All Things Bright And Beautiful Album chords by Owl City

I'd like to recognize all the people who actually tabbed these songs and posted them.
1. The Real World: Jesse608
2. Deer In The Headlights: Lucas Johner
3. Angels: Saxophonize -- Check out his cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Je8x8A0c5E&feature=channel_video_title
4. Dreams Don't Turn To Dust: frenchboy
5. Honey And The Bee: Lucas Johner (chords)/Random Person (intro)
6. Kamikaze: frenchboy
7. ...
8. Galaxies: frenchboy
9. Hospital Flowers: frenchboy
10. Alligator Sky (.feat Shawn Chrystopher): emsidizi/myself
11. The Yacht Club: Jesse608
12: Plant Life: frenchboy
13. How I Became The Sea: frenchboy
14. Alligator Sky: emsidizi
(bonus) Lonely Lullaby: Lucas Johner

And now the tabs



THE REAL WORLD
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret

[INTRO]
C Dm Am7 F
C Dm F G

[VERSE 1]
C      Dm
I saw the autumn leaves
Am7        F
Peel up off the street
C         Dm
Take wing on the balmy breeze
   F         G
And sweep you off your feet
C          Dm
And you blushed as they scooped you up
  Am7     F
On sugar maple wings
C           Dm
To gaze down on the city below
F           G
Ablaze with wondrous things

[CHORUS]
Am        G    F
Downy feathers kiss your face
    G
And flutter everywhere
Am       G   F
Reality is a lovely place
     G
But I wouldn't wanna live there

C Dm Am7 F
     I wouldn't wanna live there
C Dm F G

[VERSE 2]
C         Dm
Weighed down by heavy lids
   Am7   F
And lunar lullabies
C        Dm
I knew you were wide awake
      F        G
'Cause you smile with your eyes

[CHORUS]
Am        G    F
Downy feathers kiss your face
    G
And flutter everywhere
Am       G   F
Reality is a lovely place
     G
But I wouldn't wanna live there

[BRIDGE]
C           Dm
From the green belt balcony
Am7           F
The wildfires look so pretty
C      Dm
Ponderosa canopy
   F      G
I'd never leave if it were up to me
C       Dm
To the ruby redwood tree
Am7         F
And to the velvet climbing ivy
C        Dm
Painted all mahogany
   F      G       C
I'd never leave if it were up to me
(If it were up to me)

F          G
With a starry brush
             F
Paint the dusk venetian blue
              G
'Cause in the evening hush
        C      F
You'll never believe the view
              G
And when the leaves return
                 F
And their whisperings fill the night
            G
They'll freeze and burn
           C
Where fire and ice collide

C Dm Am7 F
     Where fire and ice collide
C Dm F G

[CHORUS 2 & 1]
Am       G   F
Can you feel a silk embrace
     G
In the satin air?
Am        G     F
If we dissolve without a trace
     G
Will the real world even care?
Am        G    F
Downy feathers kiss your face
    G
And flutter everywhere
Am       G   F
Reality is a lovely place
     G
But I wouldn't wanna live there

C Dm Am7 F
     I wouldn't wanna live there
C Dm F G

[OUTRO]
C      Dm
I saw the autumn leaves
Am7        F
Peel up off the street
C         Dm
Take wing on the balmy breeze
   F         G
And sweep you off your feet...






DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None

Intro:
D
F#m G Bm A D x6

Verse 1:
G         Bm
Met a girl in the parking lot
D         A    F#m G
And all I did was say hello
             Bm
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
Em     G    A
For me to walk her home
     Em      Bm   A
But I guess that’s the way it goes

Chorus:
D           A
Tell me again was it love at first sight
   Em          G
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D              A
Didn’t you know love could shine this bright
    G   Bm        G      A
Well smile because you’re the deer in the headlights

Interlude: F#m G Bm A D x4

Verse 2:
G          Bm
Met a girl with a graceful charm
D            A       F#m G
But when beauty met the beast, he froze
       Bm
Got the sense I was not her type
  Em       G   A
By black eye and bloody nose
     Em      Bm   A
But I guess that’s the way it goes

