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[Verse]
GEvery day at sunrise, I’ve got to
EmEmpty my pockets, I’ve got four
Dcups of coffee
and these Cempty sockets
and the Gdreams I held so tender loom
In the Emair around my bedroom
DI think about the rising sun
And the Cday to come and I wonder
Where you weGnt, where you wEment
Are you wide aDwake?
Did you read all the lCetters that I sent?
Are you fast asGleep?
Did you know I kEmeep your meDmory bCuried away so deep?
[Chorus]
Till Gall the walls fall we’ll jEmust keep being strangers
As the Dworld rearranges
Every Cblade, every seed, every ounce of green
And the sGunrise is a welcome thing
But I Emwish it was more welcoming
‘Cause this lDife has such an awful sting
And a prCice to pay for everyGthingEm  D  C  
And Gevery day they say, just Emget away
They say just, Dget back up
They say just, Cstand tough you’ve got to Gkeep it up
You’ve got to Emlearn to play rough
You’ve got to run Dthrough a field on a sunlit day
Laugh it oCff then sleep at night
But I don’t Gcare, I just don’t Emcare
‘Cause if you’re not Dhere there’s no one to lCaugh at the jokes we share
Are you fast aGsleep?
Did you know I Emkeep your memorDy Cburied away so deep?
Till Gall the walls fall we’ll Emjust keep being strangers
As the Dworld rearranges
Every Cblade, every seed, every ounce of green
And the Gsunrise is a welcome thing
But I Emwish it was more welcoming
‘Cause this Dlife has such an awful sting
And a Cprice to pay for everytGhingEm  D  C  
[Bridge]
I sEmaw you last night in the cCell where I sleep
And your sGhyness was such a surDprise
And you said, I Emhold you in me like a Csecret I keep
And the Gtruth of that moment deDfies all that we Emknow...                        
Oh Oh Oh COh... 
Oh Oh Oh GOh...
Oh Oh Oh DOh...
Where we Emgo...
Oh Oh Oh COh...
Oh Oh Oh GOh...
Oh Oh Oh DOh...D  
So I think till Gall the walls fall
I’ll Emjust keep getting stranger
The Dworld will rearrange her
Into Csomething just as beautiful
I Gknow that I won’t know you then
But I Emsee no reason to pretend
‘Cause I Dlove you now and I’ll love you then
And the Csun will shine on everyGthingEm  
DOh whoa Coh   
till Gall the walls fall
We'll Emjust keep bein' strangers
The Dworld will rearrange us
Into Cthings we never planned to be
As the Gsun rises around us
And Emcontinues to confound us
Its Dbeauty will surround us
And Cshare its life with everyGthingEm  
And Doh... oh Coh Goh...

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Strangers

by The Airborne Toxic Event

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Every day at sunrise, I’ve got to

Empty my pockets, I’ve got four

cups of coffee

and these empty sockets

and the dreams I held so tender loom

In the air around my bedroom

I think about the rising sun

And the day to come and I wonder

G Em

Where you went, where you went

Are you wide awake?

Did you read all the letters that I sent?

Are you fast asleep?

Em D C

Did you know I keep your memory buried away so deep?

[Chorus]

G Em

Till all the walls fall we’ll just keep being strangers

As the world rearranges

Every blade, every seed, every ounce of green

And the sunrise is a welcome thing

But I wish it was more welcoming

‘Cause this life has such an awful sting

C G Em D C

And a price to pay for everything

G Em

And every day they say, just get away

They say just, get back up

C G

They say just, stand tough you’ve got to keep it up

You’ve got to learn to play rough

You’ve got to run through a field on a sunlit day

Laugh it off then sleep at night

G Em

But I don’t care, I just don’t care

D C

‘Cause if you’re not here there’s no one to laugh at the jokes we share

Are you fast asleep?

Em D C

Did you know I keep your memory buried away so deep?

G Em

Till all the walls fall we’ll just keep being strangers

As the world rearranges

Every blade, every seed, every ounce of green

And the sunrise is a welcome thing

But I wish it was more welcoming

‘Cause this life has such an awful sting

C G Em D C

And a price to pay for everything

[Bridge]

Em C

I saw you last night in the cell where I sleep

G D

And your shyness was such a surprise

Em C

And you said, I hold you in me like a secret I keep

G D Em

And the truth of that moment defies all that we know...

Oh Oh Oh Oh...

Where we go...

Oh Oh Oh Oh...

D D

Oh Oh Oh Oh...

So I think till all the walls fall

I’ll just keep getting stranger

The world will rearrange her

Into something just as beautiful

I know that I won’t know you then

But I see no reason to pretend

‘Cause I love you now and I’ll love you then

C G Em

And the sun will shine on everything

D C

Oh whoa oh

till all the walls fall

We'll just keep bein' strangers

The world will rearrange us

Into things we never planned to be

As the sun rises around us

And continues to confound us

Its beauty will surround us

C G Em

And share its life with everything

D C G

And oh... oh oh oh...

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