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Tuning: Standard
CAPO 1
Intro
Em
Verse 1
The stEmory goes, from what I've heardG  
That thCose who go there don't returnAm  
But I'Emve come back a time or twoG  
Cause CI don't have a thing to AmloseB  
Pre-Chorus
EmMama, take me back aGgain
CUp to Magic MouAmntain
EmMama, take me back agaGin
CUp to Magic MounAmtainB  
Chorus
There's a rouEmndabout just beyond the clGouds
We'll be rolCling out, we won't cAmome back down
We'll be scrEmeaming loud; you won't hGear a sound
We'll be cliCmbing higher now; we won't come back down
EmDownC  Em  C  
Verse 2
Tourists on their camera phones
Wandering around like ghosts
But we're too busy cutting lines
To see what's on the other side
Pre-Chorus
Up to Magic Mountain
Up to Magic Mountain
Chorus
We'll be rolling out, we won't come back down
We'll be climbing higher now; we won't come back down
Bridge
GStory goes, from Cadd9what I've heGard
GThose who go there dDon't rDsus4eturn
But wGe're like ships Cadd9that sail aGbove
GNothing's ever hDigh eDsus4nough
Chorus
We'll be rolling out, we won't come back down
We'll be climbing higher now; we won't come back down
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Verse 1
If I had a getaway cGar
I'd Cbe the thGief of your heart
GMake or break it, no fear
CBaby Gthe coast is so clear
Pre-Chorus
CLet's ride to California like it aFin't Cno thaGng
CHit the highway gunning, we can brDeak the bank
Chorus
GSome lover yFou are, I'Cll steal your heGart
GWherever yFou are, IC'll steal your heGart
DI heard you're a runaway bride, well CI got a getaway Gcar
DI heard you're a runaway bride, well CI got a getaway cGar
Verse 2
We’ve come too far now to stop
Lets make a great escape
This is an inside job
Doin' whatever it takes
And we'll be raising the stakes
We're blazing wide awake
Pre-Chorus
Hit the highway gunning, we can break the bank
Chorus
Wherever you are, I'll steal your heart
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
Solo
Chorus
Wherever you are, I'll steal your heart
I heard you're a runaway bride, well I got a getaway car
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CAPO 1
Intro
G C
Verse 1
GLights out, paper town
CMerry going round-and-round
AmI'll show you the world tonight
CI'll show you the world tonightG  
GScraped knees, birds and bees
CRainy day philosophy
A hurricane is just a breeze
AmI'll show you the world tonight
CAs long as you sDay you're miGne
Chorus
GTake my heart and put it in your pocket
Wear it like a locket and hDide the kGey
GAt sundown when we're only dry bones
Sleeping under two stones, lDay by Gme
G D G G G D
Verse 2
Back seat jubilee
Factories without machines
Digging in like winter trees
Stay this way and never leave
I'll show you the world tonight
As long as you say you're mine
Chorus
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Solo
Chorus
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Wear it like a locket and hide the key
Sleeping under two stones, lay by me
Outro
GLay bCy meG, lay Gby CmeG  
GYou're the oCnly oGne and you alGways wCill Gbe
GLay bCy meG, lay Gby CmeG  
GYou're the onCly oGne and you alwGays wiCll Gbe
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CAPO 2
Verse 1
BmI'm an easy man
BmAll my troubles and my worries
BmAnd I don't understand
BmEvery day's the same
Wanna put my mind at easeBm  A  Em  
Chorus
I'm searching for the goBmspelD  
That miAghty mighty lEmove
I'm searching for the goBmspelD  
That miAghty mighty lEmove
I'm searching for somBmething I can hDold on
AHold on tEmo
I'm searching for the gBmospelD  A  
TEmhat might be yBmou
Verse 2
I'm a tortured man
And I'm digging up my soul
Cause when I get to heaven
Gonna pawn it off for gold
Cause I don't know wrong from right
And we're running out of time
Chorus
That mighty mighty love
That mighty mighty love
Hold on to
That might be you
Bridge
BmOh can't you hear it father
BmAnd leave this world of trials
Chorus
That mighty mighty love
That mighty mighty love
Hold on to
That might be you
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CAPO 3
Intro
G
Verse 1
GPacked up a couple things
EmHandful of memories
GThe better times Dwe used to knGow
GNo place for us to stand
EmClosed doors and sinking sand
GHeaded for tDhe open rGoad
Chorus
If you foCund the truth won't sGet you free
We can fDly away singing "Goh glory"
If your stCory starts with gGood as gEmone
GuGess we better get mDovin' Gon
GMovin' on
GMovin' on
GGuess we better get moDvin', movin' oGn
G
Verse 2
Chase that horizon line
Lord knows we're gonna find
A patch of stars we've never seen
Swim through the river wide
Climb any mountain side
Chorus
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
Guess we better get movin' on
Solo
Bridge
CIt takes more, mEmore than fate
GTo make our way to happiness
CIt takes more, mEmore than faith
GTo find a place where heaven is
CWe gotta keep movin’ on
EmMovin' on
We gotta keep moCvin' on
EmMovin' Gon
Chorus
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
Guess we better get movin' on
We can fly away singing "oh glory"
Guess we better get movin' on
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Intro
D G D G
Verse 1
I foDund the girl with emerald eyes
While looGking for the open sky
DJust a glimpse of paradise
The oGnly good I've seen in life
I tDold her as I held her hand
That IG'd be seeing her again
In my drDeams
Back to Ame
DBoomerang
Chorus
We've Em7all lAost somGeone that we loDve
And aEm7ll wAe hGave to do is trDust
That our fBmate will Dbe reuAniting Dus
That our Bmfate will Dbe reuAniting Dus
Verse 2
I always leave the window wide
Even on the coldest night
In case she echoes through the blinds
Into my arms one final time