Chorus

Bridge:
Bm     A
It’s suffocating to say
     Em            G
But the female mystique takes my breath away
  D          A
So give me a smile or give me a sneer
       G        A
‘Cause I’m trying to guess here



Chorus:
D           A
Tell me again was it love at first sight
   Em          G
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D              A
Didn’t you know love could shine this bright
  Em          A
I’m sorry I ever tried (deer in the headlights)

Chorus:
D           A
Tell me again was it love at first sight
   Em          G
When I walked by and you caught my eye
D              A
Didn’t you know love could shine this bright
  G     Bm        G     A
If life was a game, you would never play nice
  G     Bm        G      A
If love was a beam, you’d be blind in both eyes
     G     Bm         G      A
Put your sunglasses on ‘cause you’re a deer in the headlights

Ending:
F#m G Bm A D
F#m G Bm A D
(You’re the deer in the headlights)
F#m G Bm A D x5
F#m G Bm A D
(You’re the deer in the headlights)

End on D






ANGELS
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret

Intro: A - Em - G - D X2 (Wake me if you're out there!)


Verse:

A            Bm       G
Through the glass in my bedroom window,
(G)
In the bushes far below,
A            Bm       G
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow,
(G)
Among the ones I so clearly know.

Bridge:

Em             G          A
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
(A)
With a note on the rocking chair,
Em             G          A
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
(A)
So wake me if you're out there.

Chorus:

G          A
Living close to the ground,
Bm             E
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
G         A
Among my frivolous thoughts,
   D       G     Em         A
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
D          G
So wake me if you're out there!


(Repeat intro, verse, bridge and chorus)

Bm            A               G
I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor,
 A
(Wake me if you're out there),
Bm          A             G   A
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore.


(Repeat bridge, and then play the chorus TWICE)


Outro:

G           A
So if you're dying to see,

(A)   D       G   Em     A     D.... (Hold)
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity






DREAMS DON'T TURN TO DUST
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret

Intro (x2): D A Em G D A C G

Verse 1:
D         A       C
 Splashdown in the silver screen
         G
Into a deep dram-atic scene
D          A
 I swim through the theatre
  C       G
Or maybe I'm just a dreamer!
D          A       C
 Like a kite in the bright midday
        G
Wonder stole my breath away
D       A
Shy sonata for Mercury
  C        G
The stars always sing so pretty

Chorus:
A         Bm      G
 This picnic will soon depart
        D
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
A          Bm
 I'll miss you with all my heart
  G      D
But I'd rather be alone
A         Bm      G
 'Cause I couldn't live without
         D
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
A         Bm
 So I'll drag the anchor up
  G          A             D A Em
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!
G             D A C G
Dreams don't turn to dust


Verse 2 (as verse 1):
I made for the countryside
And my eyes never grew so wide
Apple, raspberry, river blue
I don't wanna leave without you
In the sound I'll gladly drown
Into the emerald underground
And I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see
Surrounded by all this beauty


Chorus:
A         Bm      G
 This picnic will soon depart
        D
Real life, I'm sad to see you go
A          Bm
 I'll miss you with all my heart
  G      D
But I'd rather be alone
A         Bm      G
 'Cause I couldn't live without
         D
The sunsets that dazzle in the dusk
A         Bm
 So I'll drag the anchor up
  G          A
And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!


Instrumental and vocals:
Em Bm A
    I'm sad to see you go
Em Bm   D       A
   I'd rather be alone


Bridge:
   Em        Bm     A
When tiger eyes begin making you blush!
   Em            Bm
When diamonds boast that they can't be crushed
G         A
Let 'em go 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!


Instrumental (x2): D A Em G D A C G

Chorus


Ending: D A Em

G             D A C
Dreams don't turn to dust
G             D A Em G
Dreams don't turn to dust
D A   C         G             D
   And rest assured cause dreams don't turn to dust!






