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Key: Db | Capo: 1
Intro (x2):  F/// |  C/E/ |  G/ |  F/// |  Am/ |  G/ |
             F/// |  C/E/ |  G/ |  F/// |  C/ |  G/ |
Verse 1:
FCall back the Amcap-com
GTick off the time-bombF  
Let feDmlicity flGy
FArmour the Amairlock
GBlanket the bedrockDm  
And kiss the Fplanet goodbGye
Chorus:
  DmDear God, I was Amterribly lost
When the Cgalaxies crossed
And the GSun went darkDm  
Dear God, You're the Amonly North Star
I would Cfollow this farG  
Instrumental (x2):  C/ |  Dm/ |  Am-  G// |  C/ |  Dm/ |  G///
Interlude:  F/// |  C/E/ |  G/ |  F/// |  Am/ |  G/ |
            F/// |  C/E/ |  G/ |  F/// |  C/ |  G/ |
Verse 2:
FFight back the Amflight deck
GBring on the breakneckF  
Cue the sDmolar eclGipse
FSummit the Amsunset
GDubtail the dragnetDm  
And blow your Fbackbone to bGits
Chorus:
  DmDear God, I was Amterribly lost
When the Cgalaxies crossed
And the GSun went darkDm  
Dear God, You're the Amonly North Star
I would Cfollow this farG  
Instrumental (x2):  C/ |  Dm/ |  Am-  G// |  C/ |  Dm/ |  G///
Bridge:
Oh Ftelescope, keep an Geye on my Amonly hope
FLest I blink and be Gswept off the Amnarrow road
FHercules, you've got Gnothing to sAmay to me
Cause Fyou're not the Cblinding Glight that I Amneed
For FHe is the Csaving Ggrace of the galaxies
(CGalaxies, C/Egalaxies, Amgalaxies, Fgalaxies)
         C      C/E               F          G   C|  C/E|  Am|  F|  C|  G|  Am| F  
He is the Saving grace of the galaxies
Chorus:
  DmDear God, I was Amterribly lost
When the Cgalaxies crossed
And the GSun went darkDm  
Dear God, You're the Amonly North Star
I would Cfollow this farG  
Instrumental (x2):  C/ |  Dm/ |  Am-  G// |  C/ |  Dm/ |  G///

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Galaxies

by Owl City

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Key: Db | Capo: 1

F C/E G F Am G

Intro (x2): /// | / | / | /// | / | / |

F C/E G F C G

/// | / | / | /// | / | / |

Verse 1:

F Am

Call back the cap-com

G F

Tick off the time-bomb

Dm G

Let felicity fly

F Am

Armour the airlock

G Dm

Blanket the bedrock

F G

And kiss the planet goodbye

Chorus:

Dm Am

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

G Dm

And the Sun went dark

Dear God, You're the only North Star

C G

I would follow this far

C Dm Am G C Dm G

Instrumental (x2): / | / | - // | / | / | ///

F C/E G F Am G

Interlude: /// | / | / | /// | / | / |

F C/E G F C G

/// | / | / | /// | / | / |

Verse 2:

F Am

Fight back the flight deck

G F

Bring on the breakneck

Dm G

Cue the solar eclipse

F Am

Summit the sunset

G Dm

Dubtail the dragnet

F G

And blow your backbone to bits

Chorus:

Dm Am

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

G Dm

And the Sun went dark

Dear God, You're the only North Star

C G

I would follow this far

C Dm Am G C Dm G

Instrumental (x2): / | / | - // | / | / | ///

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

Chorus:

Dm Am

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

G Dm

And the Sun went dark

Dear God, You're the only North Star

C G

I would follow this far

C Dm Am G C Dm G

Instrumental (x2): / | / | - // | / | / | ///

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