Steam Powered Giraffe – Commander Cosmo (Guitar)
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Chords
[Fragment 1]
(Can be N.C.)
F You told me Dm You’d h-
[Fragment 2]
F Dm Burning in the stratosphere Bb C Looks like there’s no place to run F Dm I know that I have a heart Bb C It burns like a million suns!
F bass
[Ground Control]
(Spoken)
F Commander Walter, come in Bbm We’ve got the Cosmo’s distress signal Eb You were hit by an unknown force C An energy with Earth as it’s source
What’s your status?
[Dwight]
(Sung)
F This is flight Engineer Dwight Bbm Ground Control, do you read? Eb The explosion, it hit Walter! Fm Hit him right in the chest. F I’m losing air, I’m spinning out Bbm High above the Earth Eb Fm I don’t think I can hold on much longer!
F bass
F
(Dwight, Dwight! Keep the scaffolding in your sight. Hold on there!)F Dm
[Walter]
(Spoken)
Bb C Ground Control,this is Walter.
F
Dm
I'm bringing Dwight back home.Bb C
[Verse 1]
F Dm The story says he saved Dwight Bb C Filled his lungs with air F Dm And he returned him through the atmosphere Bb C without a bruise, or scrape, or tear
[Verse 2]
F Dm Commander Cosmo Saves The Day Bb C A hero overnight F Dm He rocketed into outer space Bb C just by thinking about flight
[Verse 3]
F Dm There was no explanation how he did what he did Bb C He unearthed special powers from his deep cosmic id F Dm He could eat thirty moons and still eat thirty-five more Bb C And his super space muscles were hard to ignore
C
[Chorus]
F Dm Commander Cosmo save us! Bb C It’ll never be the same F Dm The star streak of justice flies Bb C Just call the commander’s name F Dm Commander Cosmo save us! Bb C Save us all from Mars F Dm The martians melted Parliament Bb C and ate all of our cars F Dm Black hole strong and lightspeed quick Bb C Singularity Concussive Kicks F Dm Comet Crystalline Ether Form Bb C And eyes that burn like a cosmic storm
C
[Verse 4]
F Dm Bb C (Mister Cosmo, you're the best. Hello, my name is Sam F Dm Bb C I bought your T-shirt and your lunchbox - the one with the sweet hologram) F Dm Bb C (If you could sign my baseball bat, gosh that would be swell F Dm Bb C And if you’ve got some extra time, could you send those spider demons back to hell?)
[Chorus]
F Dm Commander Cosmo save us! Bb C Save us from Doctor Blight F Dm With your helmet made from UV rays Bb C and that space cape of starlight F Flying saucers, sky sharks, Dm Bb C the Starblood Beast all could not compare F Dm Even the space pterodactyls didn’t stand a chance, Bb C Commander Cosmo killed them all with his Sun Beam Stare
C
N.C.
C bass
[Bridge]
F Dm I just can’t bear to wade Bb C Through the infinite decades F Dm Seein’ all those pretty smiles Bb C They’ll burn, they’ll burn F Dm Burning like a million suns Bb C I know where I’m going to run F Dm Straight into the heart so far Bb C Deep within the darkest star
[Verse 5]
F Dm Commander Walter loved her Bb C7 But the ring, it came too late F Dm Decades flew by but she would cherish him Bb C No matter his final fate
[Chorus]
F Dm Commander Walter, save him Bb C7 Save him in your heart F Dm Bb C Find peace inside the black of the dark Necrostar
N.C.
[Chorus]
F Dm Commander Cosmo, save us Bb C7 It’ll never be the same F Dm There’s nothing left to save us, Bb C and the vice is what to blame F Dm Commander Cosmo, save us Bb C7 Save us from the end F Bb C F What will we do when the cosmos quake and the gods above descend?