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Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADG
Intro:
x4
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|
Verse 1:
Scraping skies with shirts and ties
And I can feel you waste away
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
The bets are long I
want to get it wrong with you
It's such a goddamn beautiful day
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D|---------0-0-2-2-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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A|-----3---3h5p3-----2---2h3p2-----3---2h3---------|
E|-5-5---5-------3-3---3-------1-1---1-----1-1-1-1-|
Chorus 1:
To hell with red lights driving on
An open cage, this bird has gone
But I can't leave this town
if you're not with me
If you're not with me
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I've been fighting boredom and routine
I'll trade the white for forest green
But I can't leave this town if you're
not with me If you're not with me we'll see
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Verse 2:
Crimson skies, drinking oceans dry
Not where the salt paints colors gray
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
It clouds your eyes take
what hasn't died with you
I've got a map, sleep all the way
I've got a map, sleep all the way
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D|---------0-0-2-2-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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A|-----3---3h5p3-----2---2h3p2-----3---2h3---------|
E|-5-5---5-------3-3---3-------1-1---1-----1-1-1-1-|
Chorus 2:
To hell with red lights driving on
An open cage, this bird has gone
But I can't leave this town
if you're not with me
If you're not with me
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I've been fighting boredom and routine
I'll trade the white for forest green
But I can't leave this town if you're
not with me If you're not with me we'll see
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bridge:
I marked a place worth going to
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E|-3-3--5-5-----5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Cue the brightest moon
kill the city lights now
The coast is clear
an amazing view
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E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Cue the brightest moon
kill the city lights now
We've got your luck
to see us through
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E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Cue the brightest moon
kill the city lights now
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E|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
[Bass Solo]
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D|-10-10---10---10----10---10------|
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G|----9---9---10---9---10p9-|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7-7--7---7----7---7------|
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D|-------10-------12--------14-------15-------10h12-|
A|-12-12----12-12----12-12-----12-12----12-12-------|
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D|-----10-----10-----12p10-----12p10-----10-|
A|-8-8----8-8----8-8-------8-8-------8-8----|
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G|-------9----9----10----9----10p9-|
D|-10-10---10---10----10---10------|
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G|----9---9---10---9---10p9-|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7-7--7---7----7---7------|
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G|--------------------------12----------------------|
D|-------10-------12-----------------15-------10h12-|
A|-12-12----12-12----12-12-----12-12----12-12-------|
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D|-----10-----10-----12p10-----12p10-----10-|
A|-8-8----8-8----8-8-------8-8-------8-8----|
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Outro: Still Bass Solo
We'll keep on running
through the warning signs
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D|-10-10---10---10----10---10------|
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It beats sitting
here all the time
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D|-----10-----10-----12p10-----12p10-----10-|
A|-8-8----8-8----8-8-------8-8-------8-8----|
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And at the crosstown disappear
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D|-------10-------12-----------------15-------10h12-|
A|-12-12----12-12----12-12-----12-12----12-12-------|
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behind the northern skyline
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D|-----10-----10-----12p10-----12p10-----10-|
A|-8-8----8-8----8-8-------8-8-------8-8----|
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We'll keep on running
through the warning signs
G|-------12---10----9----10----12p9-|
D|-10-10---10----10---10----10------|
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It beats sitting
here all the time
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D|-----10-----10-----12p10-----12p10-----10-|
A|-8-8----8-8----8-8-------8-8-------8-8----|
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And at the crosstown disappear
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D|-------10-------12-----------------15-------10h12-|
A|-12-12----12-12----12-12-----12-12----12-12-------|
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behind the northern skyline
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A|-8-8----8-8----8-8-------8-8-------8-8----|
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then
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end on
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- Northern Skyline (Chords)
Song History
Published: March 3, 2026
Last Updated: March 3, 2026