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Before The Earth Was Round
Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
Ok Go
Intro:
[C]
CBefore the Earth was Eround, 
AmOh there was no eFnd to things. 
CAnd no one tried to mEeasure,
AmWhat they knew. F  G  
AmEverything was wEar, 
But everyone knew lFove. 
G#And every contradiction was Amtrue. 
The Sun worked twice as Ehard, 
And the Moon was twice as Ffar. 
G#And the sky was still honestly bClue.
F        G#
The sky was still honestly Cblue. 
CWhen the time Ecame,
AmEverything spiralled Fin.
CEveryone Eforgot whaAmt they kneFw. 
AmWar became a jEob,
And love became a Fmystery.
And hG#eart and head were rent into Amtwo. 
Fear and doubt Ebegan,
And God threw up his haFnds,
And the sG#ky didn't know what to dCo. 
TFhe G#sky didn't know what to dCo. 
The song fades out playing about on the F, G#, C thing.

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Before The Earth Was Round

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Before The Earth Was Round

Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

Ok Go

Intro:

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C E

Before the Earth was round,

Am F

Oh there was no end to things.

C E

And no one tried to measure,

Am F G

What they knew.

Am E

Everything was war,

But everyone knew love.

G# Am

And every contradiction was true.

The Sun worked twice as hard,

And the Moon was twice as far.

G# C

And the sky was still honestly blue.

F G#

The sky was still honestly blue.

C E

When the time came,

Am F

Everything spiralled in.

C E Am F

Everyone forgot what they knew.

Am E

War became a job,

And love became a mystery.

G# Am

And heart and head were rent into two.

Fear and doubt began,

And God threw up his hands,

G# C

And the sky didn't know what to do.

F G# C

The sky didn't know what to do.

The song fades out playing about on the F, G#, C thing.

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