrounded me
Em F G
And I fell in love with you, like bees to honey
Em F G Am
So let's up and leave the weeping to the willow tree
Em F G
And pour our tears in the sea
Dm C G F Am G
I swear, there's a lot of vegetables out there, that crop up for air
Dm C G F
And yet I never thought, we were two peas in a pod
Am G
‘Till you suddenly bloomed and I knew
F Am G
That I'd always love you
F Am G
Oh I'll always love you too
Chorus:
F G Am
If the green left the grass on the other side
F G C
I would make like a tree and leave
F G Am
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
F G Am
Who knew the other side could be so green
F G Am
And if I reached for your hand for the rest of my life
F G C
Who knew the other side could be so green
Intro (x3): Em Bm (G the last time) A
Verse 1:
Em
The princess in her flower bed
G A
Pulled the jungle under-ground
Em
Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red
G A
And explosions never make a sound
Chorus:
Em
(Oh comet come down!)
D
Kamikaze over me
Bm
(And I come alive!)
A
My midnight melody
Em D Bm A Em D Bm A
(Oh comet come down!)
Instrumental: Bm A F C Bm G A E
Verse 2:
Bm
My captain on a snowy horse
D E
Is coming back to take me home
Bm
(He's coming back to take me home!)
He'll find me fighting back a terrible force
D E
'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone
Chorus 2:
Em
(Oh comet come down!)
D
Kamikaze over me
Bm
(And I come alive!)
A
My midnight melody!
Em
(Oh comet come down!)
D
Kamikaze over me
Bm
(And I come alive!)
A
My midnight melody
E
(Oh comet come down!)
Interlude:
G D A E G D A
(Oh comet come - oh comet come down!)
Ending (x2):
E
(Brave down the open road!)
G
Maybe I'll ride
D
(And fight back the undertow!)
A
To save my life!
E
(Breathe in the ember glow!)
G
Maybe I'll fly
D
(And rove where you want to go!)
A
With the eagle eye
E G Bm A
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
E G D A
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
Intro (x2): F C/E G F Am G
Verse 1:
F Am
Call back the cap-com
G F
Tick off the time-bomb
C/E G
Let felicity fly
F Am
Armour the airlock
G F
Blanket the bedrock
C/E G
And kiss the planet goodbye
Chorus:
Dm Am
Dear God, I was terribly lost
C
When the galaxies crossed
G Dm
And the Sun went dark
Am
Dear God, You're the only North Star
C G
I would follow this far
Instrumental (x2): C Dm Am G C Dm G
Verse 2:
F Am
Fight back the flight deck
G F
Bring on the breakneck
C/E G
Cue the solar eclipse
F Am
Summit the sunset
G F
Dubtail the dragnet
C/E G
And blow your backbone to bits
Bridge:
F G Am
Oh telescope, keep an eye on my only hope
F G Am
Lest I blink and be swept off the narrow road
F G Am
Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me
F C G Am
Cause you're not the blinding light that I need
F C G
For He is the saving grace of the galaxies
C C/E Am F
(Galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)
C C/E F G C C/E Am F C G Am F
He is the Saving grace of the galaxies
Verse 1:
B Abm
I sur-vived a dreadful accident
E Abm F#
In the car crash of the cen-tury
B Abm
My shattered hopes collapsed on cold cement
E
But in the back of the ambulance
B F#
I'd never felt so content
Pre-chorus:
C#m
A high-speed collision gave
B F#
A new sense of sight to me
C#m Abm F#
And now my vision can render the scene
C#m B F#
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
E F#
Happiness returned to me
B
Through a grave emergency
Chorus:
(B) F# C#m E
Da da da, da da daaaa
B F# C#m E
Da da da, da da daaaa
Instrumental (x2): B F# C#m E
Verse 2 (as verse 1):
Bridge:
A
The curtains decayed
E G
the daylight poured in
D A
I was never a-fraid of the darkness again
E
My burns were third de-gree
B
But I'd been set free
F#
'Cause grace had finally found its way to me
Pre-chorus 2:
C#m
A high-speed collision gave
B F#
A new sense of sight to me
C#m Abm F#
And now my vision can render the scene
C#m B F#
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
E F#
Happiness returned to me
E
(Da da da, da da daaa)
F#
Happiness returned to me
E
(Da da da, da da daaa)
F#
Happiness returned to me
B
Through a grave emergency
Chorus 2:
(B) F# C#m E
Da da da, da da daaaa
B F# C#m
Da da da, da da daaaa
E
(Through a grave emergency)
(B) F# C#m E
Da da da, da da daaaa
B F# C#m
Happi-ness returned to me
B/D# E
Through a grave emergency
Chorus:
G D A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
Em G D A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em G D A
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
Em G Bm A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Verse 1:
A
Uh uh, that's not a plane, that's me
Em
I'm sittin' where I'm supposed to
G D
Floatin' on the cloud, can't nobody come close to
