Take Offs And Landings chords by Rilo Kiley

1. GO AHEAD


Verse:
C
If you want to find yourself by traveling out west
C
Or if you want to find somebody else that's better
  Dm
Go ahead
  C
Go ahead

Verse:
C
If you want to buy a brand new fancy automobile
C

Or if you want to build a place up in Coldwater Canyon
  Dm
Go ahead
  C
Go ahead
  Dm
Go ahead
  G
I wish you would
  C
Go ahead

Verse:
C
If you want to hold your own hand going up that cliff
C
Or if you want to just hold back cause you ain't up to it
  Dm
Go ahead
  C
Go ahead
  Dm
Go ahead
  G
Be my guest
  C
Go ahead

Verse:
C
If you want to hold on to the first girl that you meet
C
Or if you want to settle down and plant roses at my feet
  Dm
Go ahead
  C
Go ahead
  Dm
Go ahead
  G
I wish you would
  C
Go ahead

Verse:
C#
If you want to have your cake and eat it too
C#
And if you want to have other people watch you while you eat it
  D#m
Go ahead
  C#
Go ahead
  D#m
Go ahead
   G#
Be my guest
  C#
Go ahead

Bridge:
C#     D#m
If you want better things
G#      C#
I want you to have them
C#     D#m
If you want better things
   G#      C#
Then i want you to have them

Chorus:
  D#m
Go ahead
  C#
Go ahead
  D#m
Go ahead
  G#
I wish you would
  C#
Go ahead
  D#m
Go ahead
 G#
I wish you would
  C#
Go ahead



2. SCIENCE VS ROMANCE
Intro:
D B7 Em A7 (x8)

Verse:
D     B7  Em      A7     D
I used to think if I could realize i'd die
      B7 Em   A7
then T would be a lot nicer
D     B7 Em   A7
Used to believe in a lot more
D     B7 Em     A7
Now I just see straight ahead

D       B7 Em      A7
That's not to say I don't have good times
D     B7
But as for my days
Em       A7
I spend them waiting


Pre-Chorus:
G          F#
Crash sites keep me up at night
Bm          Em
Impact division it splits in two
F#      G     Gm
Directly underneath you


Verse:
D     B7     Em
As for those things (as for those things)
       A7       D
that act as markers in your life
     B7     Em
But in between (but in between)
       A7
you can't remember

D     B7        Em
And so it seems (and so it seems)
         A7     D
that you've grown up and over me
      B7      Em
and these silly things (these silly things)
      A7
I like to dwell on


Pre-Chorus:
G         F#
Test sites keep me up at night
Bm
Chainlink and meters
  Em
I talk to you
   F#
It's cold out there
     Bm
but I'm telling you
   G  Gm
I'm lonely too

Break:
D B7 Em A (x8)

Chorus:
D        B7
Facts versus romance
Em     A7        D
You go and call yourself the boss
        B7 Em     A7
But we're not robots inside a grid
D        B7
Text versus romance
Em     A7       D
You go and add it all you want
         B7 Em     A7
still we're not robots inside a grid

Break:
D B7 Em A (x8)

Outro:
A7    D
Zeros and ones



3. WIRES AND WAVES

Intro:
A D (x2)

Verse:
     A
There are twelve hours
            D
There's a day between us
    A                   D
And you called to say you're sorry in your own way

     A                 D
There are oceans and waves and wires between us
    A
And you called to say
         D
You're getting older


Chorus:
  E           D        A
And sometimes planes they smash up in the sky
  E        D           A
And sometimes lonely hearts they just get lonelier


Verse:
   A                 D
How did you survive all those fires and floods?
   A                D
How did you survive your insufferable friends?
  A                  D
It was the plow that broke the western plains
    A                 D
And its just my heart gets rejected by my veins


Chorus:
   E           D        A
And sometimes planes they smash up in the sky
   E         D          A
And sometimes lonely hearts they just get lonelier
  A
And lonelier
  A
and lonelier
  A
and lonelier
  A
and lonelier
  A
and lonelier
  A
and lonelier
  A
and lonelier