HONEY AND THE BEE
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None


Intro/Main Rhythm
e|-------0------------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|------------1---------1--------------1---------1---------------------------|
G|-----------------4---------0--------------4---------0----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------0------------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|------------1---------1--------------1---------1---------------------------|
G|-----------------2---------0--------------2---------0----------------------|
D|-----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro (chords): C F

Verse 1:
     C                 F
Don’t remind me that somedays I’m a windshield
                 C
And other days I’m just a lucky bug

As cold iron rails
   Dm     Em        F   G  C
Leave old mossy trails through the countryside

Verse 2:
(C)           F
The crow and the bean field
                   C
Are my best friends but boy I need a hug (boy I need a hug)

Cause my heart stops without you
     Dm     Em      F     G  F
There’s somethin’ about you that makes me feel alive

Chorus:
(F)           G     Am
If the green left the grass on the other side
F          G     C
I would make like a tree and leave
F             G       Am
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
F               G   C
Who knew the other side could be so green

Verse 3:
     (C)                    F
Don’t remind me, I’m a chickadee in love with the sky
                    C
But that’s clearly not a lot to crow about

Cause when the stars silhouette me
   Dm       Em      F   G C
I’m scared they’ll forget me, and flicker out

Verse 4:
(C)                  F
I taste honey but I haven’t seen the hive
                  C
Yeah I didn’t look, I didn’t even try

But still my heart stops without you
     Dm     Em      F     G  F
Cause of something about you that makes me feel alive

Chorus

Bridge:
Am G F                Am G F
(Ooooooh) We are the honey and the bee (Ooooooh)
Em      F   G
Backyard of butterflies, surrounded me
Em       F     G
And I fell in love with you, like bees to honey
Em        F     G       Am
So let’s up and leave the weeping to the willow tree
Em       F      G
And pour our tears in the sea
 Dm C G                  F      Am     G
I swear, there’s a lot of vegetables out there, that crop up for air
      Dm   C G              F
And yet I never thought, we were two peas in a pod
      Am     G
‘Till you suddenly bloomed and I knew
   F      Am  G
That I’d always love you
  F      Am    G
Oh I’ll always love you too

Chorus

Chorus:
F            G     Am
If the green left the grass on the other side
F          G     C
I would make like a tree and leave
F             G       Am
But if I reached for your hand would your eyes get wide
F               G   Am
Who knew the other side could be so green
F             G      Am
And if I reached for your hand for the rest of my life
F               G   C
Who knew the other side could be so green

End on C






KAMIKAZE
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret

Intro (x3): Em Bm (G the last time) A

Verse 1:
Em
 The princess in her flower bed
G            A
 Pulled the jungle under-ground
Em
 Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red
  G             A
And explosions never make a sound

Chorus:
        Em
(Oh comet come down!)
     D
Kamikaze over me
    Bm
(And I come alive!)
      A
My midnight melody
        Em  D Bm A Em D Bm A
(Oh comet come down!)


Instrumental: Bm A F C Bm G A E


Verse 2:
Bm
 My captain on a snowy horse
D             E
 Is coming back to take me home
               Bm
(He's coming back to take me home!)

He'll find me fighting back a terrible force
   D              E
'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone

Chorus 2:
        Em
(Oh comet come down!)
     D
Kamikaze over me
    Bm
(And I come alive!)
      A
My midnight melody!
        Em
(Oh comet come down!)
     D
Kamikaze over me
    Bm
(And I come alive!)
      A
My midnight melody
        E
(Oh comet come down!)


Interlude:
G D  A             E   G D A
  (Oh comet come - oh comet come down!)


Ending (x2):
 E
(Brave down the open road!)
G
Maybe I'll ride
   D
(And fight back the undertow!)
  A
To save my life!
 E
(Breathe in the ember glow!)
G
Maybe I'll fly
   D
(And rove where you want to go!)
     A
With the eagle eye



E     G     Bm     A
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye
E     G     D     A
Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye, Eagle eye






GALAXIES
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret

Intro (x2): F C/E G F Am G

Verse 1:
F       Am
Call back the cap-com
G            F
Tick off the time-bomb
   C/E   G
Let felicity fly
F     Am
Armour the airlock
G          F
Blanket the bedrock
       C/E    G
And kiss the planet goodbye

