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Key: A | Capo: 2
 GA spark soaring down
 CThrough the pouring rain
 DAnd restoring lEmife to the ligChthouse
 GA slow motion wave Con the ocean 
StDirs my emotion Emup like a Craincloud 
 GWhen did the skCy turn black
                   D          Em         C(    G   Em   C)
 And when will the light come back
 GA cab driver turned Cto skydiver 
Then Dto survivor dEmying to Cbreak down 
 GA blood brother surCrogate mother 
HuDgging each other, Emcrying their Ceyes out 
  EmWhen did the skCy turn black 
 DAnd when will the lEmight come Cback 
 GI'm ecstatic like Ca drug addict 
LoDcked in the attic
StEmrung out and spCellbound
  AmI fought all through the nCight 
  EmOh oh, but I Dmade it alive 
  AmThe sun's Cstarting to rise 
  EmOh oh, these are Dbeautiful times 
  AmThis fight of my Clife is so Emhard
So Dhard, so Amhard 
But I'm G/Bgonna survive
 COh oh, these are Dbeautiful times 
Interlude ( Lindsey's part ):   Am   C    Em      D    Am   C    Em  D  
 GA bad feeling
BurCned through the ceiling
LDeaving my healing
EmHeart with a new Cscar
 GA dead fire 
RCose and rose higher
LDike a vampire
EmUp from the graCveyard 
  EmWhen did the skCy turn black 
 DAnd when will the lEmight come Cback 
 GWe all suffer bCut we recover 
JDust to discover lEmife where we Call are 
  AmI fought all through the nCight 
  EmOh oh, but I Dmade it alive 
  AmThe sun's Cstarting to rise 
  EmOh oh, these are Dbeautiful times 
  AmThis fight of my Clife is so Emhard
So Dhard, so Amhard 
                                   G/B( x2 )
But I'm gonna survive
 COh oh, these are Dbeautiful times 
 GMy heart's burning bCad
And it's turning blDack
But I'm learning Emhow to be strConger 
 GAnd sincerely I Clove you dearly
ODh but I'm clearly deEmstined to Cwander

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Beautiful Times

by Owl City

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Key: A | Capo: 2

A spark soaring down

Through the pouring rain

D Em C

And restoring life to the lighthouse

G C

A slow motion wave on the ocean

D Em C

Stirs my emotion up like a raincloud

G C

When did the sky turn black

D Em C G Em C

( )

And when will the light come back

G C

A cab driver turned to skydiver

D Em C

Then to survivor dying to break down

G C

A blood brother surrogate mother

D Em C

Hugging each other, crying their eyes out

Em C

When did the sky turn black

D Em C

And when will the light come back

G C

I'm ecstatic like a drug addict

Locked in the attic

Em C

Strung out and spellbound

Am C

I fought all through the night

Em D

Oh oh, but I made it alive

Am C

The sun's starting to rise

Em D

Oh oh, these are beautiful times

Am C Em

This fight of my life is so hard

D Am

So hard, so hard

G/B

But I'm gonna survive

C D

Oh oh, these are beautiful times

Am C Em D Am C Em D

Interlude ( Lindsey's part ):

A bad feeling

Burned through the ceiling

Leaving my healing

Em C

Heart with a new scar

A dead fire

Rose and rose higher

Like a vampire

Em C

Up from the graveyard

Em C

When did the sky turn black

D Em C

And when will the light come back

G C

We all suffer but we recover

D Em C

Just to discover life where we all are

Am C

I fought all through the night

Em D

Oh oh, but I made it alive

Am C

The sun's starting to rise

Em D

Oh oh, these are beautiful times

Am C Em

This fight of my life is so hard

D Am

So hard, so hard

G/B

( x2 )

But I'm gonna survive

C D

Oh oh, these are beautiful times

G C

My heart's burning bad

And it's turning black

Em C

But I'm learning how to be stronger

G C

And sincerely I love you dearly

D Em C

Oh but I'm clearly destined to wander

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