Chorus:
   E           D        A
And sometimes planes they smash up in the sky
   E        D          A
And sometimes lonely hearts they just get lonelier

Outro:
A D (x6)


PICTURES OF SUCCESS

Intro:
D/F# G D/B Asus4 (x8)

Verse:
D/F#    G  Bm  Asus4
Build your own television receiver
D/F#  G  Bm      Asus4
Staying home can't be that bad for me
D/F#     G        Bm       Asus4
Cause i'm not scared, but I'd like some extra spare time
D/F# G Bm     Asus4
Easily earn me big money

Verse:
   D/F#  G     Bm       Asus4
I'm a modern girl but I fold in half so easily
    D/F# G      Bm     Asus4
When I put myself in the picture of success
    D/F#    G
I could learn world trade
  Bm       Asus4
Or try to map the ocean


Chorus:
      D/F# G
When you're dead
  Bm      Asus4
In hospitals and freeways
      D/F# G
When you're dead
  Bm        Asus4
In resting homes and clinics
      D/F# G
When you're dead
  Bm       Asus4
It must be nice to finish
      D/F# G
When you're dead

Verse:
   D/F#    G    Bm     Asus4
I've had it with you, and Mexico can fucking wait
  D/F#  G      Bm    Asus4
And all of those French films about trains
   D/F#   G       Bm        Asus4
Cuse i'm not scared, but I'd like some extra spare time
D/F#  G        Bm         Asus4
I'm not scared, but the bills keep changing colors


Chorus:
      D/F# G
When you're dead
  Bm      Asus4
In hospitals and freeways
      D/F# G
When you're dead
  Bm        Asus4
In dress shirts and neckties
      D/F# G
When you're dead
  Bm        Asus4
In apartments and on beaches
      D/F# G
When you're dead

Bridge:
Em      A      D   A   G
They say California is a recipe for a black hole
  Em        A
and I say i've got my best shoes on
       D      D/B
I'm ready to go, ready to go
     G      A
Ready to go, ready to go.
       D      D/B
I'm ready to go, ready to go
     G      A
Ready to go, ready to go.
       D      D/B
I'm ready to go, ready to go
     G      A
Ready to go, ready to go.
       D      D/B
I'm ready to go, ready to go
     G      A
Ready to go, ready to go.
       D
I'm ready to go.

Outro:
D          Bm
These are times that can't be weathered and
G         A
we have never been back there since then.
(x4)




5. AUGUST

Intro:
F   D7
Gm Bbm F


Verse 1:
F          D7
August, I'll see you soon
       Gm
Under yellow moons
      Bbm          F
Where i'll gather what's left of you
  F          D7
And august, I'm on your side
         Gm
Or did i speak to soon?
  Bbm           F    F7
Now we've crossed the great divide


Chorus:
Gm      C        F   D7
Someday we'll meet beyond the stars
     Gm   C
And it'll be
     F   F7
away from here
Gm      C        F      D7
Someday we'll meet beyond the time and the bars
     Gm   Bbm
And it'll be
     F
away from here


Instrumental:
F   D7
Gm Bbm F


Verse 2:
F           D7
August, August of last year
            Gm
Before the leaves disappeared
   Bm         F
Told me you were not the one
F             D7
August, something in your eyes
          Gm
Or was it that you lied?
    Bbm        F
Told me not to take it to heart


Chorus:
Gm      C        F   D7
Someday we'll meet beyond the stars
     Gm   C
And it'll be
     F  F7
away from here
Gm      C        F        D7
Someday we'll meet beyond the limits of who we are
     Gm   Bbm
And it'll be
     F
away from here


Instrumental:
F   D7
Gm Bbm F
(x2)


Chorus:
Gm      C        F   D7
Someday we'll meet beyond the stars
     Gm   C
And it'll be
     F  F7
away from here
Gm      C        F       D7
Someday we'll meet beyond the land that you call
    Gm    C
miles away
C     F
away from here


6. BULLETPROOF
Intro:
C G/B A7 Dm G C


Verse:
C          G/B         A7
If you think you're bulletproof, you're right
         Dm       G         C
Because you've weathered all my slings and arrows, well.
C         G/B      A7
If you think I'm paranoid thats fine,
        Dm   G   C
Cause I've got evidence on my side.
C      G/B    A7
If you wanna come over tonight, thats fine
Dm    G    C
Because I have no plans.


