Intro:
G F C G
G Fmaj7 C G
G F C G
G Fmaj7 C G
Verso 1:
G
First the thunder came
F
Then the mountains fell
C
The heavy sky grew darker
G
The rising rivers swelled
G
The earthly hum went silent
F
Every land a lake
C
But just before oblivion
G
I shook myself awake
Verso 2:
G
I put on my overcoat
F
And I went out into the night
C
I saw that the stars were still there
G
Just before the light
G
Like a foal on its feet for the first time
F
Drinking the whole world in
C
Awed by a terrible beauty
G
I heard the whole world sing
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, oh we're
G
Living now
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, yeah we're
G
Living now
Verso 3:
G
Born out of nothingness
F
Gone of a will to live
C
Like someone said, the love you take
G
Is equal to the love you give
G
From up on the hill the sturdy spreads its sails (?)
F
Like an architect of time
C
Mapping out the dreams and peculiar follies
G
Born of a mental mind
Verso 4:
G
I put on my overcoat
F
And I step out into the day
C
I throw light on the savage beauty
G
I hear the whole world say
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, oh we're
G
Living now
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, yeah we're
G
Living now
Instrumental G F C G (x2)
Verso 5:
G
So I put on my overcoat
F
And I slip out into the dawn
C
All the morning stars, they sing together
G
Happy just to be born
G
Yeah I put on my overcoat
F
I'm just here to greet the day
C
I'm drunk on all this stupid beauty
G
I hear the whole world say
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, oh we're
G
Living now
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, yeah we're
G
Living now
Outro
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, oh we're
G
Living now
G
Hey, that's really
F
Something, that's really
C
Something, yeah we're
G
Living now