[INTRO]
Bbm Bbm Cm Cm x6
[VERSE 1]
Bbm Cm
Nothing became something, turned itself inside out
Bbm Cm
Subatomic particles became atoms, became stars, became galaxies
Bbm Cm
The earth's crust became solidified
Bbm Cm ( Eb Edim ) Fm
The planets became perfectly aligned, Jupiter blinked with its little red eye
[VERSE 2]
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm
Oxygen replaced methane
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm
A party started in the ocean
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm
Trilobites and crustaceans
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm
A Cambrian explosion
[INTERLUDE]
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim x4
[VERSE 3]
Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm
A conga line headed up on land
Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm
Out of the water and into the frying pan
Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm
A layer of iridium paved the way
Ab Db Bbm Cm Eb Fm
For furry mammals with big, beautiful brains
[VERSE 4]
Bbm Cm Bbm
The Congo River divided the chimpanzees
Cm Bbm
The peaceful bonobos from the ones like you and me
Cm Bbm
As soon we stood up, picked an apple from a tree
Cm Bbm
Someone pointed a finger, said, "That apple belongs to me."
[INTERLUDE]
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim x4
[VERSE 5]
N.C.
And people fought and loved and died
N.C.
And everywhere babies opened their eyes
N.C.
And had their hearts broken, laughed, and cried
N.C.
Watched the planets slowly collide
[VERSE 6] - Chords as implied by the bass
Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm
And one day I asked if I could borrow your bass guitar
Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm
Not that I needed one, but I didn't know where to start
Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm
One magic night in an empty backyard
Ab Db Bbm Cm Eb Fm
You grabbed my arm and kissed me quick under a heaven full of stars
[VERSE 7]
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim
And that's the story of how we met
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim
The long version
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim
And you can call it fate or chance
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm
But we made it happen
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim
We made it happen
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim
We made it happen
[OUTRO]
Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim x2