Chorus:
Dm        Am
 Dear God, I was terribly lost
     C
When the galaxies crossed
    G       Dm
And the Sun went dark
           Am
Dear God, You're the only North Star
    C       G
I would follow this far


Instrumental (x2): C Dm Am G C Dm G


Back to Intro


Verse 2:
F       Am
Fight back the flight deck
G           F
Bring on the breakneck
    C/E  G
Cue the solar eclipse
F     Am
Summit the sunset
G         F
Dubtail the dragnet
       C/E     G
And blow your backbone to bits

Chorus

Instrumental (x2)

Bridge:
  F         G     Am
Oh telescope, keep an eye on my only hope
F          G       Am
Lest I blink and be swept off the narrow road
F          G      Am
Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me
   F       C    G      Am
Cause you're not the blinding light that I need
  F     C   G
For He is the saving grace of the galaxies
 C     C/E    Am    F
(Galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)
C     C/E  F       G    C C/E Am F C G Am F
He is the Saving grace of the galaxies


Chorus and instrumental (x2)






HOSPITAL FLOWERS
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None

Verse 1:
   B            Abm
I sur-vived a dreadful accident
    E        Abm   F#
In the car crash of the cen-tury
       B              Abm
My shattered hopes collapsed on cold cement
            E
But in the back of the ambulance
      B       F#
I'd never felt so content

Pre-chorus:
 C#m
A high-speed collision gave
 B       F#
A new sense of sight to me
C#m           Abm     F#
  And now my vision can render the scene
C#m         B      F#
  A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
E            F#
 Happiness returned to me
             B
Through a grave emergency

Chorus:
(B)   F#    C#m E
 Da da da, da da daaaa
B    F#    C#m E
 Da da da, da da daaaa

Instrumental (x2): B F# C#m E

Verse 2 (as verse 1):
I tossed and turned, in sterile apathy
Until the violets arrived for me
The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room
And the police got smaller as they grew taller
And taught me to bloom

Pre-chorus

Bridge:
A
 The curtains decayed
E           G
 the daylight poured in
       D           A
I was never a-fraid of the darkness again
            E
My burns were third de-gree
         B
But I'd been set free
                  F#
'Cause grace had finally found its way to me


Pre-chorus 2:
 C#m
A high-speed collision gave
 B       F#
A new sense of sight to me
C#m           Abm     F#
  And now my vision can render the scene
C#m         B      F#
  A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris
E            F#
 Happiness returned to me
         E
(Da da da, da da daaa)
           F#
Happiness returned to me
         E
(Da da da, da da daaa)
           F#
Happiness returned to me
             B
Through a grave emergency


Chorus 2:
(B)   F#    C#m E
 Da da da, da da daaaa
B    F#    C#m
 Da da da, da da daaaa
      E
(Through a grave emergency)

(B)   F#    C#m E
 Da da da, da da daaaa
B   F#        C#m
 Happi-ness returned to me
      B/D#     E
Through a grave emergency






ALLIGATOR SKY (.FEAT SHAWN CHRYSTOPHER)
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None

Chorus:
     G      D       A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
  Em     G       D     A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em   G         D       A
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
  Em      G   Bm      A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go

Verse 1:
          A
Uh uh, that’s not a plane, that’s me
   Em
I’m sittin’ where I’m supposed to
G       		      D
Floatin’ on the cloud, can’t nobody come close to
  A          Em
The concrete and the sky switch places
  G	   			   D
So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces
A         	 Em
Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut
G             D
Blastin’ off like a rocket from the ground up
 A			  Em
Heh, I used to catch a cab on the Monday
G		       D
Now the taxi’s sellin’ lights on the runway, fly
A	Em
Condo on the milky way
G			  D
A house on the cloud and God’s my landlord
A	       Em
And for my rent all I pay is my drive
     G			  D
Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky

Chorus:
     G      D       A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
  Em     G       D     A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em   G         D       A
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
  Em      G   Bm      A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go


Bridge:
A              Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
   G           D
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
   A         Em
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
   G       D
My imagination's taking me away
A         Em
Reverie whisper in my ear
   G              D
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
A              Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
   G       D
My imagination's taking me away

