All Things Bright And Beautiful Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C Dm Am7 F

C Dm F G

Verse 1

CI saw the auDmtumn leaves

Am7Peel up off the stFreet

CTake wing on the bDmalmy breeze

 And swFeep you off your feGet

CAnd you blushed as tDmhey scooped you up

 On sAm7ugar maple wiFngs

CTo gaze down on the ciDmty below

FAblaze with wondrous thGings

Chorus

AmDowny feathers kiGss your fFace

 And fluGtter everywhere

AmReality is a loGvely plFace

 But I wouGldn't wanna live there

C Dm Am7 FI wouldn't wanna live there

C Dm F G

Verse 2

CWeighed down by heDmavy lids

 And lAm7unar lulFlabies

CI knew you were wDmide awake

 'Cause you sFmile with your eyGes

Chorus

AmDowny feathers kiGss your fFace

 And fluGtter everywhere

AmReality is a loGvely plFace

 But I wouGldn't wanna live there

Bridge

CFrom the green belt baDmlcony

Am7The wildfires look so prFetty

CPonderosa caDmnopy

 I'd neFver leave if Git were up to me

CTo the ruby reDmdwood tree

Am7And to the velvet cliFmbing ivy

CPainted all mahoDmgany

 I'd neFver leave if Git were up to Cme

(If it were up to me)

FWith a starry brush G

 Paint the dusk venetian blFue

 'Cause in the evening hush G

 You'll never beClieve the viFew

 And when the leaves return G

 And their whisperings fill the niFght

 They'll freeze and burn G

 Where fire and ice colClide

C Dm Am7 FWhere fire and ice collide

C Dm F G

[CHORUS 2 & 1]

AmCan you feel a sGilk embFrace

 In the saGtin air?

AmIf we dissolve wiGthout a trFace

 Will the rGeal world even care?

AmDowny feathers kiGss your fFace

 And fluGtter everywhere

AmReality is a loGvely plFace

 But I wouGldn't wanna live there

C Dm Am7 FI wouldn't wanna live there

C Dm F G

Outro

CI saw the auDmtumn leaves

Am7Peel up off the stFreet

CTake wing on the bDmalmy breeze

 And swFeep you off your feGet...

Intro

D

F♯m G Bm A D x6

Verse 1

GMet a girl in the Bmparking lot

DAnd all I did was sAay hello F♯m G

 Her pepper spray made it rBmather hard

EmFor me to wGalk her Ahome

 But I gueEmss that’s the Bmway it gAoes

Chorus

DTell me again was it lAove at first sight

 When EmI walked by and you cGaught my eye

DDidn’t you know love could shAine this bright

 Well smGile becBmause you’re the dGeer in the hAeadlights

Interlude

F♯m G Bm A D x4

Verse 2

GMet a girl with a grBmaceful charm

DBut when beauty met the bAeast, he froze F♯m G

 Got the senseBm I was not her type

 By bEmlack eye and blGoody nAose

 But I gueEmss that’s the Bmway it gAoes

Chorus

Bridge

BmIt’s suffocAating to say

 But the fEmemale mystique takes my brGeath away

 So gDive me a smile or giAve me a sneer

 ‘Cause I’m trGying to guess heAre

Chorus

DTell me again was it lAove at first sight

 When EmI walked by and you cGaught my eye

DDidn’t you know love could shAine this bright

 I’m Emsorry I ever tried (dAeer in the headlights)

Chorus

DTell me again was it lAove at first sight

 When EmI walked by and you cGaught my eye

DDidn’t you know love could shAine this bright

 If lGife was a Bmgame, you would nGever play nAice

 If lGove was a Bmbeam, you’d be blGind in both Aeyes

 Put your sGunglasses oBmn ‘cause you’re a dGeer in the hAeadlights

Ending

F♯m G Bm A D

F♯m(You’Gre Bmthe AdeeDr in the headlights)

F♯m G Bm A D x5

F♯m(You’Gre Bmthe AdeeDr in the headlights)

End on D

Intro

A - Em - G - D X2 (Wake me if you're out there!)

Verse

AThrough the glass in my Bmbedroom window,G

 IGn the bushes far below,

AI thought I saw an unfamBmiliar shadow, G

 AGmong the ones I so clearly know.

Bridge

EmI've been sleeping with the Gnightlight unplugged,A

 WAith a note on the rocking chair,

EmThat says I'm dreaming of thGe life I once loved,A

 SAo wake me if you're out there.

Chorus

GLiving close to the Aground,

BmIt's seventh heaven because Ethere are angels all around,

GAmong my frivolous Athoughts,

 I belDieve there are Gbeautiful Emthings seen by the Aastronauts.

