Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro:
E MajorE G+G G+G E MajorE G+G G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
E MajorE G+G G+G E MajorE G+G D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE
You and I, we are strangers by one chromosome
E MajorE
Slave to the hormone, body and soul
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
In a struggle to be happy and free
E MajorE 
E minorEm E MajorE G+G D MajorD E MajorE
Swimming in a primitive sea
E MajorE G+G D MajorD E MajorE E minorEm G+G
You and I, we must dive below the surface
E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE E7E7
A augmentedA world of red neon and ultramarine
A7A7 D MajorD
Shining bridges on the ocean floor
E7E7 G+G D MajorD E MajorE
Reaching to the alien shore
Chorus:
E minorEm 
F#F# G+G A augmentedA
For you and me
E minorEm 
F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, sex is not a competition
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, sex is not a job description
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE G+G A augmentedA
For you and me we agree
Solo:
| E MajorE | E MajorE D MajorD | E MajorE | E MajorE |
Verse 2:
E MajorE
You and I, we are pressed into these solitudes
E MajorE
Color and culture, language and race
E MajorE D MajorD
Just variations on a theme
E MajorE E minorEm D MajorD E MajorE
Islands in a much larger stream
Chorus:
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, race is not a competition
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, race is not a definition
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E minorEm G+G A augmentedA 
B minorBm 
C majorC
For you and me we agree
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA BB
Reaching for the alien shore
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA BB
Reaching for the alien shore
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD
Reaching for the alien shore
Solo:
| E MajorE G+G | G+G A augmentedA | E MajorE G+G | D MajorD A augmentedA G+G | E minorEm G+G | G+G E MajorE | E minorEm G+G | D MajorD | E minorEm | E minorEm |
| G+G | G+G | E minorEm | G+G A augmentedA | E minorEm | A augmentedA E minorEm | E minorEm G+G | A augmentedA | E minorEm G+G | G+G |
|E minorEm G+G | G+G | E minorEm G+G | G+G E minorEm | G+G | E minorEm G+G | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | C majorC | A augmentedA D MajorD |
| G+G | E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE
Verse 3:
E MajorE D MajorD
You and I, we reject these narrow attitudes
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
We add to each other, like a coral reef
D MajorD
Building bridges on the ocean floor
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
Reaching for the alien shore
Chorus:
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, sex is not a competition
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, race is not a definition
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, we hold these truths to be self-evident
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me, we'd elect each other president
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA
For you and me
E MajorE G+G
We might agree
A augmentedA B minorBm
But that's just us
Outro:
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD
Reaching for the alien shore
A augmentedA B minorBm
But that's just us
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD
Reaching for the alien shore
A augmentedA B minorBm
But that's just us
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD
Reaching for the alien shore
A augmentedA B minorBm
But that's just us
C majorC
Reaching for the alien shore
