Take Offs And Landings chords by Rilo Kiley
Guitar chords with lyrics
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
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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 Last updated: