cavetown – Rocket Ships (Ukulele)

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[Verse 1]
A                          F#m
On summer nights the stars fall a little slower and

D                              E7
I don't if I can catch them in time to sew words

A                 F#m
Delicately to the palm of my hand, tell me

D               E7
What am I worth?

A                        F#m
Do you see words written in the air

D                        E7
Or is it just me forming pictures from nowhere

       A                        F#m
I have funny little comic books taped to my hands

      D                                E7
And a brain within a brain, it's got a mind of it's own, yeah
[Interlude] A F#m D E7 [Chorus]
A                          F#m
Rocket ships will take off whether you're in them or not

D                                E7
And it's sad but it's the truth, the world would still turn without you

A                                 F#m
But when your bones turn to earth and you ask me "What was I worth?"

D                                E7   N.C.
I'll simply plant a flower above you, and you can watch it grow

A F#m                 D                                          E7
     You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow [x2]
[Interlude] A F#m D E7 [Verse 2]
A                            F#m
On summer nights my thoughts form a little vaguer and

D                                   E7
I don't know how to arrange them or put them into words

A                       F#m
Now I'm leaving bashful teardrops in my hands

D                       E7
Please tell me I'm a man

A                      F#m
Do you think aliens in outer space

D                           E7
Think that they're the only human race

A                                F#m
My mind's a house of magic cards about to blow away, yeah

D                            E7
I'm just a shoot and I'm not ready to grow yet
[Bridge]
A
Would it be okay for me to stay

F#m
If okay is here then I'm far away

D
And the train's not leaving for a while

E7
I packed by bags but they've emptied themselves somehow

A
The thought of meaning something just makes my brain

F#m
Twist, invert, and fall down sideways

D
But my voice is a spark so let me sing
N.C. 'til the fire's so bright it's deafening