Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Verse 1:
Em Bm C D
Just about the time your heart breaks like a wheel
Em Bm C
Not in a straight line, but all in pieces
D Em Bm C D
Some you'll leave behind on a road you won't revise
Em Bm C D
No, you won't revisit that dirty compromise.
Chorus:
C D G D C
Now you only dream in peaceful blue
D Em D C
And the morning doesn't even scare you anymore
D Em D C
You are a phoenix with your feathers still a little wet
Em D C
Baby, the ashes just look pretty on your eyes.
C D C D
Pretty on your eyes, pretty on your eyes
Verse 2:
Em Bm C D
So look up, up ahead The city lights are dancing for you
Em Bm C D Em
Or is it the aurora burning off the edges of the sky?
Bm C D Em Bm
Don't cry, don't cry, that’s all over now
C D
That’s all over now.
Chorus:
C D G D C
Now you only dream in peaceful blue
D Em D C
And the morning doesn't even scare you anymore
D Em D C
You are a phoenix with your feathers still a little wet
Em D C
Baby, the ashes just look pretty on your eyes.
C D C D
Pretty on your eyes, pretty on your eyes
Bridge:
Em C
Dry your wings in the sun
D G D
You have only begun to understand
Em C D
When it's time to move on there is no one
G D
To hold your hand.
Em C Em D
So let go, let go, let go. Oo-OOo OO!!
Verse 3:
Em Bm C D
Here the night is fine. The stars are sparks of steel
Em Bm C
Chiseled in the mines of twilight
D Em Bm C
You tell me something real, say "Don't try, don't try
D Em Bm C D
Just remember how, remember, remember."
Chorus:
C D G D C
Now you only dream in peaceful blue
D Em D C
And the morning doesn't even scare you anymore
D Em D C
You are a phoenix with your feathers still a little wet
Em D C
Baby, the ashes just look pretty on your eyes.
C D C D
Pretty on your eyes, pretty on your eyes