DSo wake me if you're Gout there!

(Repeat intro, verse, bridge and chorus)

BmI keep my knees black and Ablue 'cause they often hit the Ghardwood floor,

 (AWake me if you're out there),

BmAnd I believe, so I'm Anot praying to the ceiling GanymoreA.

(Repeat bridge, and then play the chorus TWICE)

Outro

GSo if you're dying to Asee,

  A D G Em A D.... (Hold)

I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity

Intro

x2): D A Em G D A C G

Verse 1

D Splashdown in the Asilver screen C

 Into a deep dram-Gatic scene

D I swim through the Atheatre

 Or Cmaybe I'm justG a dreamer!

D Like a kite in the Abright midday C

 Wonder stole my Gbreath away

DShy sonata for AMercury

 The Cstars always singG so pretty

Chorus

A This picnic will Bmsoon depart G

 Real life, I'm Dsad to see you go

A I'll miss you with Bmall my heart

 But GI'd rather beD alone

A 'Cause I couldn't Bmlive without G

 The sunsets that Ddazzle in the dusk

A So I'll drag the Bmanchor up

 And Grest assured, 'cause Adreams don't turn to dust!D A Em

GDreams don't turn to dust D A C G

Verse 2

as verse 1):

I made for the countryside

And my eyes never grew so wide

Apple, raspberry, river blue

I don't wanna leave without you

In the sound I'll gladly drown

Into the emerald underground

And I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see

Surrounded by all this beauty

Chorus

A This picnic will Bmsoon depart G

 Real life, I'm Dsad to see you go

A I'll miss you with Bmall my heart

 But GI'd rather beD alone

A 'Cause I couldn't Bmlive without G

 The sunsets that Ddazzle in the dusk

A So I'll drag the Bmanchor up

 And Grest assured, 'cause Adreams don't turn to dust!

Instrumental and vocals:

Em Bm A I'm sad to see you go

Em Bm I'd Drather be aloneA

Bridge

 When Emtiger eyes begin Bmmaking you Ablush!

 When Emdiamonds boast that they Bmcan't be crushed

GLet 'em go 'cause Adreams don't turn to dust!

Instrumental

x2): D A Em G D A C G

Chorus

Ending D A Em

GDreams don't turn to dust D A C

GDreams don't turn to dust D A Em G

D A And Crest assured cause Gdreams don't turn to dust!D

Intro

 chords): C F

Verse 1

 Don’t remCind me that somedays I’m a windshiFeld

 And other days I’m just a lucky bCug

As cold iron rails

 Leave Dmold mossy trEmails through the cFountrysGide C

Verse 2

 TChe crow and the bean fiFeld

 Are my best friends but boy I need a hCug (boy I need a hug)

Cause my heart stops without you

 There’s sDmomethin’ abEmout you that mFakes me feGel alFive

Chorus

 IFf the green left the grGass on the Amother side

FI would make like a Gtree and leCave

FBut if I reached for your hGand would your Ameyes get wide

FWho knew the other side could bGe so grCeen

Verse 3

 Don’t remiCnd me, I’m a chickadee in love with the skFy

 But that’s clearly not a lot to crow aboCut

Cause when the stars silhouette me

 I’m scDmared they’ll forEmget me, and flFicker GouCt

Verse 4

 IC taste honey but I haven’t seen the hFive

 Yeah I didn’t look, I didn’t even trCy

But still my heart stops without you

 Cause of sDmomething abEmout you that mFakes me feGel alFive

Chorus

Bridge

Am(OooGoooFh) We are the honey and the bee Am(OooGoooFh)

EmBackyard of bFutterflGies, surrounded me

EmAnd I fell in lFove with yGou, like bees to honey

EmSo let’s up and leFave the weGeping to the wAmillow tree

EmAnd pour our teFars in the sGea

 I DmsweCarG, there’s a lot of vegetables out thFere, that crAmop up for aGir

 And yet I nDmever thCouGght, we were two peas in a pFod

 ‘Till you sAmuddenly bloGomed and I knew

 That FI’d always lAmove yoGu

 Oh FI’ll always lAmove you tGoo

Chorus

Chorus

FIf the green left the grGass on the Amother side

FI would make like a Gtree and leCave

FBut if I reached for your hGand would your Ameyes get wide

FWho knew the other side could bGe so grAmeen

FAnd if I reached for your hGand for the rAmest of my life

FWho knew the other side could bGe so grCeen

End on C

Intro

 x3): Em Bm (G the last time) A

Verse 1

Em The princess in her flower bed

G Pulled the jungle under-Aground

Em Where cherry bombs stain the blackbirds red

 AndG explosions never make a soAund

Chorus

 (Oh comet come Emdown!)

