Synesthesia Cifras

Andrew McMahon - Synesthesia
 
Standard tuning - No capo
 
   A#m C#  F#
e|-1---4---2-|
B|-2---6---2-|
G|-3---6---3-|
D|-3---6---4-|
A|-1---4---4-|
E|-x---x---2-|
 
Intro:
C#
 
       C#                                                F#
 I saw pictures from the space shuttle, North America at night
         C#                                                     F#
 I could almost see my house, I could almost see the rest of my life
        A#m                                                F#
 Now my mother's in the hospital and my friends are in the news
                             C#         F#         A#m             C#
 Collecting trophies for the songs they wrote when we lived in the shadow of the moon
 
 
            C#                                              F#
 Guess I've never made a gold record and I've never been to Mars
          C#                                                       F#
 But I've traveled 'round this world shooting fireworks at falling stars (and prison bars)
        A#m                                                            F#
 And my father's got a decent job, I hear he's finally pulling through
                                   C#       F#         A#m           C#
 There's more to life than singing songs we write when we are in the shadow of the moon
 
 
           A#m   F#      C#
 And I see colors when I hear your voice
           A#m                    F#         C#
 Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
       A#m     F#      C#
 I see colors, I don't hear the noise
               A#m  C#          F#
 Because we're only flying for awhile
               A#m  C#          F#
 Because we're only flying for awhile
 
 
            C#                                                      F#
 I saw this picture of my niece twisting high above the narrow beam
        C#                                                            F#
 And my brother looked so proud like he woke up in this perfect dream
          A#m                                                   F#
 And I've known you all my life but I knew you long before that too
                         C#       F#         A#m             C#
 Let's go dancing to the songs we wrote when we lived in the shadow of the moon
 
 
           A#m   F#      C#
 And I see colors when I hear your voice
           A#m                    F#         C#
 Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
       A#m     F#      C#
 I see colors, I don't hear the noise
                 A#m  C#          F#
 Sometimes we're only flying for awhile
 
 
         A#m     F#      C#
 I could love you in the falling rain,
           A#m              F#                   C#
 Grab your things this is a storm we're meant to ride
           A#m    F#       C#
 Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
                 A#m  C#          F#
 It's like we're only flying for awhile, flying for awhile
 
F# A#m F# A#m
 
           A#m   F#      C#
 And I see colors when I hear your voice
           A#m                    F#         C#
 Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
       A#m     F#      C#
 I see colors, I don't fear the choice
                 A#m  C#          F#
 Sometimes we're only flying for awhile
 
 
         A#m     F#      C#
 I could love you in the falling rain,
           A#m              F#                   C#
 Grab your things this is a storm we're meant to ride
           A#m    F#       C#
 Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
                 A#m  C#          F#
 It's like we're only flying for awhile, flying for awhile
 
Outro:
A#m F# C# C#
A#m F# C# C#
A#m F# C# C#
A#m C# F# F#
 
 
 
Enjoy!
-Sace!
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