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[Verse]
CGalileoG's head was Fon the blockG  
CThe criGme was lookiFng up the truGth 
CAnd as Gthe bombshelFls of my dailGy fears explode
I try to Amtrace them Emto my Fyouth G  
CAnd theGn you had to Fbring up reiGncarnation
COver a Gcouple of beFers the other Gnight
AAmnd now I'm EmservinFg time for Gmistakes
Made Amby another Emin anFother lifeGtime
[Refrain]
CHow lonGg 'til my soFul gets it riGght 
CCan any Ghuman being Fever reach tGhat kind of light 
AmI call on the rEmesting D11soul of Galileo 
FKing of Gnight CvisioGn king Fof insiGght 
[Verse]
CAnd theGn I think abFout my fear oGf motion 
CWhich I Gnever could Fexplain G  
CSome otGher fool acrFoss the ocean Gyears ago 
MuAmst have craEmshed hFis little Gairplane
[Refrain]
CHow lonGg 'til my soFul gets it riGght 
CCan any Ghuman being Fever reach tGhat kind of light 
AmI call on the rEmesting D11soul of Galileo 
FKing of Gnight CvisioGn king Fof insiGght 
... /  F   G   C- / 
         Am-            F-
I'm not making a joke, you know me
         Am-            F-
I take everything so seriously 
         Am-            F-
If we wait for the time till all souls get it right 
     Ebdim7-         F-
Then at least I know there'll be no nuclear annihilation 
GIn my lifetFime, I'm Gstill Fnot right 
CI offer Gthanks to tFhose before mGe 
CThat's Gall I've got Fto say G  
CMaybe yGou squandereFd big bucks iGn your lifetime 
AmNow I have Emto payF  G  
CBut theGn again it fFeels like somGe sort of inspiration 
CTo let Gthe next lifFe off the hooGk 
COr she'Gll say look Fwhat I had to Govercome from my last life 
AmI think I'lEml writFe a book G  
[Chorus]
CHow lonGg 'til my soFul gets it riGght 
CCan any Ghuman being Fever reach tGhe highest light
AmExcept for GaliEmleo, GoD11d rest his soul
    AmThe resting Emsoul oD11f Galileo 
FKing of Gnight CvisioGn, king Fof insGight
How long
    'Til my soul gets it right, 'til we reach the highest light
How long
    'Til my soul gets it right, 'til we reach the highest light
How long

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Galileo

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D11

Ebdim7

[Verse]

C G F G

Galileo's head was on the block

C G F G

The crime was looking up the truth

C G F G

And as the bombshells of my daily fears explode

Am Em F G

I try to trace them to my youth

C G F G

And then you had to bring up reincarnation

C G F G

Over a couple of beers the other night

Am Em F G

And now I'm serving time for mistakes

Am Em F G

Made by another in another lifetime

[Refrain]

C G F G

How long 'til my soul gets it right

C G F G

Can any human being ever reach that kind of light

Am Em D11

I call on the resting soul of Galileo

F G C G F G

King of night vision king of insight

[Verse]

C G F G

And then I think about my fear of motion

C G F G

Which I never could explain

C G F G

Some other fool across the ocean years ago

Am Em F G

Must have crashed his little airplane

[Refrain]

C G F G

How long 'til my soul gets it right

C G F G

Can any human being ever reach that kind of light

Am Em D11

I call on the resting soul of Galileo

F G C G F G

King of night vision king of insight

F G C

... / - /

Am F

- -

I'm not making a joke, you know me

Am F

- -

I take everything so seriously

Am F

- -

If we wait for the time till all souls get it right

Ebdim7 F

- -

Then at least I know there'll be no nuclear annihilation

G F G F

In my lifetime, I'm still not right

C G F G

I offer thanks to those before me

C G F G

That's all I've got to say

C G F G

Maybe you squandered big bucks in your lifetime

Am Em F G

Now I have to pay

C G F G

But then again it feels like some sort of inspiration

C G F G

To let the next life off the hook

C G F G

Or she'll say look what I had to overcome from my last life

Am Em F G

I think I'll write a book

[Chorus]

C G F G

How long 'til my soul gets it right

C G F G

Can any human being ever reach the highest light

Am Em D11

Except for Galileo, God rest his soul

Am Em D11

The resting soul of Galileo

F G C G F G

King of night vision, king of insight

How long

'Til my soul gets it right, 'til we reach the highest light

How long

'Til my soul gets it right, 'til we reach the highest light

How long

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