A Em
The concrete and the sky switch places
G D
So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces
A Em
Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut
G D
Blastin' off like a rocket from the ground up
A Em
Heh, I used to catch a cab on the Monday
G D
Now the taxi's sellin' lights on the runway, fly
A Em
Condo on the milky way
G D
A house on the cloud and God's my landlord
A Em
And for my rent all I pay is my drive
G D
Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky
Chorus:
G D A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
Em G D A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em G D A
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
Em G Bm A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Bridge:
A Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G D
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
A Em
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
G D
My imagination's taking me away
A Em
Reverie whisper in my ear
G D
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
A Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G D
My imagination's taking me away
Verse 2
A Em
Uh, now I'mma dance like I never dance
G D
Sing like I never sing, dream like I've never dreamed
A Em
Or try to, 'cause we've been lied to
G D
That the sun is somethin' that we can't fly to
A Em
Well, I sit on my star and see street lights
G D
Look up, ha, you'll miss me if you blink twice
A Em G
Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me
D
When you see me in the alligator sky
Chorus:
G D A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
Em G D A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em G D A
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
Em G Bm A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
A E B
Where was I when the rockets came to life
F#m A E B
And carried you away into the alligator sky
F#m A E B
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
F#m A E B F#m
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
A E B F#m
The alligator sky
A E B F#m
The alligator sky
A E B F#m A E B
The alligator sky
[INTRO]
G C F C (4x)
[VERSE 1]
F C G C F
My raw candy passion is bitter-sweet,
C G
Onto the teeth,
F C G
'Cause she would rather fall in chocolate,
C F C G
Than fall in love, especially with me.
Dm C F G
I stood under the waterfall,
Dm C F G
With a kiwi pineapple parasol,
Dm C F G
As Cinderella dropped the crystal ball,
Am E7 C Dm F Fm
And made a concrete cavern of caterpillar concert hall.
[CHORUS]
G Am F C G Am C F
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
G Am F C G
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
Am C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F G Am F C G Am C F
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
G Am F C G
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
Am C
(And dance in the moonlight!)
F C
When we join The Yacht Club.
F C G C
F C G
[VERSE 2]
F C G C F
I would rather go swimming with great white sharks,
C G C
Than wade in romance,
F C G C F C G
'Cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner, or even to dance,
Dm C F G
Don't sweat under your overcoat,
Dm C F G
'Cause my heart can't hover this paddle boat,
Dm C F G
You'll hit the bottom of the highest note,
Am E7 C Dm F Fm
And the chatty tree frogs will never wanna leave your throat.
[CHORUS]
G Am F C G Am C F
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
G Am F C G
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
Am C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F G Am F C G Am C F
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
G Am F C G
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
Am C
(And dance in the moonlight!)
F C
When we join The Yacht Club.
F Am
F Am - E7
F Am
F Am - E7
[BRIDGE]
Dm C
(Let go of the world you know,
F G
And plug in the party lights)
Dm C
Soak your cares in the solar flares,
F G
That light up these island nights,
Dm C
(Orange eclipse, I can taste your lips,
F G
In the citrus afternoon)
Dm C
If you can fly, don't stop at the sky,
F G
'Cause there's footprints on the Moon.
C
(It was you...)
G Am F C
G Am C F
[CHORUS]
G Am F C G Am C F
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
G Am F C G
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
Am C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F G Am F C G Am C F
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
G Am F C G
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
Am C
(And dance in the moonlight!)
F C
When we join The Yacht Club.
[OUTRO]
G Am F C G Am C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
F C
When we join The Yacht Club.
