Fermi Paradox chords by Hank Green

Chords with lyrics

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 In 1950 in Los Alamos a scientist was talking with his friends,

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And the conversation had them all fully engrossed about this universe that

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almost has no end.

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And as they were all about to return to their study

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Enrico suddenly shouted, "Where is everybody?!"

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And he sat down and did a few simple calculations

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that indicated we should have been visited thousands of times

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at least based on his estimations

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And that's the Fermi Paradox

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If they're out there why don't we hear 'em talk

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the galaxy just keeps on spinnin'

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with four hundred billion stars in it

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and I just can't believe

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that we could be unique

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when there's so much space in this galaxy

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Oh I want Pandora's Box

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to be open but instead we're stuck in Fermi's Paradox

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There are dozens of ways this paradox might be resolved

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And you probably can think of some yourself

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Maybe advanced technology rarely evolves

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Or maybe God sent them all to Hell

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Or maybe that technology leads to its own destruction

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Or maybe species lose interest in reproduction

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Or maybe they're just afraid of what we'll do when we find out

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so they're hiding until we grow a bit

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And don't have the same tendency to frequently freak out!

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Oh that's the Fermi Paradox

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If they're out there why don't they talk

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the galaxy just keeps on spinnin'

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with four hundred billion stars in it

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and I just can't believe

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that we could be unique

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when there's so much space in this galaxy

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Oh I want Pandora's Box

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to be open but instead we're stuck in Fermi's Paradox

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Oh the question of whether there is more life out there

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As far as I'm concerned is moot.

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But it appears that the aliens do not use Foursquare

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and no I'm not trying to be cute

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Because the way that we listen is defined by our ears

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and the time that we've been listening, just a couple dozen years

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We'll be lucky if we see them if we notice them at all

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Our cosmic phone could be ringing off the hook right now

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And we're just not answering the call.

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Oh that's the Fermi Paradox

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If they're out there why don't they talk

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the galaxy just keeps on spinnin'

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with four hundred billion stars in it

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and I just can't believe

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that we could be unique

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when there's so much space in this galaxy

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Oh I want Pandora's Box

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to be open but instead we're stuck in Fermi's Paradox

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Oh yeah, we're stuck in Fermi's Paradox

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Oh no! we're stuck in Fermi's Paradox

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Oh yeah, we're stuck in Fermi's Paradox