Chorus:
F           Fm   G    C
Please be kind, don't drop a rock on me.

Verse:

C       G/B     A7
How many blows to the belly will this thing take
   Dm     G      C
that we refer to as our true love?
C         G/B        A7
We both know it's dead and its been dying for some time
  Dm      G   C
But we refuse to let it go.


Chorus:
F           Fm   G    C
Please be kind, don't drop a rock on me
F          Fm        C  C/B  Am
Don't go outside and discover that you like being free
F
Cause if you did
     Fm      G    C
You'd be dropping the rock on me.


7. PLANE CRASH IN C

Verse:
     C                G       F
If you're scared and it shows cause you're watching them grow
  C              G   F
and traveling blows when you're out of road
  E       F   E       G
and when you jump up the earth wants you back
    C             G  F
Your resentment grows till you're all alone
  C          G       F
but you're so smart how could they not know
      E    F    E      G
when you're standing there in good humored white


Chorus:
C       F
And how do you do it?
         C     C7
And make it seem effortless
         F
When its all the stupid things
     C      C7
So overwhelming to me
        G
Like paying my bills
            F
Or showing up for work early
          C  C7
Or laughing at your jokes


Verse:
C            G    F
When you first said that anything goes
   C         G       F
or a problems a task disguised in work clothes
E       F     E    G
That's when I knew that I had to move


Chorus:
C      F
And why you do it?
         C
And make it seem delicate
         F
When its all the stupid things
      C
So damn confusing to me
        G
Like talking it through
F
Controlling my temper
        G
Like letting it go
F
Saying please forgive me
           C
For laughing at your jokes


Break:
F G F C (x4)


Bridge:
F     C        G
I have no idea what's been going on lately
  F      C     G
And I just wish you'd come over and explain things
F     C        G
I have no idea what's been going on lately
  F      C     G
And I just wish you'd come over and explain things
F     C        G
I have no idea what's been going on lately
  F      C     G
And I just wish you'd come over and explain things
F     C        G
I have no idea what's been going on lately
  F      C     G
And I just wish you'd come over and explain things


Chorus:
C     F
Why do they do it?
       C
and show up anyway
          F
When they know that damn well
          C
Theres no room for promotions out here
        G
and maybe it's wise
          F
and maybe i'm just stupid
           C
for laughing at your jokes


Outro:
F G F C (x4)



8. VARIATIONS ON A THEME (Science vs romance)
Song:
G B7 Em A7 (x4)



9. SMALL FIGURES IN A VAST EXPANSE

Verse:
   A
Let's try a new change. Let's try a new change
   Ab     F#m
Let's try a new change
      Bm
Then we'll go on back to the old one
      D      Dm   A
like we've done so many times before


Verse:
     A
And I’ll buy a new brain, I’ll buy a new brain
    Ab       F#m
you'll administer new pain
      Bm
then we'll go on back to our old school
    D      Dm   A
that we left so many times before


Chorus:
          E
And you'll ask for more
  E7
and more


Verse:
     A
I’ve just begun a new phase. I’m trying these days.
   Ab
I’ve watched you close
            F#m
I’m versed in all your ways
      Bm
I’m just beginning to realize
   D    Dm      A  A7
I’ll get you one of these days


Bridge:
  D
But in the end
     Dm
If it was all pretend
   A     A7     F#m
Isn't that what friends are for?
      D
But this is real life
          Dm
It's supposed to be real life
  A     A7    F#m
So let's pretend that we're not bored
   D
That we exist
     Dm
and that we're resolved
  A      A7      F#m  D Dm A
To real things happening to me

Break:
A     Ab
F#m  Bm  D Dm A (x4)


