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