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DI saw pictures from the space shuttle;
North America at Gnight.
I could Dalmost see my house,
I could almost see the rest of my Glife.
Now my D/F#mothers in the hospital and my friends are in the Gnews,
Collecting trophies for the Bmsongs they wrote,
When Gwe lived in the sAhadow of the mDoon.
Guess I Dnever made a gold record and Ive never been to GMars,
But Ive tDraveled round this world shooting fireworks at falling sGtars (and prison bars)
And my fD/F#athers got a decent job, I hear hes finally pulling tGhrough,
Theres more to life than singing Bmsongs we write when Gwe are in the sAhadow of the mDoonDsus2  D  
(CHORUS)
And I see Bmcolors when I Ghear your vDoice,A  
Grab your Bmwings, theyre putting gGravity on tDrialA  
I see cBmolors, GI dont hear thDe noisAe,
 because were onlBmy flyAing for awhGile,
 because were Bmonly Aflying for Gawhile
I saw this pDicture of my niece twisting high above the narrow bGeam.
And my bDrother looked so proud, like he woke up in this perfect dGream.
And Ive D/Fknown you all my life, but I knew you long before that tGoo.
Lets go dancing to the sBmongs we wrote when Gwe lived in the shAadow of the mooDnDsus2  D  
And I see Bmcolors when I Ghear youDr voiceA  
Grab your wiBmngs, theyre putting grGavity on DtrialA  
I see coloBmrs, I dont Ghear the DnoiseA, sometimes werBme only flyAing for aGwhile
I could Bmlove you in the Gfalling rDain,A  
Grab your thBmings, this is a stGorm were meant to DrideA  
Like synesthBmesia, aboard a Gstalling plDane, Aits like were onBmly flyAing for awhiGle, flyiBmng for AawhileG  
And I see Bmcolors when I Ghear your DvoiceA  
Grab your wBmings, theyre putting gGravity on DtrialA  
I see coBmlors, I dont Gfear the chDoice, Asometimes were oBmnly flyAing for aGwhile
And I could Bmlove you in the fGalling DrainA,
Grab your Bmthings, this is a sGtorm were meant to rDideA  
Like synestBmhesia, aboard a Gstalling DplaneA, its like were Bmonly fAlying for awGhile, flyiBmng for AawhileG  

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Synesthesia

by Andrew McMahon

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D/F#

Dsus2

D/F

I saw pictures from the space shuttle;

North America at night.

I could almost see my house,

I could almost see the rest of my life.

D/F# G

Now my mothers in the hospital and my friends are in the news,

Collecting trophies for the songs they wrote,

G A D

When we lived in the shadow of the moon.

D G

Guess I never made a gold record and Ive never been to Mars,

D G

But Ive traveled round this world shooting fireworks at falling stars (and prison bars)

D/F# G

And my fathers got a decent job, I hear hes finally pulling through,

Bm G A D Dsus2 D

Theres more to life than singing songs we write when we are in the shadow of the moon

(CHORUS)

Bm G D A

And I see colors when I hear your voice,

Bm G D A

Grab your wings, theyre putting gravity on trial

Bm G D A

I see colors, I dont hear the noise,

Bm A G

because were only flying for awhile,

Bm A G

because were only flying for awhile

D G

I saw this picture of my niece twisting high above the narrow beam.

D G

And my brother looked so proud, like he woke up in this perfect dream.

D/F G

And Ive known you all my life, but I knew you long before that too.

Bm G A D Dsus2 D

Lets go dancing to the songs we wrote when we lived in the shadow of the moon

Bm G D A

And I see colors when I hear your voice

Bm G D A

Grab your wings, theyre putting gravity on trial

Bm G D A Bm A G

I see colors, I dont hear the noise, sometimes were only flying for awhile

Bm G D A

I could love you in the falling rain,

Bm G D A

Grab your things, this is a storm were meant to ride

Bm G D A Bm A G Bm A G

Like synesthesia, aboard a stalling plane, its like were only flying for awhile, flying for awhile

Bm G D A

And I see colors when I hear your voice

Bm G D A

Grab your wings, theyre putting gravity on trial

Bm G D A Bm A G

I see colors, I dont fear the choice, sometimes were only flying for awhile

Bm G D A

And I could love you in the falling rain,

Bm G D A

Grab your things, this is a storm were meant to ride

Bm G D A Bm A G Bm A G

Like synesthesia, aboard a stalling plane, its like were only flying for awhile, flying for awhile

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