Intro
C#      E       C#      E 
B 
 
Verse 1
B 
Poor paper pilot try to get ahead of time 
B 
Pin you down, speed it up, just obey the signs 
E 
In the middle of the night 
E                               B 
Do the cryptic voices ever sleep? 
B 
Had a mind of your own, gave it all away 
B 
Keeping pace with the pain, never learned to play 
E 
In the middle of your isolation 
E                               B 
Do you shoot sorrow in your veins? 
 
Chorus
E 
Alexander, always worried 
B                       E 
Why are you in such a hurry? 
E 
Alexander 
E               C# 
Alexander 
 
Verse 2
B 
Up against the wall with a honey-tounged fate 
B 
Bleed you dry, burn you out, make you feel the weight 
E 
In the middle of a secret garden 
E                       B 
Something inside is breaking down 
 
Chorus
E 
Alexander, always worried 
B 
Why are you in such a hurry? 
E 
Alexander 
E               C#      B 
Alexander 
 
Verse 3
B 
Take a look at yourself Alexander 
B 
Living like a no-man's-lander 
B 
Better take what they hand ya 
B 
Nobody's ever gonna try to understand you 
 
Chorus
E       C# 
Alexander 
E       C# 
Alexander 
 
Solo
B       C#      B       C# 
 
Outro
B 
Slow down Alexander 
B 
Slow down Alexander 
B 
Slow down Alexander 
B 
Slow down Alexander 
B 
Slow down, slow down 
B 
Slow down, slow down 
B 
Slow down, slow down 
B 
Slow down, slow down 
B 
Slow down, slow down 
B 
Slow down, slow down 
B 
Slow down, slow down