Tone: [G]
Intro:
One two three four
Ta [G]taya tata dada tata [E7]tayadum
[A]Tayadum tatada dudu dayadam
[G]Dayadum tadum tadum ta[Bbm7]tadayadum
[A7]Dayadum tadum tadum
[D7]-- tum tum [Abmaj7]------ tuumm [Abm] [Abmaj7] [Abm]
Interlude:
[Gm7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7]
Verse 1:
The [G7]street beneath my feet Is paved with [Gm7]rows of gold
Or [Fmaj7]so I'm told -so I'm told-
The [Bbmaj7]sky before my eyes is never [Cm7]colour grey
Or [D7]so they say
Verse 2:
I [G7]guess I've known the truth since I was [E7]pretty young
[Am7]That I never knew my mother's [Bbm7]mother tongue
I'll [Bm7]fake all of my words til they point [E7]out to me
The [Am7]crowds of purple orchid [D7]flowers, I can't [Ebmaj7]see
Interlude:
| Abm7 | Abmaj7 | Abm7 | Ebmaj7 |
| Bb7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 |
Verse 3:
I'll play al[Gm7]along with borrowed chords unt[C7]until they shine
They're [F]still not mine -still not mine-
I'll [Bbmaj7]breathe all of these postcards in un[Em7]until they land
Still [D7]second-hand
Verse 4:
She [G7]gave me half my bones and made me [E7]one my lungs
[Am7]But the same cold air is filling [Cm7]both of them
Meanw[Gm7]Meanwhile a crocodile points out whats [Em7]left behind
The [Am7]field of yellow daffodils you [Dmaj7]tried
But couldn't [Ab7]find
Outro:
I've [Ebmaj7]known since I was [Gmaj7]pretty young
I never [Ebmaj7]knew my mother's mother [Abmaj7]tongue
I've [Ebmaj7]known since I was [Gmaj7]pretty young
I never [Ebmaj7]knew my mother's mother [Abmaj7]tongue
I'm [Gm7]putting on a smile made out of [Cm7]plasticine
And [F7]looking clean
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