Capo 1st fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
I saw the autumn leaves
Peel up off the street
Take wing on the balmy breeze
And sweep you off your feet
And you blushed as they scooped you up
On sugar maple wings
To gaze down on the city below
Ablaze with wondrous things
Chorus
Downy feathers kiss your face
And flutter everywhere
Reality is a lovely place
But I wouldn't wanna live there
I wouldn't wanna live there
Verse 2
Weighed down by heavy lids
And lunar lullabies
I knew you were wide awake
'Cause you smile with your eyes
Chorus
Downy feathers kiss your face
And flutter everywhere
Reality is a lovely place
But I wouldn't wanna live there
Bridge
From the green belt balcony
The wildfires look so pretty
Ponderosa canopy
I'd never leave if it were up to me
To the ruby redwood tree
And to the velvet climbing ivy
Painted all mahogany
I'd never leave if it were up to me
(If it were up to me)
With a starry brush
Paint the dusk venetian blue
'Cause in the evening hush
You'll never believe the view
And when the leaves return
And their whisperings fill the night
They'll freeze and burn
Where fire and ice collide
Where fire and ice collide
[CHORUS 2 & 1]
Can you feel a silk embrace
In the satin air?
If we dissolve without a trace
Will the real world even care?
Downy feathers kiss your face
And flutter everywhere
Reality is a lovely place
But I wouldn't wanna live there
I wouldn't wanna live there
Outro
I saw the autumn leaves
Peel up off the street
Take wing on the balmy breeze
And sweep you off your feet...
Intro
x6
Verse 1
Met a girl in the parking lot
And all I did was say hello
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
For me to walk her home
But I guess thats the way it goes
Chorus
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye
Didnt you know love could shine this bright
Well smile because youre the deer in the headlights
Interlude
x4
Verse 2
Met a girl with a graceful charm
But when beauty met the beast, he froze
Got the sense I was not her type
By black eye and bloody nose
But I guess thats the way it goes
Chorus
Bridge
Its suffocating to say
But the female mystique takes my breath away
So give me a smile or give me a sneer
Cause Im trying to guess here
Chorus
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye
Didnt you know love could shine this bright
Im sorry I ever tried (deer in the headlights)
Chorus
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye
Didnt you know love could shine this bright
If life was a game, you would never play nice
If love was a beam, youd be blind in both eyes
Put your sunglasses on cause youre a deer in the headlights
(Youre the deer in the headlights)
x5
(Youre the deer in the headlights)
End on D
Intro
A - Em - G - D X2 (Wake me if you're out there!)
Verse
Through the glass in my bedroom window,
In the bushes far below,
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow,
Among the ones I so clearly know.
Bridge
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
With a note on the rocking chair,
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
So wake me if you're out there.
Chorus
Living close to the ground,
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
So wake me if you're out there!
(Repeat intro, verse, bridge and chorus)
I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor,
(Wake me if you're out there),
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore.
(Repeat bridge, and then play the chorus TWICE)
Outro
So if you're dying to see,
.... (Hold)
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
Intro
x2):
Verse 1
Splashdown in the silver screen
Into a deep dram-atic scene
I swim through the theatre
Or maybe I'm just a dreamer!
Like a kite in the bright midday
Wonder stole my breath away
Shy sonata for Mercury
The stars always sing so pretty
Chorus
This picnic will soon depart
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
I'll miss you with all my heart
But I'd rather be alone
'Cause I couldn't live without
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
So I'll drag the anchor up
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Dreams don't turn to dust
Verse 2
as verse 1):
I made for the countryside
And my eyes never grew so wide
Apple, raspberry, river blue
I don't wanna leave without you
In the sound I'll gladly drown
Into the emerald underground
And I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see
Surrounded by all this beauty
Chorus
This picnic will soon depart
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
I'll miss you with all my heart
But I'd rather be alone
'Cause I couldn't live without
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
So I'll drag the anchor up
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Instrumental and vocals:
I'm sad to see you go
I'd rather be alone
Bridge
When tiger eyes begin making you blush!
When diamonds boast that they can't be crushed
Let 'em go 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Instrumental
x2):
Chorus
Dreams don't turn to dust
Dreams don't turn to dust
And rest assured cause dreams don't turn to dust!
Intro
chords):
Verse 1
Dont remind me that somedays Im a windshield
And other days Im just a lucky bug
As cold iron rails
Leave old mossy trails through the countryside
Verse 2
The crow and the bean field
Are my best friends but boy I need a hug (boy I need a hug)
Cause my heart stops without you
Theres somethin about you that makes me feel alive
Chorus
If the green left the grass on the other side
I would make like a tree and leave
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
Who knew the other side could be so green
Verse 3
Dont remind me, Im a chickadee in love with the sky
But thats clearly not a lot to crow about
Cause when the stars silhouette me
Im scared theyll forget me, and flicker out
Verse 4
I taste honey but I havent seen the hive
