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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
C | F | C | G7sus4 G7
0:10
C | F | C | G7sus4:G7  C
0:20
C | C | C | A#/C

Verse 1: 0:30
C
  Across the street
Am7
  The river runs.
 C
Down in the gutter
          Am7
Life is slipping away.
0:41
C
  Let me still exist
Am7
  In another place,
 F
Running under cover
      G7sus4      G7
Of a helicopter blade.

Verse 2: 0:51
C
  The flames are getting higher
Am7
  In effigy.
 C
Burning down the bridges
       Am7
Of my memory.
1:01
C
  Love may still be alive
Am7
  Somewhere someway
               F
Where they're downing only deer
                G7sus4         G7
A hundred steel        towns away.

Chorus: 1:10
          C
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
    F
Is beating like a drum
          C
With the words "I love you"
                G7sus4 G7
Rolling off my tongue.
1:20
     C
No, never will I roam,
        F
For I know my place is home.
          C
Where the ocean meets the sky,
         G7sus4 G7 C  | C
I'll be sa  -   ailing.

Verse 3: 1:34
C
  Photographs
Am7
  And kerosene
 C
Light up my darkness,
         Am7
Light it up, light it up.
1:43
        C
I can still feel the touch
          Am7
Of your thin blue jeans.
 F
Running down the alley, I've got
   F/G
My eyes all over you, baby. Oh, baby.

Chorus: 1:55
          C
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
    F
Is beating like a drum
          C
With the words "I love you"
                G7sus4 G7
Rolling off my tongue.
2:06
     C
No, never will I roam,
        F
For I know my place is home.
          C
Where the ocean meets the sky,
         G7sus4 G7 C
I'll be sa  -   ailing.

Break: 2:16
C | A#/C
         C     | A#/C
I'll be sailing.
     C  | A#/C
Oh, yeah.

Bridge: 2:32
F     C/E       Dm
  Oh, I've got lightning
       C
In my veins,
  Am7
Shifting like the handle
              Am7
Of a slot machine.
2:42
 F                   C/E
Love may still exist
Dm                 C
  In another place.
          Dm
I'm just yanking back the handle,
       F/G
No expression on my face.

Chorus: 2:51
          C
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
    F
Is beating like a drum
          C
With the words "I love you"
                G7sus4 G7
Rolling off my tongue.
3:01
     C
Oh, never will I roam,
        F
For I know my place is home.
          C
Where the ocean meets the sky,
         G7sus4 G7 C
I'll be sa  -   ailing.

Chorus: 3:12
          C
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
    F
Is beating like a drum
          C
With the words "I love you"
                G7sus4 G7
Rolling off my tongue.
3:21
     C
No, never will I roam,
        F
For I know my place is home.
          C
Where the ocean meets the sky,
         G7sus4 G7 C
I'll be sa  -   ailing.

Instrumental: 3:32
C | A#/C

Chorus: 3:37
      C!
The rhythm of my heart
    F!
Is beating like a drum
          C!
With the words "I love you"
                G7sus4! G7!
Rolling off my tongue.
3:47
 C
Never will I roam,
        F
For I know my place is home.
          C
Where the ocean meets the sky,
         G7sus4 G7 C
I'll be sa  -   ailing.

Coda: 3:58
C   | C   | C!
O-o-o o-o-o o-o-o o-o-o...

Key

key
C
original
key
C
C# B
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Official Music Video
Live at Royal Albert Hall
Live 2003

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