Intro: G G C G D G Verse 1: G C Happiness is somewhere I have been before- G C A blurry photograph that I have since ignored G I'll carefully adjust the aperture once more G D G Until I set the record straight G C I'll brush aside the dim, make room for the bright G C I'll be an editor, no, a curator of light G
I'll let my better angels always set me right G D G Until I even out the score G D G Until I even out the score Chorus: C Em God, it has been quite a year- G D I've lived a little bit and I've died a little more C Em I know that I've asked it before G D G But please let the scale tip here in my favor Verse 2: G C What was once the sweetest melody I've heard G C Is now a memory reduced to little words G I'll tune the orchestra and play the overture G D G Until I pinpoint every note G Give me the heart of an archeologist C That I may dig until I prove that I exist G C A subterranean cathedral in my midst G D G Where echos come to rest G D G Where echos come to rest G D G Is this where echos come to rest? Chorus: C Em God, it has been quite a year- G D I've lived a little bit and I've died a little more C Em I know that I've asked it before G D G But please let the scale tip here in my favor Interlude: C Em G D C Em G D G Outro: G D G Until I set the record straight G D G Until I set the record straight G D G Until I can set the record straight