Verse 2
A		Em
Uh, now I’mma dance like I never dance
G		     D
Sing like I never sing, dream like I’ve never dreamed
A	  Em
Or try to, ’cause we’ve been lied to
G		D
That the sun is somethin’ that we can’t fly to
A		    Em
Well, I sit on my star and see street lights
G 	    D
Look up, ha, you’ll miss me if you blink twice
A	 Em		    G
Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me
	   D
When you see me in the alligator sky


Chorus:
     G      D       A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
  Em     G       D     A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em   G         D       A
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
  Em      G   Bm      A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go


(KEY CHANGE)

     A       E      B
Where was I when the rockets came to life
  F#m     A       E     B
And carried you away into the alligator sky
F#m   A         E       B
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
  F#m      A   E       B     F#m
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go

A   E     B     F#m
  The alligator sky
A   E     B     F#m
  The alligator sky
A    E     B   F#m    A    E    B
           The alligator sky






THE YACHT CLUB
Tuning: Standard
Capo: First Fret

[INTRO]
G C F C (4x)

[VERSE 1]
F    C   G     C   F
My raw candy passion is bitter-sweet,
 C    G
Onto the teeth,
 F        C        G
'Cause she would rather fall in chocolate,
   C    F   C       G
Than fall in love, especially with me.
  Dm  C     F  G
I stood under the waterfall,
    Dm   C    F  G
With a kiwi pineapple parasol,
Dm   C           F   G
As Cinderella dropped the crystal ball,
       Am   E7      C     Dm   F  Fm
And made a concrete cavern of caterpillar concert hall.

[CHORUS]
            G  Am F  C   G  Am C  F
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
   G  Am  F    C   G
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
     Am       C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
   F     G  Am F  C  G  Am C F
 A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
    G  Am  F    C      G
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
    Am      C
(And dance in the moonlight!)
   F       C
 When we join The Yacht Club.

[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL]
F C G C
F C G

[VERSE 2]
F       C   G      C      F
I would rather go swimming with great white sharks,
   C     G  C
Than wade in romance,
F          C     G     C      F     C    G
'Cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner, or even to dance,
Dm      C     F  G
Don't sweat under your overcoat,
      Dm     C     F   G
'Cause my heart can't hover this paddle boat,
 Dm       C       F   G
You'll hit the bottom of the highest note,
      Am  E7        C     Dm     F  Fm
And the chatty tree frogs will never wanna leave your throat.

[CHORUS]
            G  Am F  C   G  Am C  F
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
   G  Am  F    C   G
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
     Am       C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
   F     G  Am F  C  G  Am C F
 A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
    G  Am  F    C      G
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
    Am      C
(And dance in the moonlight!)
   F       C
 When we join The Yacht Club.

[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 2]
F  Am
F Am - E7
F  Am
F Am - E7

[BRIDGE]
 Dm       C
(Let go of the world you know,
   F         G
And plug in the party lights)
Dm            C
Soak your cares in the solar flares,
    F           G
That light up these island nights,
  Dm          C
(Orange eclipse, I can taste your lips,
     F    G
In the citrus afternoon)
Dm           C
If you can fly, don't stop at the sky,
          F       G
'Cause there's footprints on the Moon.
     C
(It was you...)

[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 3]
G Am F C
G Am C F
[Repeat]

[CHORUS]
            G  Am F  C   G  Am C  F
I wish that we could sail our sad days away, forever,
   G  Am  F    C   G
In deep blue seas of paper maché,
     Am       C
(Let's dance in the moonlight!)
   F     G  Am F  C  G  Am C F
 A barracuda chased our dog days away, forever,
    G  Am  F    C      G
Let's sink or swim, 'til we fall in love,
    Am      C
(And dance in the moonlight!)
   F       C
 When we join The Yacht Club.

[OUTRO]
G Am F C G     Am       C
      (Let's dance in the moonlight!)
     F    C
When we join The Yacht Club.