 Kamikaze Dover me

 (And I Bmcome alive!)

 My midnight Amelody

 (Oh comet come Emdown!)D Bm A Em D Bm A

Instrumental

Bm A F C Bm G A E

Verse 2

Bm My captain on a snowy horse

D Is coming back to take me Ehome

 (He's coming back to take me Bmhome!)

He'll find me fighting back a terrible force

 'CauseD I'm not afraid to die aloneE

Chorus 2

 (Oh comet come Emdown!)

 Kamikaze Dover me

 (And I Bmcome alive!)

 My midnight Amelody!

 (Oh comet come Emdown!)

 Kamikaze Dover me

 (And I Bmcome alive!)

 My midnight Amelody

 (Oh comet come Edown!)

Interlude

G D (Oh Acomet come - oh comet come Edown!)G D A

Ending

 (EBrave down the open road!)

GMaybe I'll ride

 (And Dfight back the undertow!)

 To Asave my life!

 (EBreathe in the ember glow!)

GMaybe I'll fly

 (And Drove where you want to go!)

 With the Aeagle eye

EEagle eye, GEagle eye, BmEagle eye, AEagle eye

EEagle eye, GEagle eye, DEagle eye, AEagle eye

Intro

x2): F C/E G F Am G

Verse 1

FCall back the Amcap-com

GTick off the time-bomb F

 Let feC/Elicity flGy

FArmour the Amairlock

GBlanket the bedrock F

 And kiss the pC/Elanet goodbGye

Chorus

Dm Dear God, I was Amterribly lost

 When the Cgalaxies crossed

 And the GSun went dark Dm

 Dear God, You're the Amonly North Star

 I would Cfollow this farG

Instrumental

x2): C Dm Am G C Dm G

Back to Intro

Verse 2

FFight back the Amflight deck

GBring on the breakneck F

 Cue the C/Esolar eGclipse

FSummit the Amsunset

GDubtail the dragnetF

 And blow your C/Ebackbone to bGits

Chorus

Instrumental

x2)

Bridge

 Oh Ftelescope, keep an Geye on my Amonly hope

FLest I blink and be Gswept off the Amnarrow road

FHercules, you've got Gnothing to sAmay to me

 Cause Fyou're not the Cblinding Glight that I Amneed

 For FHe is the Csaving Ggrace of the galaxies

 (CGalaxies, C/Egalaxies, Amgalaxies, Fgalaxies)

CHe is the C/ESaving Fgrace of the gGalaxies C C E Am F C G Am F

Chorus and instrumental (x2)

Verse 1

 I sur-Bvived a dreadful accidentG♯m

 In the cEar crash of the G♯mcen-turyF♯

 My shattered Bhopes collapsed on cold cemenG♯mt

 But in the back of the Eambulance

 I'd never fBelt so contentF♯

Pre-chorus

 A C♯mhigh-speed collision gave

 A Bnew sense of sF♯ight to me

C♯m And now my vision can G♯mrender the sF♯cene

C♯m A blurry image of Bwreckage and F♯roadside debris

E Happiness returned to mF♯e

 Through a grave emergency B

Chorus

  B Da da F♯da, da da C♯mdaaaaE

B Da da F♯da, da da C♯mdaaaaE

Instrumental

x2): B F♯ C♯m E

Verse 2

as verse 1):

I tossed and turned, in sterile apathy

Until the violets arrived for me

The bouquet burst and blossoms filled the room

And the police got smaller as they grew taller

And taught me to bloom

Pre-chorus

Bridge

A The curtains decayed

E the daylight poured inG

 I was never a-Dfraid of the darkness aAgain

 My burns were third de-Egree

 But I'd been set fBree

 'Cause grace had finally found its F♯way to me

Pre-chorus 2

 A C♯mhigh-speed collision gave

 A Bnew sense of sF♯ight to me

C♯m And now my vision can G♯mrender the sF♯cene

C♯m A blurry image of Bwreckage and F♯roadside debris

E Happiness returned to mF♯e

 (Da da da, da da Edaaa)

 Happiness returned to F♯me

 (Da da da, da da Edaaa)

 Happiness returned to F♯me

 Through a grave emergencyB

Chorus 2

  B Da da F♯da, da da C♯mdaaaaE

B Da da F♯da, da da C♯mdaaaa

 (Through a Egrave emergency)

