Intro:
C Em F C G
Verse: 1
C
Oh, the carnival never left town.
Em
See the lights on the wheel goin' round.
F
Listening hard for the sound of the
C G
Heart's drum.
C
And you walk through the streets for awhile.
Em
See the two-headed girls, the reptiles.
F
Ask yourself, how many miles to the
C G
Sun? And
Chorus:
Am
Where do you lay? How do
F
You pass you pass your days? Are your
C
Hands reaching out for the
G
Sky? And do you
Am
You hear a hymn when you
F
Are ushered in where the
C
Morning has opened your
G
Eyes? All
Dm
Rise! All
F G
Rise!
Intro chords (C, Em, F, C, G):
*Humming*
Verse 2:
C
Now you're laughin' at yesterday's crime.
Em
In your head it's war all the time.
F
Waiting around for the rhyme, so it
C G
Goes! In the
C
Twilight you dance bar to bar. Find your
Em
Way by the light of the stars.
F
Is she near or is she far? Nobody
C G
Knows! And
Chorus:
Am
Where do you lay? How do
F
You pass you pass your days? Are your
C
Hands reaching out for the
G
Sky? And do you
Am
You hear a hymn when you
F
Are ushered in where the
C
Morning has opened your
G
Eyes? All
Dm
Rise! All
F G
Rise!
Repeat Intro chords (C, Em, F, C, G)
*Humming*
Verse 3:
C
Now, see the light burn through the trees.
Em
Is that a prayer in the breeze? Some
F
Lover fell from the trapeze and somebody's
C G
Cryin. And
C
You saw the shape of an arm in the
Em
Rosey light of the dawn
F
Away from the ship she was on and the ocean was
C G
Sighing! Now,
Final Chorus (slightly different!!!):
Am
Where do you lay? Do you
F
Murder your days? Are your
C G
Hands reaching out for the sky? And do
Am
You hear a hymn when you
F
Are ushered in where the
C G
Morning has opened your eyes? All
Dm
Rise! All
F
Rise! All
G
Rise! All
Amaj
Rise! All
Dm
Rise! ...
Repeat outro (Dm, F, G, Amaj) 4x's
*Aside from the minor picking/arpeggio stuff that you can improv, I think this is
honestly very spot-on. Enjoy. I love this tune!