[Intro] A E F#m D A E D E (oh-oh-oh) (oh-oh-oh) [Verse 1] (M+F unison) A E F#m D There’s a mission, it goes through space A E D E There’s a world like ours, maybe twice as nice A E F#m D Imagine that? I’m trying and I can A E D E So could we if we tried, but the distance is great A E F#m D It’s like throwing a nail through a wall made of sand A E D E That falls apart in front of my face Bm D A E If there’s anything else to consider F#m D A E If I had another place to stay Bm D A E If I wanted to go I’d get my way F#m D A E If I wanted to, I’d get my way [Pre-Chorus] Bm D A E Radio counting, breath on the glass F#m D A E Every back street learns to pass Bm D A E Sideways miracles, forward faith F#m D A E Kick drum heartbeat, hold it—wait [Chorus] (M+F unison, big claps) A E F#m D We could hit the moon like a drum tonight A E D E Sing so loud the dark turns white A E F#m D If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E D E If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E F#m D Hands to the sky, boots on the stage A E D E Crowd like a tide, breaking the cage Bm D A E If I wanted to, I’d get my way F#m D A E If we wanted to, we’d get our way [Verse 2] (M+F unison) A E F#m D Rooftop chorus over Bushwick roofs A E D E Coffee and thunder, secondhand truths A E F#m D Neon confessions on a paper cup A E D E We plug in the night and turn it up A E F#m D Posters flutter like carrier doves A E D E Louder than luck, louder than love Bm D A E If gravity talks, we talk back too F#m D A E Count off four and crash straight through [Pre-Chorus 2] Bm D A E Static to signal, spark to flame F#m D A E Name the star and take its name Bm D A E Choir of strangers, one clear phrase F#m D A E If we want it, we’ll find a way [Chorus] A E F#m D We could hit the moon like a drum tonight A E D E Sing so loud the dark turns white A E F#m D If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E D E If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E F#m D Hands to the sky, boots on the stage A E D E Crowd like a tide, breaking the cage Bm D A E If I wanted to, I’d get my way F#m D A E If we wanted to, we’d get our way [Bridge] (Call/Response stacked but still unison-friendly) F#m E D A Count it down—four, three, two, one F#m E D E We don’t stop until it’s done F#m E D A Wires hum, the night replies F#m E D E Throw that nail through shifting skies [Guitar Solo] (8 bars over chorus progression) A E F#m D | A E D E A E F#m D | A E D E [Chant Break] (crowd) Bm D A E Hey! Hey! We get our way! F#m D A E Hey! Hey! We get our way! [Final Chorus] (double) A E F#m D We could hit the moon like a drum tonight A E D E Sing so loud the dark turns white A E F#m D If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E D E If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E F#m D Hands to the sky, boots on the stage A E D E Crowd like a tide, breaking the cage Bm D A E If I wanted to, I’d get my way F#m D A E If we wanted to, we’d get our way [Finale – Psychedelic DSOTM vibe] (tempo halves; key shifts to D minor) Dm Bb F C Kick like a heartbeat (boom… boom…) Dm Bb F C Reverse guitar swells, tape-delay choir “ahhh” Dm Bb F C Whispered mission log panning L→R, distant radio count Dm Bb F C Bass clarinet drone under tremolo Rhodes Dm Bb F C A single clock chime; filtered breath loop [Last Tag] (voices return in unison, nearly a cappella) A E F#m D If I wanted to, I’d get my way A E D E If we wanted to, we’d get our way A (hold) We’ll get our way