Yeah I didnt look, I didnt even try
But still my heart stops without you
Cause of something about you that makes me feel alive
Chorus
Bridge
(Ooooooh) We are the honey and the bee (Ooooooh)
Backyard of butterflies, surrounded me
And I fell in love with you, like bees to honey
So lets up and leave the weeping to the willow tree
And pour our tears in the sea
I swear, theres a lot of vegetables out there, that crop up for air
And yet I never thought, we were two peas in a pod
Till you suddenly bloomed and I knew
That Id always love you
Oh Ill always love you too
Chorus
Chorus
If the green left the grass on the other side
I would make like a tree and leave
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
Who knew the other side could be so green
And if I reached for your hand for the rest of my life
Who knew the other side could be so green
End on C
Intro
x3): ( the last time)
Verse 1
The princess in her flower bed
Pulled the jungle under-ground
Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red
And explosions never make a sound
Chorus
(Oh comet come down!)
Kamikaze over me
(And I come alive!)
My midnight melody
(Oh comet come down!)
Instrumental
Verse 2
My captain on a snowy horse
Is coming back to take me home
(He's coming back to take me home!)
He'll find me fighting back a terrible force
'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone
Chorus 2
(Oh comet come down!)
Kamikaze over me
(And I come alive!)
My midnight melody!
(Oh comet come down!)
Kamikaze over me
(And I come alive!)
My midnight melody
(Oh comet come down!)
Interlude
(Oh comet come - oh comet come down!)
(Brave down the open road!)
Maybe I'll ride
(And fight back the undertow!)
To save my life!
(Breathe in the ember glow!)
Maybe I'll fly
(And rove where you want to go!)
With the eagle eye
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
Intro
x2):
Verse 1
Call back the cap-com
Tick off the time-bomb
Let felicity fly
Armour the airlock
Blanket the bedrock
And kiss the planet goodbye
Chorus
Dear God, I was terribly lost
When the galaxies crossed
And the Sun went dark
Dear God, You're the only North Star
I would follow this far
Instrumental
x2):
Back to Intro
Verse 2
Fight back the flight deck
Bring on the breakneck
Cue the solar eclipse
Summit the sunset
Dubtail the dragnet
And blow your backbone to bits
Chorus
Instrumental
x2)
Bridge
Oh telescope, keep an eye on my only hope
Lest I blink and be swept off the narrow road
Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me
Cause you're not the blinding light that I need
For He is the saving grace of the galaxies
(Galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)
He is the Saving grace of the galaxies
Chorus and instrumental (x2)
Verse 1
I sur-vived a dreadful accident
In the car crash of the cen-tury
My shattered hopes collapsed on cold cement
But in the back of the ambulance
I'd never felt so content
Pre-chorus
A high-speed collision gave
A new sense of sight to me
And now my vision can render the scene
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
Happiness returned to me
Through a grave emergency
Chorus
Da da da, da da daaaa
Da da da, da da daaaa
Instrumental
x2):
Verse 2
as verse 1):
I tossed and turned, in sterile apathy
Until the violets arrived for me
The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room
And the police got smaller as they grew taller
And taught me to bloom
Pre-chorus
Bridge
The curtains decayed
the daylight poured in
I was never a-fraid of the darkness again
My burns were third de-gree
But I'd been set free
'Cause grace had finally found its way to me
Pre-chorus 2
A high-speed collision gave
A new sense of sight to me
And now my vision can render the scene
A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
Happiness returned to me
(Da da da, da da daaa)
Happiness returned to me
(Da da da, da da daaa)
Happiness returned to me
Through a grave emergency
Chorus 2
Da da da, da da daaaa
Da da da, da da daaaa
(Through a grave emergency)
Da da da, da da daaaa
Happi-ness returned to me
Through a grave emergency
Chorus
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Verse 1
Uh uh, thats not a plane, thats me
Im sittin where Im supposed to
Floatin on the cloud, cant nobody come close to
The concrete and the sky switch places
So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces
Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut
Blastin off like a rocket from the ground up
Heh, I used to catch a cab on the Monday
Now the taxis sellin lights on the runway, fly
Condo on the milky way
A house on the cloud and Gods my landlord
And for my rent all I pay is my drive
Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky
Chorus
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Bridge
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
My imagination's taking me away
Reverie whisper in my ear
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
My imagination's taking me away
Verse 2
Uh, now Imma dance like I never dance
Sing like I never sing, dream like Ive never dreamed
Or try to, cause weve been lied to
That the sun is somethin that we cant fly to
Well, I sit on my star and see street lights
Look up, ha, youll miss me if you blink twice
Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me
When you see me in the alligator sky
Chorus
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
(KEY CHANGE)
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
The alligator sky
The alligator sky
The alligator sky
Intro
Verse 1
My raw candy passion is bitter-sweet,
Onto the teeth,
'Cause she would rather fall in chocolate,
Than fall in love, especially with me.
I stood under the waterfall,
With a kiwi pineapple parasol,
As Cinderella dropped the crystal ball,
And made a concrete cavern of caterpillar concert hall.
Chorus
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
(And dance in the moonlight!)
