[Verse 1] D G Bm A I saw a city named Venice D G Bm A The streets were made of ice D G Bm A Maybe the people were nice Em G D A I saw it in a book, it read like a poem Em G D A I grew up somewhere else [Pre-Chorus] Bm G D A Pages like ferries carry me across Bm G D A Skates for gondolas, gain from every loss Bm G D A If distance is chorus, I will sing along Em G A Paper canals pulling me on [Chorus] D A Bm G We go where the lines don’t end D A Bm G Folded corners, call me friend Bm G D A Snow in the margins glows, neo-choir, there it goes Bm G D A I don’t have to be there to know G A Venice on ice in stereo [Verse 2] D G Bm A Library card in a jacket sleeve D G Bm A Passport stamps I still believe D G Bm A Photos in text where bridges freeze Em G D A Choirs in lofts, kettle-steam keys Em G D A I learned the map myself [Pre-Chorus 2] Bm G D A Every cold morning, somebody begins Bm G D A One note, two notes, suddenly strings Bm G D A Postcards as hymns tucked in a case Em G A We tune our hearts to winter’s grace [Chorus] D A Bm G We go where the lines don’t end D A Bm G Folded corners, call me friend Bm G D A Snow in the margins glows, neo-choir, there it goes Bm G D A I don’t have to be there to know G A Venice on ice in stereo [Bridge A – Round] Em D G A Read me a river, turn pages like oars Em D G A Footsteps on paper, echo in fours Em D G A Sing me a skyline stitched into snow Em D G A Venice on ice now, ready we go [Guitar Solo – 8 bars] Bm G D A | Bm G D A [Bridge B – Call/Response] G A Bm A Who needs a map when the choir starts G A D A We know the turns by heart G A Bm A Who needs a road when the ink runs wide G A D A We hear the tide inside [Final Chorus] D A Bm G We go where the lines don’t end D A Bm G Folded corners, call me friend Bm G D A Snow in the margins glows, neo-choir, there it goes Bm G D A I don’t have to be there to know G A Venice on ice in stereo [Tag] D A Bm G La la la, we’ll find the way D A G A Venice on ice, we’ll sing today
