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Astronomy

V6

[Intro] (Fmaj7) (Em9) (Dm9) (Cmaj7) [Verse 1] (Fmaj7) The lenses are polished, the (Em9) focus is tight (Dm9) I'm mapping the cold calculations of (Cmaj7) night (Fmaj7) You're a million lightyears from the (Em9) passenger seat (Dm9) I'm watching the dashboard and (Cmaj7) feeling the heat (Bbmaj7) We talk about orbits and (Am7) gravity's pull (Gsus4) But the space in the cabin is (G) full [Pre-Chorus] (Dm7) And all of this distance is (Em7) breaking my nerve (Fmaj7) I'm losing my grip on the (G13) curve (Abdim7) The universe stretches and (Am9) bends [Chorus] (Cmaj7) Astronomy (Fmaj7) won't save us now (Dm9) We're burning up in the (G13) atmosphere (Cmaj7) You're looking at stars (Fmaj7) anyhow (Bbmaj7) While I'm just trying to steer (G) (Cmaj7) Astronomy (Fmaj7) won't save us now [Verse 2] (Fmaj7) The radio static is (Em9) cosmic debris (Dm9) A satellite sending a (Cmaj7) signal to me (Fmaj7) You measure the void with a (Em9) casual sigh (Dm9) I'm measuring the distance from (Cmaj7) me to your eye (Bbmaj7) It's all mathematics and (Am7) silent expanse (Gsus4) We're missing the point of the (G) dance [Pre-Chorus] (Dm7) And all of this distance is (Em7) breaking my nerve (Fmaj7) I'm losing my grip on the (G13) curve (Abdim7) The universe stretches and (Am9) bends [Chorus] (Cmaj7) Astronomy (Fmaj7) won't save us now (Dm9) We're burning up in the (G13) atmosphere (Cmaj7) You're looking at stars (Fmaj7) anyhow (Bbmaj7) While I'm just trying to steer (G) (Cmaj7) Astronomy (Fmaj7) won't save us now [Outro] (Fmaj7) I don't need a telescope (Em9) to see the end (Ebmaj7) The dark matter closing (Dm9) around (Dbmaj7) Just bringing my feet to the (Cmaj7) ground