When we join The Yacht Club.
[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL]
Verse 2
I would rather go swimming with great white sharks,
Than wade in romance,
'Cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner, or even to dance,
Don't sweat under your overcoat,
'Cause my heart can't hover this paddle boat,
You'll hit the bottom of the highest note,
And the chatty tree frogs will never wanna leave your throat.
Chorus
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
(And dance in the moonlight!)
When we join The Yacht Club.
[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 2]
Bridge
(Let go of the world you know,
And plug in the party lights)
Soak your cares in the solar flares,
That light up these island nights,
(Orange eclipse, I can taste your lips,
In the citrus afternoon)
If you can fly, don't stop at the sky,
'Cause there's footprints on the Moon.
(It was you...)
[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 3]
[Repeat]
Chorus
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
(And dance in the moonlight!)
When we join The Yacht Club.
Outro
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
When we join The Yacht Club.
[Fading Out]
Special chords:
I saw a ghost on the stairs
And sheets on the tables and chairs
The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink
Even so, I don't know what to think
I've been longing for
Daisies to push through the floor
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
So I won't feel dead anymore
So I won't feel dead anymore
I saw a bear in the den
Reading my textbooks again
That bats flowed like traffic as they poured from the attic
Heaven knows, I could really use a friend
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental
x2):
I've been longing for
Daisies to push through the floor
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
So I won't feel dead anymore
So I won't feel dead anymore
Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet
And give me a ghost of a smile
Show me your teeth 'cause you're teddy beneath
So just grin and bear it a while
Just grin and bear it a while
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental
x2):
To-night I'm busting out
Of this old haunted house
'Cause I'm sick of waiting for
All the spider webs to grow all around me
'Cause I don't feel dead anymore
And I'm not afraid anymore
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Instrumental
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?
Verse 1
June was the lobster shell
I dug by hand
A haven that hid me well
Beneath the sand
The white windy waves washed in
But I stayed dry
The great breakers broke again
'Cause I'm on and off inside
Chorus
And then, when the empress run aground
And my eyes turned blue and green
I heard a gorgeous sound
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea
Verse 2
same as verse 1):
I wrenched the engines off
And dragged them down
The depths turned the iron soft
As they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side
To its rusty knees
As I felt the even tide
Deep in my shallow dreams
Chorus
And then, when the empress run aground
And my eyes turned blue and green
I heard a gorgeous sound
And that's when it became a dream
When the sky fell in
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea
Instrumental
x2):
Chorus 2
(When the sky fell in)
When the sky fell in
(When the sky fell in)
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
Chorus
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Verse
Remember to breathe because it'll take your breath away
When the engines cough, and you blast off
Ignite the night with a firecracker flash
Remember to live 'cause you're gonna be thrilled to death
When the stars collide and your eyes grow wide
Take it in with your breath against the glass
Remember to dream because it's gonna be a starry night
Over every town if you look down
So harmonize with the singing satellites
Remember to scream because you're gonna be lost for words
When the sparks erupt and they light you up
Dip your toes in the galaxy 'cause it's yours to explore tonight
Chorus
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
Bridge
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
My imagination's taking me away
Reverie whisper in my ear
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
My imagination's taking me away
Verse
Let's hear it for the Universe
Where it never hurts
Diving in head-first
Take a taste of the melting milky Way
And remember to laugh 'cause you're living in a crazy world
Where you'll never guess what could happen next
Give the outer limits my regards as you float to fly away
Chorus
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
(KEY CHANGE)
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go
The alligator sky
The alligator sky
The alligator sky
Intro
Verse 1
Symphony of silver tears


Sing to me and sooth the ring in my ears


Overcast these gloomy nights wear on
But I'm holding fast because it's darkest just before the dawn

Pre-chorus
I sang my princess fast asleep
'Cause she was my dream come true
Oh Annmarie, believe me, I loved you
But now those lonely lullabies
Just dampen my tired eyes
Because I can't forget you
Because I can't forget you
Chorus


I'll dissolve when the rain pours in


When the nightmares take me
I will scream with the howling wind
'Cause it's a bitter world and I'd rather dream
Interlude
x2
Verse 2
Dizzy love turned a star lily pink
And hung above our lids too flushed to blink
But icy blue froze the fairytale cold
Though I treasured you and you sparkled with someone to hold

Pre-chorus
Chorus x2
Interlude
"And I'd rather dream" after the first part)
Bridge
Annmarie, I'll never forget you
Annmarie, I'll never forget you
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
Annmarie, (remember me) I'll never forget you
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