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Lightyears

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[Verse 1]
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DBig dipper north of nowhere
DmOutside the room inside my mAind
ELook forward to tomorrow
DBut can I leave yesterday bAehind
[Pre-Chorus]
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How it Gfeels so sF#mtrange
To have Ggrown and cF#mhange
Now it's Gnot the sF#mame
[Chorus]
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Coz Etime slips and slidDes into another place and
ETry as we might Dto understand each other
CDoesn't really matter where you arFe
It always seems so very fEmar
It's like you're lFightyears away
You're lDmightyears away from Eme
[Verse 2]
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DLittle dipper south of somewhere
DmIt looks much closer than it realAly is
EI held it in my hands
DBut you're forever out of rAeach
[Pre-Chorus]
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Far as the Geye can sF#mee
Nothing is Gmeant to bF#me
Doesn't mean Gmuch to mF#me
[Chorus]
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EBut oh, if I onDly had a rocketship to flyE  
I'd be righDt there in a minute
But it dCoesn't really matter where you Fare
However near it still so Emfar
It's like you're lightyeFars away
You're liDmghtyears away from meE..oh!
Interlude: (Do verse chords)
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Far as the eGye can seF#me
Nothing is Gmeant to bF#me
Doesn't mean Gmuch to mF#me
[Chorus]
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EBut time slips and Dslides into another place and
ETry as we mighDt to understand each other
CDoesn't really matter where you aFre
It always seems so very faEmr
It's like you're lightFyears away
You're lDmightyears away from mEe
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ELook forward to tomorrow
DBut can I leave yesterday bAehind 
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for any comments, corrections or suggestions,
e-mail me @ [email protected]
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Lightyears

by Eraserheads

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F#m

[Verse 1]

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Big dipper north of nowhere

Dm A

Outside the room inside my mind

Look forward to tomorrow

D A

But can I leave yesterday behind

[Pre-Chorus]

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G F#m

How it feels so strange

G F#m

To have grown and change

G F#m

Now it's not the same

[Chorus]

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E D

Coz time slips and slides into another place and

E D

Try as we might to understand each other

C F

Doesn't really matter where you are

It always seems so very far

It's like you're lightyears away

Dm E

You're lightyears away from me

[Verse 2]

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Little dipper south of somewhere

Dm A

It looks much closer than it really is

I held it in my hands

D A

But you're forever out of reach

[Pre-Chorus]

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G F#m

Far as the eye can see

G F#m

Nothing is meant to be

G F#m

Doesn't mean much to me

[Chorus]

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E D E

But oh, if I only had a rocketship to fly

I'd be right there in a minute

C F

But it doesn't really matter where you are

However near it still so far

It's like you're lightyears away

Dm E

You're lightyears away from me..oh!

Interlude: (Do verse chords)

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[Pre-Chorus]

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G F#m

Far as the eye can see

G F#m

Nothing is meant to be

G F#m

Doesn't mean much to me

[Chorus]

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E D

But time slips and slides into another place and

E D

Try as we might to understand each other

C F

Doesn't really matter where you are

It always seems so very far

It's like you're lightyears away

Dm E

You're lightyears away from me

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Look forward to tomorrow

D A

But can I leave yesterday behind

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for any comments, corrections or suggestions,

e-mail me @ [email protected]

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