Cause in the dark I still pretend
In my dreams
Chorus
And all we have to do is trust
That our fate will be reuniting us
SOLO
Bridge
DI'll never lose her memory
Em7I close my eyes so I can see
DI'll never lose her memory
AIf only I could stay asleep
Chorus
We've aGll lost someone that we love
And aDll we have to do is trust
q Bm
That our fate will be reuniting us
That our faGte will be reuniting us
CHORUS
And all we have to do is trust
That our fate will be reuniting us
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CAPO 3
Intro
Em D
Verse 1
EmI know there's a brighter side
Where the dreDamers live and thEme nightmares die
EmWe won't know the difference if we mDake it out alEmive
EmWe came from the other side
Where the kDids grow old and the sEmtars don't shine
EmWe don't fear the darkness cause we've neDver seen the lEmight
Chorus
CEnd is near, got no fear
CBrave boys cheer, die for Alabama
CWhoa oh Goh, wDhoa oh Emoh
CWhoa oh Goh, dDie for AlEmabama
CWhoa oh Goh, wDhoa oh Emoh
CWhoa oh Goh, dDie for AlEmabama
Verse 2
I know there's a brighter side
Where the good girls give and the bad boys hide
We don't have the answers and no one wonders why
Where the sidewalk ends and the luck runs dry
Chorus
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
Whoa oh oh, die for Alabama
Solo
Verse 3
Where the kids grow old and the stars don't shine
Chorus
CEnd is near, got no fear
CBrave boys cheer, die for Alabama
(chorus chords from now on)
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
Brave boys cheer, die for Alabama
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Verse 1
GI let you down
You were crCying as I left hGome
GTears in the mud
Dried by the sun
That's hCow you turned to stGone
Pre-Chorus
GI can't let go
ThCat's how you turned to stEbone
GI can't let go
I can't let go
Chorus
'Til the eGnd of tiDme
I'll Cnever be without yGou
You'll be Gin my miDnd
I'll neCver be without yGou
EmMemories of flCesh and bone
GStatues of the loDve I've known
GAll my lDife
I'll neCver be without you
Verse 2
GCold as the night
Your bBmody like ice
When I tCold you I had to get oEbut
GFaded to black
And wBmhen I look back
You're stCill in the middle of tEbown
Pre-Chorus
I can't let go
I can't let go
Chorus
I'll never be without you
I'll never be without you
[Chorus]
I'll never be without you
I'll never be without you
Statues of the love I've known
I'll never be without you
Solo
Bridge
GI let you down
You sunk to the ground
Chorus
I'll never be without you
I'll never be without you
Statues of the love I've known
I'll never be without you
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CAPO 4
Intro
Am F C Am F G
Verse 1
AmSinking sand
When I sleep
FI see her ghCost
AmSiren's hand pulling me sFix feet beGlow
AmPyramid, wasted dreams, buFilt it for tCwo
AmInherited her color scheme
FNow it's my tGomb
Chorus
CI tried to get hGigh
Inside her mAmemory
Where can I fiFnd
CI followed her doGwn
Swallowed her enAmergy
Where is she noFw?
C G Am F
Verse 2
Take a drag
Fill my lungs
Taste her perfume
Light a match
On my tongue
Chorus
Inside her memory
My sweet Anna Lee
Swallowed her energy
My sweet Anna Lee
Instrumental Bridge
(chorus chords)
Chorus
Inside her memory
My sweet Anna Lee
Inside her memory
My sweet Anna Lee
Swallowed her energy
My sweet Anna Lee
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Intro
F
Verse 1
FHere's my dissertation on these four years of pursuits
FI've seen higher education from the lowness of the truth
FFree of expectations, you can fact check every word
FTime to wake up the congregation, don't redo what you unlearn
Pre-Chorus
BHallowed halls, I roFam roam roam
BNever gave a cFlue
BDon't care where I Fgo go go
BNothing left to prFove
Chorus
The world is mBine
The word is miFne
Take it Con tonDmight
And I resBolve, I reFsolve
To leave it aCll
The world is mBine
It's open wFide
Get me oCut alDmive
I resBolve, I resFolve
To leave it aCll behiFnd
Verse 2
I'll miss September nights among the drunken dilettantes
And all the kids with scholarships who never did no wrong
I'll miss my rides around this town with candy on my arm
The morning after cliff notes of the broken repertoire
Pre-Chorus
Hallowed halls, I roam roam roam
Don't care where I go go go
Chorus
The word is mine
And I resolve, I resolve
The world is mine
Get me out alive
To leave it all behind
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus
The word is mine
And I resolve, I resolve
The world is mine
Get me out alive
To leave it all behind
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Capo 1
Verse 1
EThey used to be a metal band until 2010
EWhen they traded in their axes for a bass and mandolin
EThey bought a six string banjitar and play the tambourine
EEverybody's chasing the americana dream
Verse 2
ESkinny jeans and trucker hats, beAards and flannel shEirts
EA couple pair of working boots that have nAever seen the dEirt
EThey spend their days in coffee shops reading PitAchfork magazEine
EEverybody's chaAsing the americana drEeam
Chorus
They siAng about the dEevil, they siAng about The LoErd
They siAng about the rEoad but they've neBver been on tEour
LivAing in a fanEtasy they've mBade themselves beC#mlieve
AEverybody's chEasing the ameBricana drEeam
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They say that Hank would disapprove if he was still alive
Everybody chasing the americana dream
Chorus
They sing about the road but they've never been on tour
Everybody's chasing the americana dream
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus
They made a full length album with out a single major chord
(?)
F#mEverybody's chasing
AEverybody's chasing the amerBicana dreEam
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