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Astronaut

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Capo 3 
Verse 1:
Now if you're Egonna play your games with Ame
Like a Aleaf in the the A/Gtop of the EtreeD  
You Abetter watch your step when you're Ecoming back Ddown
From the Gcity on out to the Csea
Verse 2:
And if your Ebrothers come after Ame
With their Ahorses so A/Gwild and so EfreeD  
I'll be Awaiting at the gate in a Eterrible Dstate
With the Gman who holds the Ckey
And he'll Gtreat you quite Ccarelessly
Prechorus: 
For he Aknows my face from a Eprevious Dplace
From a Gcountry in a foreign Cland
Throwing Gdice in a game of Cchance on the G/Bsand
But I Alost my cool, and Efate loves a Dfool
Now I'm Gstanding on the edge of the Cpast
In my Gspacesuit D/F#hoping that this Emwoman will Dcall me at AlastC  
Chorus:
'Cause I'm an EastroDnaut on the Ashores of this Ggrand Cillusion  A7  
And I'm Efalling Ddown at the Asound of this Gbeating Cheart
YeA7ah, this beating Cheart
                 A7       D  B7,Em,D/F#, G, A  
Yeah, this beating heart 
Bridge: 
E,D, A  
A,G, E  
Your Efriends all tell you that you Dgotta make a Achange
Gotta Amake this break in so Gmany kind of Eways
The Esky to the trees, from the Dtrees to the Aearth'
From the Aearth to your grave, from the Ggrave to your Ebirth
EYour heart's been heavy with the Dsilver and the Agold 
But the Agold ain't yours 'cause his Gheart's been Esold
For to Cpay your lover's Dway
And the Gship it G/F#sails A7today    E
EOh my, my now we're Drollin' by and Aby
Got my Achildren to Glight the Eway
EOh my, my now we're Drollin' by and Aby
Got my Abrothers to Glight the Eway
EOh my, my now we're Drollin' by and Aby
Got my Asisters to Glight the Eway
You gotta Cpay your lover's Dway
And the Gship it G/F#sails A7today
Verse 3:
So if you're Egonna play your games with Ame
Better Ause some real A/GtrickerEy
You Abetter get smart 'cause that Elock on your Dheart
It ain't as Gheavy as it used to Cbe
In a Gland without no Cgravity 
In this Awindless place, on the Eedge of Dspace
Where the Gsaints and the sinners have Cpassed
With the Gdead satellites and the Ctrash
In my Gspacesuit D/F#hoping that this Emwoman will D/F#call me at Alast
'Cause I'm an EastroDnaut on the Ashores of this Ggrand Cillusion  A7  
And I'm Efalling Ddown at the Asound of this Gbeating Cheart
YeA7ah, this beating Cheart
                 A7       D  B7,Em,D/F#, G, A  
Yeah, this beating heart 
E

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Astronaut

by Blitzen Trapper

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

G/B

D/F#

G/F#

Capo 3

Verse 1:

E A

Now if you're gonna play your games with me

A A/G E D

Like a leaf in the the top of the tree

A E D

You better watch your step when you're coming back down

G C

From the city on out to the sea

Verse 2:

E A

And if your brothers come after me

A A/G E D

With their horses so wild and so free

A E D

I'll be waiting at the gate in a terrible state

G C

With the man who holds the key

G C

And he'll treat you quite carelessly

Prechorus:

A E D

For he knows my face from a previous place

G C

From a country in a foreign land

G C G/B

Throwing dice in a game of chance on the sand

A E D

But I lost my cool, and fate loves a fool

G C

Now I'm standing on the edge of the past

G D/F# Em D A C

In my spacesuit hoping that this woman will call me at last

Chorus:

E D A G C A7

'Cause I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion

E D A G C

And I'm falling down at the sound of this beating heart

A7 C

Yeah, this beating heart

A7 D B7 Em D/F# G A

,,, ,

Yeah, this beating heart

Bridge:

E D A

A G E

E D A

Your friends all tell you that you gotta make a change

A G E

Gotta make this break in so many kind of ways

E D A

The sky to the trees, from the trees to the earth'

A G E

From the earth to your grave, from the grave to your birth

E D A

Your heart's been heavy with the silver and the gold

A G E

But the gold ain't yours 'cause his heart's been sold

C D

For to pay your lover's way

G G/F# A7

And the ship it sails today E

E D A

Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by

A G E

Got my children to light the way

E D A

Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by

A G E

Got my brothers to light the way

E D A

Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by

A G E

Got my sisters to light the way

C D

You gotta pay your lover's way

G G/F# A7

And the ship it sails today

Verse 3:

E A

So if you're gonna play your games with me

A A/G E

Better use some real trickery

A E D

You better get smart 'cause that lock on your heart

G C

It ain't as heavy as it used to be

G C

In a land without no gravity

A E D

In this windless place, on the edge of space

G C

Where the saints and the sinners have passed

G C

With the dead satellites and the trash

G D/F# Em D/F# A

In my spacesuit hoping that this woman will call me at last

E D A G C A7

'Cause I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion

E D A G C

And I'm falling down at the sound of this beating heart

A7 C

Yeah, this beating heart

A7 D B7 Em D/F# G A

,,, ,

Yeah, this beating heart

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