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[Chorus]
EmWe're out looking for aGstronauts, Emlooking for astronGauts
EmWe're out looking for aGstronauts, Emlooking for astronGauts
It's a little Emtoo late, too late, too late for this
GIsn't it a little too late for this?
EmLittle too late, too late for this
GIsn't it a little too late for this?
EmYou kGnow you have Ama permanent pGiece
AmOf my medium-Gsized American Dheart
[Chorus]
EmWe're out looking for Gastronauts, Emlooking for astGronauts
EmWe're out looking for Gastronauts, lEmooking for astGronauts
Are we EmgoneG  
Come on Emyeah, we know we're Ggone
GBye bye Embye
GBye bye Embye, we know we're Ggone
[Verse 1]
EmTake all your Greasons and take them Amaway
To the middle of Gnowhere, and on your way Amhome
Throw from your Gwindow your record Dcollection
EmThey all run together and Gnever make sense
But Amthat's how we like it, and Gthat's all we want
AmSomething to cry for, Gand something to Dhunt
[Chorus]
Are we EmgoneG  
Come on Emyeah, we know we're Ggone
GBye bye Embye
GBye bye Embye, we know we're Ggone
EmWe're out looking for aGstronauts, Emlooking for astGronauts
EmWe're out looking for aGstronauts, lEmooking for astGronauts
It's a little Emtoo late, too late, too late for this
GIsn't it a little too late for this?
EmLittle too late, too late for this
GIsn't it a little too late for this?
[Verse 2]
EmYou kGnow you have Ama permanent pGiece
AmOf my medium-Gsized American Dheart
So Emdon't wear the Gwatch
AmWhen you're out with the Gcunts
AmYou can break what you Ghave, but the rest of it's Dmine
[Verse 3]
EmTake all your Greasons and take them Amaway
To the middle of Gnowhere, and on your way Amhome
Throw from your Gwindow your record Dcollection
EmThey all run together and Gnever make sense
But Amthat's how we like it, and Gthat's all we want
AmSomething to cry for, Gand something to DhuntEm  

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Looking For Astronauts

by The National

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[Chorus]

Em G Em G

We're out looking for astronauts, looking for astronauts

Em G Em G

We're out looking for astronauts, looking for astronauts

It's a little too late, too late, too late for this

Isn't it a little too late for this?

Little too late, too late for this

Isn't it a little too late for this?

Em G Am G

You know you have a permanent piece

Am G D

Of my medium-sized American heart

[Chorus]

Em G Em G

We're out looking for astronauts, looking for astronauts

Em G Em G

We're out looking for astronauts, looking for astronauts

Em G

Are we gone

Em G

Come on yeah, we know we're gone

G Em

Bye bye bye

G Em G

Bye bye bye, we know we're gone

[Verse 1]

Em G Am

Take all your reasons and take them away

G Am

To the middle of nowhere, and on your way home

G D

Throw from your window your record collection

Em G

They all run together and never make sense

Am G

But that's how we like it, and that's all we want

Am G D

Something to cry for, and something to hunt

[Chorus]

Em G

Are we gone

Em G

Come on yeah, we know we're gone

G Em

Bye bye bye

G Em G

Bye bye bye, we know we're gone

Em G Em G

We're out looking for astronauts, looking for astronauts

Em G Em G

We're out looking for astronauts, looking for astronauts

It's a little too late, too late, too late for this

Isn't it a little too late for this?

Little too late, too late for this

Isn't it a little too late for this?

[Verse 2]

Em G Am G

You know you have a permanent piece

Am G D

Of my medium-sized American heart

Em G

So don't wear the watch

Am G

When you're out with the cunts

Am G D

You can break what you have, but the rest of it's mine

[Verse 3]

Em G Am

Take all your reasons and take them away

G Am

To the middle of nowhere, and on your way home

G D

Throw from your window your record collection

Em G

They all run together and never make sense

Am G

But that's how we like it, and that's all we want

Am G D Em

Something to cry for, and something to hunt

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