[Fading Out]
G Am F C
G Am C F






PLANT LIFE
Tuning: Standard
Capo: Third Fret

Special chords:

 A/C#   G/B   Em/Eb   G/D
e|-X-|  e|-3-|  e|-X-|  e|-3-|
B|-X-|  B|-0-|  B|-X-|  B|-3-|
G|-2-|  G|-0-|  G|-X-|  G|-4-|
D|-2-|  D|-0-|  D|-1-|  D|-X-|
A|-4-|  A|-2-|  A|-2-|  A|-X-|
E|-X-|  E|-X-|  E|-X-|  E|-X-|

F#m   E      D
I saw a ghost on the stairs
  F#m      E     D
And sheets on the tables and chairs
  F#m     E      D
The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink
   F#m     D      E
Even so, I don't know what to think


Bm    A    E
I've been longing for
D      A        E
Daisies to push through the floor
  Bm   A        G     D
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
  C      G      D
So I won't feel dead anymore
  C      G      D
So I won't feel dead anymore


F#m   E       D
I saw a bear in the den
F#m    E       D
Reading my textbooks again
   F#m       E        D
That bats flowed like traffic as they poured from the attic
    F#m      D       E
Heaven knows, I could really use a friend


A     Amaj7      Bm        D
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
  A       A/C#    D      E
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
A     Amaj7     Bm     D
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
 Bm     A/C#      D          E
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?


Instrumental (x2): Bm F#m A E

Bm    A    E
I've been longing for
D      A        E
Daisies to push through the floor
  Bm   A        G     D
And I wish plant life would grow all around me
  C      G      D
So I won't feel dead anymore
  C      G      D
So I won't feel dead anymore

   Bm    C     G         D
Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet
  F      C     D
And give me a ghost of a smile
Bm        C        G      D
Show me your teeth 'cause you're teddy beneath
  F       C       D
So just grin and bear it a while
F       C/E      D
Just grin and bear it a while

G     Gmaj7      Am        C
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
  G       G/B    C        D
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
G     Gmaj7     Am     C
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
  Am    G/B      C         D
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?

Instrumental (x2): Am Em G D

  Am    G    D
To-night I'm busting out
  Bm    A    E
Of this old haunted house
      Am   G    D
'Cause I'm sick of waiting for
    Bm   A    G     D
All the spider webs to grow all around me
    C      G      D
'Cause I don't feel dead anymore
  C    Em      D
And I'm not afraid anymore


G     Gmaj7      Am        C
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest
  G       G/B    C        D
The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time
G     Gmaj7     Am     C
Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus
  Am    G/B      C         D
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?

Instrumental: Em Em/Eb G/D A7 C Cm

  Am    G/B         C       D         G
If I were to pluck on their heartstrings would you strum on mine?






HOW I BECAME THE SEA
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None

Verse 1:
Bm              A
 June was the lobster shell
       Bm
I dug by hand
            G
A haven that hid me well
        A
Beneath the sand
Bm                A
 The white windy waves washed in
         Bm
But I stayed dry

The great breakers broke again
    G       D   A
'Cause I'm on and off inside

Chorus:
     G         Bm     A
And then, when the empress run aground
          D/F#     G
And my eyes turned blue and green
          Bm  A
I heard a gorgeous sound
             D    G
And that's when it became a dream
         Bm A
When the sky fell in
          D/F#    G
When the hurricanes came for me
        Bm     A
I could finally crash again
            D    Bm G Bm G A
And that's how I became the sea

Verse 2 (same as verse 1):
I wrenched the engines off
And dragged them down
The depths turned the iron soft
As they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side
To its rusty knees
As I felt the even tide
Deep in my shallow dreams

Chorus:
     G         Bm     A
And then, when the empress run aground
          D/F#     G
And my eyes turned blue and green
          Bm  A
I heard a gorgeous sound
             D    G
And that's when it became a dream
         Bm A
When the sky fell in
          D/F#    G
When the hurricanes came for me
        Bm     A
I could finally crash again
            D
And that's how I became the sea


