Key: D major•
Intro 1
G
D
G
D
Bm
D
G
A
D
Verse 1
G
A
D
I asked the habitual party
G
A
D
goer just how high she thought she'd get,
G
A
Bm
F#m
And I asked the ethereal girls
G
A
D
if they were floating yet
Verse 2
G
A
D
F#m
And so I asked the light of the day,
G
A
D
what's this rush for heaven,
F#m
G
A
Then I saw a bird fly away,
Bm
F#m
G
A
and I could not ask again.
Interlude 1
D
G
A
Bm
D
G
A
D
Verse 3
G
A
D
F#m
The tabloid tainted actress knows
G
A
D
the myth of higher ground.
G
A
Bm
The thing she got from playing a nun
F#m
G
A
D
she got from sleeping around.
Verse 4
G
A
D
F#m
And so I asked the light of the day,
G
A
D
what's this rush for heaven,
F#m
G
A
Then I saw a bird fly away,
Bm
F#m
G
A
and I could not ask again.
Interlude 2
D
G
A
Bm
D
G
A
D
F#m
G
A
Bm
F#m
D
An
Verse 5
G
A
D
G
A
D
d I've been running uphill,
G
A
D
panting, punching at the air,
G
A
Bm
F#m
Fighting what's been pushing me down,
G
A
like I can see it there
Verse 6
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
And so I asked the light of the day,
G
A
Bm
what's this rush for heaven,
F#m
G
A
Then I saw a bird fly away,
Bm
F#m
G
A
D
and I could not ask again.
Verse 7
G
A
Bm
D
And I saw all this climbing, climbing,
F#m
G
A
Bm
D
just as far from heaven,
F#m
G
A
Bm
D
G
A
Then I saw a bird fly away, and I started climbing again.
Outro 1
D
G
A
Bm
D
F#m
G
A
D
G
D
A
Bm
F#m
G
A
D
G
A
D
G
A
D
G
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG D Bm A F#m
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