  B Da da F♯da, da da C♯mdaaaaE

B Happi-F♯ness returned to C♯mme

 Through a gB/D♯rave emergencyE

Chorus

 Where was GI when the roDckets came to Alife

 And Emcarried you Gaway into the Dalligator Asky

Em Even Gthough I'll never kDnow what's up Aahead

 I'm Emnever letting Ggo I'm Bmnever letting Ago

Verse 1

 Uh uh, that’s not a Aplane, that’s me

 I’m siEmttin’ where I’m supposed to

GFloatin’ on the cloud, can’t nobody Dcome close to

 The Aconcrete and the sky Emswitch places

 So Gnow my ceiling is painted with cosDmic spaces

AFirecracker to the moon, Emkeep your eyes shut

GBlastin’ off like a rocket Dfrom the ground up

 HAeh, I used to catch a cab Emon the Monday

GNow the taxi’s sellin’ lights Don the runway, fly

ACondo onEm the milky way

GA house on the cloud and GoDd’s my landlord

AAnd for my rent all I Empay is my drive

 Got that Gso If you need me you can fDind me in the alligator sky

Chorus

 Where was GI when the roDckets came to Alife

 And Emcarried you Gaway into the Dalligator Asky

Em Even Gthough I'll never kDnow what's up Aahead

 I'm Emnever letting Ggo I'm Bmnever letting Ago

Bridge

ARollercoaster through the atEmmosphere

 I'm dGrowning in this starryD serenade

 Where Aecstasy becomes cavEmalier

 My imGagination's takDing me away

AReverie whisper in Emmy ear

 I'm scGared to death that I'll neverD be afraid

ARollercoaster through the atEmmosphere

 My imGagination's taDking me away

Verse 2

AUh, now I’mma daEmnce like I never dance

GSing like I never sing, dDream like I’ve never dreamed

AOr try to, Em’cause we’ve been lied to

GThat the sun is Dsomethin’ that we can’t fly to

AWell, I sit on my star aEmnd see street lights

GLook up, ha, youD’ll miss me if you blink twice

AImaginatiEmon is hot and if you goGt it you can meet me

 When you see Dme in the alligator sky

Chorus

 Where was GI when the roDckets came to Alife

 And Emcarried you Gaway into the Dalligator Asky

Em Even Gthough I'll never kDnow what's up Aahead

 I'm Emnever letting Ggo I'm Bmnever letting Ago

(KEY CHANGE)

 Where was AI when the rocEkets came to Blife

 And F♯mcarried you Aaway into the Ealligator Bsky

F♯m Even Athough I'll never Eknow what's up Bahead

 I'm F♯mnever letting Ago I'm Enever letting Bgo F♯m

A The Ealligator Bsky F♯m

A The Ealligator Bsky F♯m

A E B The aF♯mlligator sAky E B

Intro

G C F C

Verse 1

FMy raw caCndy pasGsion is biCtter-swFeet,

 OnCto the teGeth,

 'CFause she would raCther fall in choGcolate,

 Than fCall in loFve, espCecially with mGe.

 I stDmood unCder the waFterfGall,

 With a kDmiwi pinCeapple pFarasGol,

DmAs CindCerella dropped the cryFstal bGall,

 And made a conAmcrete cE7avern of cateCrpillar coDmncert hFall. Fm

Chorus

 I wish that we could saGil oAmur sFad daCys awaGy, fAmorevCer, F

 In deGep bAmlue sFeas of paCper maGché,

 (Let's daAmnce in the moonClight!)

  A barFracuda chaGsed oAmur dFog daCys awGay, fAmorevCer,F

 Let's sGink Amor swFim, 'til Cwe fall in loGve,

 (And daAmnce in the mooCnlight!)

  When Fwe join The YaCcht Club.

[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL]

F C G C

F C G

Verse 2

FI would rather Cgo swiGmming with grCeat white shaFrks,

 Than wCade in romGance,C

F'Cause I can never fCind the coGurage to aCsk her to diFnner, or eCven to daGnce,

DmDon't sweat unCder your oFvercoGat,

 'Cause my heDmart can't hoCver this paFddle boGat,

 YDmou'll hit the boCttom of the higFhest noGte,

 And the chaAmtty tE7ree frogs will neCver wanna lDmeave your thFroat.Fm

Chorus

 I wish that we could saGil oAmur sFad daCys awaGy, fAmorevCer, F

 In deGep bAmlue sFeas of paCper maGché,

 (Let's daAmnce in the moonClight!)

