Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G minorGm Eb MajorEb C minorCm D MajorD (x2)
Verse:
G minorGm
A augmentedA voice out in the distance
Eb MajorEb
The whistle of a signal on the waves
C minorCm
A augmentedA lifetime in an instant
D MajorD
Flowers bloom upon untended graves
G minorGm
The spinning of the engines
Eb MajorEb
The clatter of the wheels upon the tracks
C minorCm
A augmentedA twist in all the endings
D MajorD
The price to pay for seeing through the cracks
Pre-chorus:
Eb MajorEb Eb MajorEb Eb D MajorD
Breathe in
Eb MajorEb Eb MajorEb Eb D MajorD
Breathe in
Chorus:
G minorGm
I want to breathe the open air
Eb MajorEb
I want to see the world out there
C minorCm
And run
D MajorD
To leave the tunnels of the mind
G minorGm
I want to breathe the open air
Eb MajorEb
To shed the mask I’ve had to wear
C minorCm
And run
D MajorD
To leave the depths and dark behind
Free, unconfined
Instrumental:
G minorGm Eb MajorEb C minorCm D MajorD (x2)
Verse:
G minorGm
The changing of the seasons
Eb MajorEb
The colours of the vast and endless sky
C minorCm
The scorching and the freezing
D MajorD
The comfort of a soothing lullaby
Chorus:
G minorGm
I want to breathe the open air
Eb MajorEb
I want to see the world out there
C minorCm
And run
D MajorD
To leave the tunnels of the mind
G minorGm
I want to breathe the open air
Eb MajorEb
To shed the mask I’ve had to wear
C minorCm
And run
D MajorD
To leave the depths and dark behind
Free, unconfined
Instrumental:
Eb MajorEb C minorCm G minorGm FF (x2)
Bridge:
Eb MajorEb C minorCm G minorGm FF
And the future’s a railroad stretching endlessly
Eb MajorEb C minorCm G minorGm FF
All our hopes keep rolling on the track
Eb MajorEb C minorCm G minorGm FF
As the shadows of home become a memory
Eb MajorEb C minorCm G minorGm FF
They will haunt us but they can’t pull us back
Instrumental: (time signature changes to 5/4 here)
G minorGm D MajorD C minorCm D MajorD (x6)
Pre-chorus:
Eb MajorEb Eb MajorEb Eb D MajorD
Breathe in
Eb MajorEb Eb MajorEb Eb D MajorD
Breathe in
Interlude:
G minorGm
I watch the sun rise
Eb MajorEb
In skies so clear
C minorCm
We learn the outside
D MajorD
There’s hope out here
Chorus:
G minorGm
I want to breathe the open air
Eb MajorEb
I want to see the world out there
C minorCm
And run
D MajorD
To leave the tunnels of the mind
G minorGm
I want to breathe the open air
Eb MajorEb
To shed the mask I’ve had to wear
C minorCm
And run
D MajorD
To leave the depths and dark behind
Outro:
G minorGm
I watch the sun rise
Eb MajorEb
In skies so clear
C minorCm
We learn the outside
D MajorD
There’s hope out here
G minorGm
Free, unconfined