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♫ Intro:
Em D
G B
♫ Verse 1:
Em
I guess sometimes I want to follow the air
D G
And be nowhere at all
B Em
And float over the storm
Em
Sometimes I want to let my voice
D G
Find a body made of stone
A C
As solid as a wall
♫ Pre-Chorus:
C Em
I want nothing and I want it all
D
I want the silence
Em
And to let it roar
C G
Can’t figure, figure it all
D
I try to sing, I come undone
C
But I’m still standing
♫ Chorus:
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
♫ Verse 2:
Em
Who’s out there with a set of big brass balls
D G
To face up to it all
B
And laugh in sadness?
Em
All those fakers want to speak in drawl
D G
But it takes some rock’n’roll
B C
To meet Ivan the terrible
♫ Pre-Chorus:
C Em
I want nothing and I want it all
D
I want the silence
Em
And to let it roar
C G
Can’t figure, figure it all
D
I try to sing, I come undone
C
But I’m still standing
♫ Chorus:
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
♫ Bridge:
C Em
You came into my life like a cannon ball
D
You broke my pride you cut my claws
Em
You called my lies you smashed my walls
C G
And I loved you why’d you put me to the sword?
D
I try to sing, I come undone
C
But I’m still standing
♫ Chorus:
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
Em
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C G
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
C Em
Lai Lai, Lai la-lai
D C
Lai lai lai, lai la-lai
♫ Outro:
Em C G C Em D C
Em C G C Em D C
Em
Song History
Published: August 26, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025