  A barFracuda chaGsed oAmur dFog daCys awGay, fAmorevCer,F

 Let's sGink Amor swFim, 'til Cwe fall in loGve,

 (And daAmnce in the mooCnlight!)

  When Fwe join The YaCcht Club.

[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 2]

F Am

F Am E7

F Am

F Am E7

Bridge

 (DmLet go of the woCrld you know,

 And plFug in the party liGghts)

DmSoak your cares in the soClar flares,

 That liFght up these island niGghts,

 (OrDmange eclipse, I can taCste your lips,

 In the ciFtrus afteGrnoon)

DmIf you can fly, don't stCop at the sky,

 'Cause there's footFprints on the MGoon.

 (It was yCou...)

[SHORT INSTRUMENTAL 3]

G Am F C

G[RAmepeCatF]

Chorus

 I wish that we could saGil oAmur sFad daCys awaGy, fAmorevCer, F

 In deGep bAmlue sFeas of paCper maGché,

 (Let's daAmnce in the moonClight!)

  A barFracuda chaGsed oAmur dFog daCys awGay, fAmorevCer,F

 Let's sGink Amor swFim, 'til Cwe fall in loGve,

 (And daAmnce in the mooCnlight!)

  When Fwe join The YaCcht Club.

Outro

G Am F C G (Let's dAmance in the mooCnlight!)

 When we joFin The YaCcht Club.

[Fading Out]

G Am F C

G Am C F

Special chords:

F♯mI saw a gEhost on the sDtairs

 And F♯msheets on the tEables and cDhairs

 The F♯msilverware sEwam with the Dsharks in the sink

 Even F♯mso, I don't kDnow what to tEhink

BmI've been Alonging Efor

DDaisies to pAush through the fEloor

 AndBm I wish Aplant life would Ggrow all aDround me

 So CI won't feel Gdead anymoreD

 So CI won't feel Gdead anymoreD

F♯mI saw a bEear in the denD

F♯mReading my Etextbooks againD

 That F♯mbats flowed like Etraffic as they pDoured from the attic

 Heaven F♯mknows, I could Dreally use a fEriend

AI'd rather A7Mwaltz than just Bmwalk through the Dforest

 The Atrees keep the A/C♯tempo and tDhey sway in Etime

AQuartet of A7Mcrickets chime Bmin for the Dchorus

 IfBm I were to A/C♯pluck on their Dheartstrings would yEou strum on mine?

Instrumental

x2): Bm F♯m A E

BmI've been Alonging Efor

DDaisies to pAush through the fEloor

 AndBm I wish Aplant life would Ggrow all aDround me

 So CI won't feel Gdead anymoreD

 So CI won't feel Gdead anymoreD

 Your Bmspirit is Csweet, so Gpull off your sheetD

 And Fgive me a ghCost of a smDile

BmShow me your teethC 'cause you're tGeddy beneathD

 So Fjust grin and bCear it a whileD

FJust grin and C/Ebear it a whileD

GI'd rather G7Mwaltz than just Amwalk through the fCorest

 The Gtrees keep the G/Btempo and tChey sway in timeD

GQuartet of G7Mcrickets chime Amin for the Cchorus

 If AmI were to G/Bpluck on their Cheartstrings would Dyou strum on mine?

Instrumental

x2): Am Em G D

 To-Amnight I'm Gbusting Dout

 Of Bmthis old Ahaunted Ehouse

 'Cause I'm Amsick of Gwaiting Dfor

 All the Bmspider Awebs to Ggrow all aDround me

 'Cause CI don't feel Gdead anymoreD

 And CI'm not aEmfraid anymore D

GI'd rather G7Mwaltz than just Amwalk through the fCorest

 The Gtrees keep the G/Btempo and tChey sway in timeD

GQuartet of G7Mcrickets chime Amin for the Cchorus

 If AmI were to G/Bpluck on their Cheartstrings would Dyou strum on mine?

Instrumental

Em Em D♯ G/D A7 C Cm

 If AmI were to G/Bpluck on their heartCstrings would Dyou strum on mine?G

Verse 1

Bm June was the lobster shell A

 I dug by hand Bm

 A haven that hid me wellG

 Beneath the sandA

Bm The white windy waves washed inA

 But I stayed dry Bm

The great breakers broke again

 'Cause GI'm on and offD insideA

Chorus

 And then,G when the empress Bmrun agroundA

 And my eyes turned D/F♯blue and greenG

 I heard a gorgeous BmsoundA

 And that's when it becameD a dream G

 When the sky fell Bmin A

 When the hurricanes D/F♯came for meG

 I could finally Bmcrash againA