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Capo 1
By Heart - The Astronaut
Intro
A D A D F# E Bm D
AIn a Honda
DOn the 5 to LA
AWith the New Year
DJust some hours away
F#I turn to my left and try
ETo capture your smile
BmAs headlights are dancing round
DJust like fireflies
AIn a soft tone
DYou are starting to sing
ATo a record
DThat you told me to bring
F#We listen to awkward rhymes
EFor mile after mile
BmThe world's flying by outside
DAs a flash of light
AA flash of light, Da flash of light
AFrom all the cars Dand exit-signs
F#The cars and exit-signs
EA flash of light, a flash of light
BmWhen our shadows collide
DScatter all around
and on and on and on with  A   D   A   D   F#   E   Bm  D  
In a Motel
On a bed, as we rest,
You examine
Every hair on my chest
You ask me to turn around
And not close my eyes
My muscles betray me now
When I try to find
A flash of light, a flash of light
A tiny motion in your eyes
A motion in your eyes
A flash of light, a flash of light
When our shadows break out
Crash into the night
A flash of light, a flash of light
An open crack in every cloud
A crack in every cloud
I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed
When our shadows unite
Stretched before our eyes

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The Astronaut

by By Heart

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Capo 1

By Heart - The Astronaut

Intro

A D A D F# E Bm D

In a Honda

On the 5 to LA

With the New Year

Just some hours away

I turn to my left and try

To capture your smile

As headlights are dancing round

Just like fireflies

In a soft tone

You are starting to sing

To a record

That you told me to bring

We listen to awkward rhymes

For mile after mile

The world's flying by outside

As a flash of light

A D

A flash of light, a flash of light

A D

From all the cars and exit-signs

The cars and exit-signs

A flash of light, a flash of light

When our shadows collide

Scatter all around

A D A D F# E Bm D

and on and on and on with

In a Motel

On a bed, as we rest,

You examine

Every hair on my chest

You ask me to turn around

And not close my eyes

My muscles betray me now

When I try to find

A flash of light, a flash of light

A tiny motion in your eyes

A motion in your eyes

A flash of light, a flash of light

When our shadows break out

Crash into the night

A flash of light, a flash of light

An open crack in every cloud

A crack in every cloud

I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed

When our shadows unite

Stretched before our eyes

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