10. DON’T DECONSTRUCT

Intro:
D D/C D/B D/A G Em Bm

Verse:
       D     D/C
Something is changing inside of me
D/B     D/A    G   Em
Colors seem darker in light
   D     D/C    D/B
And I don't know what that means
     D/A    Gm
But it's not a good sign

Pre-Chorus:
G      Am
You can just add them up
Bm       C     G F#7   B
Then you could memorize prehistoric bones
G        Am
All of those old memories
    Bm        C
You can push them out and prep yourself
  G     F#7 B
For brand new information

Chorus:
D   D/C D/B       D/A    G Em Bm
Don't deconstruct and then fill me in
D  D/C   D/B   D/A  G Em Bm
I'm not that basic I swear
D  D/C  D/B   D/A      Gm
I've had enough of breakdowns and diagrams

Verse:
G      Am
Judging from picture books
 Bm    C      G   F#7  B
Apparently heaven is a partly cloudy place
G       Am         Bm
And if the sky opened up and they let you in
  C     G F#7  B
And gave you a formal invitation
G   Am Bm C G F#7 B
Would you go?
    G  Am  Bm C G F#7 B
You can work from home

Outro:
D D/C D/B D/A G Em Bm x4
D


11. ALWAYS

Intro:
C

Verse:
C       Cmaj7
I should have known
    C7                F
With a boy like you, your middle name is always
  Fm         C
I'd always love you-oooh
  G  C   G
Uh huh, yeah

C      Cmaj7
You let the needle drop
C7                F
I think that you could do so much better
     Fm
Those conventions are taking
   C     G  C  G
Their toll on you


Chorus:
  F    G
The phantom is disguised
   C
It's horrifyin'
Cmaj7       C7
Right before your eyes
  F    G
The phantom is inside


Verse:
  C       Cmaj7
And I should have known
    C7                F
With a boy like you your middle name is always
   Fm       C
I'd always want you-oooh
  G  C  G
Uh-huh, yeah


Chorus:
  F    G
The phantom is disguised
   C
It's horrifyin'
Cmaj7       C7
Right before your eyes
  F    G
The phantom is inside
   C
It's hideous
Cmaj7       C7
Right before your eyes
   F   G
The phantom is watching
C  Cmaj7 C7
You
  F          Fm  C
The phantom is watching you



12. WE’LL NEVER SLEEP

Verse:
C
Stealing away into the night
   G
Won't get you any higher
Am
We'll never sleep, God knows we’ll try
  G
The hospital is closed

Pre-Chorus:
  Am G      C
And how long will it last
 Am   G
Before we go insane?

Verse:
C
We circle your uncle's parking lot
G
Just to see how many
Am
Times that we can before we get caught
G
You guessed on twenty

Pre-Chorus:
  Am G       C
And how long will you stare
 Am   G
Before I look away?
    G7  C C/B Am G
I don't wanna go

Break:
Em D Bm
C  G
(x8)

Verse:
C               G
Begged them to stay they're on holiday
C
Just close the door, you can watch final four
     G
And just fall away
C
Sailing away just isn't right
G
Just because you're angry
Am
If you go, I think I might
G
Lose it all together.

Pre-Chorus:
  Am G       C
And how long will you last
 Am   G
Before we go insane?
G7
I don't wanna



13. REST OF MY LIFE

Verse:
     C                 F
There are worse ways for a guy to spend his time
         G            Am
Than to sit and think of you I think I'd marry you
     F        G    G7
Just your smile leaves me satisfied
         C   C7
Though you're not mine


Chorus:
           F
So for the rest of my life
     G              C
I'm gonna search for someone just like you


Verse:
    C            F
And we tend the garden all day long
     G     Am
Watching history unfold
    F          G   G7
And I'd be enough and you'd be enough
       C  C7
And we'd grow up


Chorus:
           F
So for the rest of my life
      G              C
I'm gonna search for someone just like you


Solo:
C F G Am
F G C C7

Chorus:
           F
So for the rest of my life
      G              C C7
I'm gonna search for someone just like you
           F
So for the rest of my life
      G              C C7
I'm gonna search for someone just like you


Outro:
F G C


14. VARIATIONS ON A THEME
C F G C