Instrumental (x2): G Bm A D/F# G Bm A D


Chorus 2:
     G
(When the sky fell in)
         Bm
When the sky fell in
     A
(When the sky fell in)
          D/F#    G
When the hurricanes came for me
        Bm     A
I could finally crash again
            D    G
And that's how I became the sea
       Bm   A
(How I became the sea)
         D/F#   G
That's how I became the sea
       Bm   A
(How I became the sea)
          D    G Bm A D/F# G Bm A D
That's how I became the sea






ALLIGATOR SKY
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None

CHORUS:
     G        D     A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
    Em    G       D    A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em    G          D      A
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
    Em     G     Bm     A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go


VERSE:
       A                 Em
Remember to breathe because it'll take your breath away
     G           D
When the engines cough, and you blast off
A              Em      G
  Ignite the night with a firecracker flash
D        A                 Em
  Remember to live 'cause you're gonna be thrilled to death
      G             D
When the stars collide and your eyes grow wide
A               Em       G
  Take it in with your breath against the glass
D         A                Em
  Remember to dream because it's gonna be a starry night
   G        D
Over every town if you look down
A              Em     G
  So harmonize with the singing satellites
D        A                 Em
  Remember to scream because you're gonna be lost for words
      G             D
When the sparks erupt and they light you up
A              Em        G         D
  Dip your toes in the galaxy 'cause it's yours to explore tonight


CHORUS:
     G        D     A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
    Em    G       D    A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em    G          D      A
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
    Em     G     D     A    Em
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go


BRIDGE:
A              Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
   G           D
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
   A         Em
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
   G       D
My imagination's taking me away
A         Em
Reverie whisper in my ear
   G              D
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
A              Em
Rollercoaster through the atmosphere
   G       D
My imagination's taking me away


VERSE:
A             Em
  Let's hear it for the Universe
     G
Where it never hurts
      D
Diving in head-first
A            Em      G
  Take a taste of the melting milky Way
D          A                Em
  And remember to laugh 'cause you're living in a crazy world
       G             D
Where you'll never guess what could happen next
A              Em      G        D
  Give the outer limits my regards as you float to fly away

CHORUS:
     G        D     A
Where was I when the rockets came to life
    Em    G       D    A
And carried you away into the alligator sky
Em    G          D      A
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
    Em     G     D     A
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go

(KEY CHANGE)

     A        E       B
Where was I when the rockets came to life
    F#m    A       E    B
And carried you away into the alligator sky
F#m    A          E       B
  Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
    F#m    A     E     B   F#m
I'm never letting go I'm never letting go

A    E     B   F#m
  The alligator sky
A    E     B   F#m
  The alligator sky
A    E     B   F#m    A    E    B
           The alligator sky





LONELY LULLABY
Tuning: Down 1/2 step
Capo: None

Intro:
D D Am G
D D C  G

Verse 1:
D	   Am   G
Symphony of silver tears
D			 C     G

Sing to me and sooth the ring in my ears
D		    Am	 G

Overcast these gloomy nights wear on
     D                 C        G
But I'm holding fast because it's darkest just before the dawn


Pre-Chorus:
Am	  F		  C
I sang my princess fast asleep
	 G		    Am
'Cause she was my dream come true
	 F      C	      G
Oh Annmarie, believe me, I loved you
Am	    F      C
But now those lonely lullabies
   G		   Dm
Just dampen my tired eyes
	  F		 G
Because I can't forget you
Dm	  F		 G
Because I can't forget you

Chorus:
D		    Am

I'll dissolve when the rain pours in
C		   G

When the nightmares take me
D		    Am
I will scream with the howling wind
C		    G          D
'Cause it's a bitter world and I'd rather dream

Interlude: D Am C G x2


Verse 2:
Dizzy love turned a star lily pink
And hung above our lids too flushed to blink
But icy blue froze the fairytale cold
Though I treasured you and you sparkled with someone to hold


Pre-Chorus

Chorus x2

Interlude ("And I'd rather dream" after the first part)

Bridge:
F Am    G                  F
   Annmarie,       I'll never forget you
   Am  G                  F
Annmarie,          I'll never forget you
   Am  G                  F
Annmarie,   (remember me) I'll never forget you
   Am  G                  F
Annmarie,   (remember me) I'll never forget you
   Am  G                    F
Annmarie,   (remember me) I'll never forget you