G Am F C
G Am C F
A/C# G/B Em/Eb G/D
e|-X-| e|-3-| e|-X-| e|-3-|
B|-X-| B|-0-| B|-X-| B|-3-|
F#m E D
I saw a ghost on the stairs
F#m E D
And sheets on the tables and chairs
F#m E D
The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink
F#m D E
Even so, I don't know what to think
Bm A E
I've been longing for
D A E
Daisies to push through the floor
Bm A G D
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
C G D
So I won't feel dead anymore
C G D
So I won't feel dead anymore
F#m E D
I saw a bear in the den
F#m E D
Reading my textbooks again
F#m E D
That bats flowed like traffic as they poured from the attic
F#m D E
Heaven knows, I could really use a friend
A Amaj7 Bm D
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
A A/C# D E
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
A Amaj7 Bm D
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
Bm A/C# D E
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental (x2): Bm F#m A E
Bm A E
I've been longing for
D A E
Daisies to push through the floor
Bm A G D
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
C G D
So I won't feel dead anymore
C G D
So I won't feel dead anymore
Bm C G D
Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet
F C D
And give me a ghost of a smile
Bm C G D
Show me your teeth 'cause you're teddy beneath
F C D
So just grin and bear it a while
F C/E D
Just grin and bear it a while
G Gmaj7 Am C
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
G G/B C D
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
G Gmaj7 Am C
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
Am G/B C D
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental (x2): Am Em G D
Am G D
To-night I'm busting out
Bm A E
Of this old haunted house
Am G D
'Cause I'm sick of waiting for
Bm A G D
All the spider webs to grow all around me
C G D
'Cause I don't feel dead anymore
C Em D
And I'm not afraid anymore
G Gmaj7 Am C
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
G G/B C D
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
G Gmaj7 Am C
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
Am G/B C D
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental: Em Em/Eb G/D A7 C Cm
Am G/B C D G
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Verse 1:
Bm A
June was the lobster shell
Bm
I dug by hand
G
A haven that hid me well
A
Beneath the sand
Bm A
The white windy waves washed in
Bm
But I stayed dry
The great breakers broke again
G D A
'Cause I'm on and off inside
Chorus:
G Bm A
And then, when the empress run aground
D/F# G
And my eyes turned blue and green
Bm A
I heard a gorgeous sound
D G
And that's when it became a dream
Bm A
When the sky fell in
D/F# G
When the hurricanes came for me
Bm A
I could finally crash again
D Bm G Bm G A
And that's how I became the sea
Chorus:
G Bm A
And then, when the empress run aground
D/F# G
And my eyes turned blue and green
Bm A
I heard a gorgeous sound
D G
And that's when it became a dream
Bm A
When the sky fell in
D/F# G
When the hurricanes came for me
Bm A
I could finally crash again
D
And that's how I became the sea
Instrumental (x2): G Bm A D/F# G Bm A D
Chorus 2:
G
(When the sky fell in)
Bm
When the sky fell in
A
(When the sky fell in)
D/F# G
When the hurricanes came for me
Bm A
I could finally crash again
D G
And that's how I became the sea
Bm A
(How I became the sea)
D/F# G
That's how I became the sea
Bm A
(How I became the sea)
D G Bm A D/F# G Bm A D
That's how I became the sea
CHORUS:
G D A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
Em G D A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em G D A
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
Em G Bm A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
VERSE:
A Em
Remember to breathe because it'll take your breath away
G D
When the engines cough, and you blast off
A Em G
Ignite the night with a firecracker flash
D A Em
Remember to live 'cause you're gonna be thrilled to death
G D
When the stars collide and your eyes grow wide
A Em G
Take it in with your breath against the glass
D A Em
Remember to dream because it's gonna be a starry night
G D
Over every town if you look down
A Em G
So harmonize with the singing satellites
D A Em
Remember to scream because you're gonna be lost for words
G D
When the sparks erupt and they light you up
A Em G D
Dip your toes in the galaxy 'cause it's yours to explore tonight
CHORUS:
G D A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
Em G D A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em G D A
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
Em G D A Em
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
BRIDGE:
A Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G D
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
A Em
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
G D
My imagination's taking me away
A Em
Reverie whisper in my ear
G D
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
A Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
G D
My imagination's taking me away
VERSE:
A Em
Let's hear it for the Universe
G
Where it never hurts
D
Diving in head-first
A Em G
Take a taste of the melting milky Way
D A Em
And remember to laugh 'cause you're living in a crazy world
G D
Where you'll never guess what could happen next
A Em G D
Give the outer limits my regards as you float to fly away
CHORUS:
G D A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
Em G D A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em G D A
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
Em G D A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
A E B
Where was I when the rockets came to life
F#m A E B
And carried you away into the alligator sky
F#m A E B
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
F#m A E B F#m
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
A E B F#m
The alligator sky
A E B F#m
The alligator sky
A E B F#m A E B
The alligator sky
D D Am G
D D C G
Verse 1:
D Am G
Symphony of silver tears
D C G
Sing to me and sooth the ring in my ears
D Am G
Overcast these gloomy nights wear on
D C G
But I'm holding fast because it's darkest just before the dawn
Pre-Chorus:
Am F C
I sang my princess fast asleep
G Am
'Cause she was my dream come true
F C G
Oh Annmarie, believe me, I loved you
Am F C
But now those lonely lullabies
G Dm
Just dampen my tired eyes
F G
Because I can't forget you
Dm F G
Because I can't forget you
Chorus:
D Am
I'll dissolve when the rain pours in
C G
When the nightmares take me
D Am
I will scream with the howling wind
C G D
'Cause it's a bitter world and I'd rather dream
Interlude: D Am C G x2
Bridge:
F Am G F
Annmarie, I'll never forget you
Am G F
Annmarie, I'll never forget you
Am G F
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
Am G F
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
Am G F
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
End on F
