verse 1
Bm
Mama said the stars are the universe's eyes
G D A
I can feel them watching over me most of the time mmhmm, mmhmm
Bm
We grew up believing we could learn how to fly
G D A
We came from the Earth, but we belong to the sky, mmhmm, mmhmm
Interlude
Bm G D A
verse 2
Bm
I saw your soul without the skin attached
G D A
You've got the guts of a coyote pack, mmhmm, mhm
Bm
We've been kissed, we've been cut
But we do what needs the doing
G D A
We're just rainbows dreaming we're human, mmhmm, mhm
verse 3
G
Please excuse the lights shooting out of my head
Em D
I keep 'em in a cage but they come out when they see a friend
A
You must be a friend
G
You're never really going to have control of it all
Em
So you best get cool with where your chips are gonna fall
D
We are the sun, and mother's milk
A
And cusswords, and poetry
G
There's no use in running unless you run like heck
Em
The best things we've learned, we learned from the wreck
D
Jesus coming back as a woman this time
A
Handing out hugs in the clinic line
G
And someone tell the devil we don't need no Hell
Em
We're all pretty good at beating up ourselves
Interlude 2
D A Bm G
D A
verse 4
Bm
As kids we believed that the angels talked
G D A
Everything is magic until you think it's not, mmhmm, mmhmm
Bm
It's easy to be thankful for the things you've got
G D A
It takes guts to give thanks for the things you've lost, mmhmm, mmhmm
Verse 5
G
And we grew up believing good wins over bad
Em D
So you gave away your heart but the wolves attacked
A
But then a bigger heart grew back
G
Please excuse the words coming out of my mouth
Em D
I'm a happy man but there's some things that I need to get out
A
I need to get out
G
There's no use in running unless you run like heck
Em
The best things we've learned, we learned from the wreck
D
Jesus coming back as a woman this time
A
Handing out hugs in the clinic line
G
And someone tell the devil we don't need no Hell
Em
We're all pretty good at beating up ourselves
Outro
D A
Bm G D A