Verse 1:
EA
Well, I woke up to the sound of silence and scars
EA
Were cutting like knives in a fist fight,
E
And I found you with a bottle of wine,
AEA
Your head in the curtains and heart like the 4th of July.
E
You swore and said, "We are not,
F#m
We are not shining stars."
G#m
This I know.
A
I never said we are.
E
Though I've never been through hell like that,
AEA
I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back .
EAB
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin' like a stone,
EAB
Carry on.
EAB
May your path be the sound of your feet upon the ground.
EAB
Carry on.
EAEA
Carry on, carry on.
Verse 2:
EA
So I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
EA
At a bar off 75
EA
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die,
EA
All our neighbors and wives.
Pre-Chorus:
E
But I'd like to think
F#m
I can cheat it all
G#mA
To make up for the times I've been cheated on,
E
And it's nice to know
F#m
When I was left for dead
G#m
I was found and I don't roam these streets.
AB
I am not the ghost you are to me.
(This riff plays through the Pre-Chorus)
EF#mG#m
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G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AEF#m
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B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12---|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#mAB
e|-16----16----16----16----17----17----19----19~----------------------------|
B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12---------------------------------|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
EAB
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin' like a stone,
EAB
Carry on.
EAB
May your path be the sound of your feet upon the ground,
EAB
Carry on.
B
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Bridge:
AEB
My head is on fire, but my legs, they're fine,
AEB
'Cause after all, they are mine.
AEB
Lay your clothes down on the floor, close the door, hold the phone,
AB
Show me how. No one's ever gonna stop us now.
Instrumental:
EF#mG#mAEF#mG#mA
(This plays during the Instrumental)
EF#mG#m
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G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AEF#m
e|-17----17----17----17----12----12----12----12----14----14----14----14-----|
B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12---|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#mA
e|-16----16----16----16----17----17----17----17-----------------------------|
B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12---------------------------|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
EF#m
'Cause we are, we are shining stars,
G#mA
We are invincible, we are who we are.
EF#m
On our darkest day, when we're miles away
G#mAB
Sun will come, we will find our way home.
(This riff plays through the Pre-Chorus)
EF#mG#m
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B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12---|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AEF#m
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B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12---|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#mA
e|-16----16----16----16----17----17----19----19~----------------------------|
B|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12---------------------------------|
G|-----13----13----13----13----13----13----13-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
EAB
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinking like a stone,
EAB
Carry on.
EAB
May your path be the sound of your feet upon the ground,
EAB
Carry on,
EA
Woah ohhhhh
EAB
Ohhhhh
EA
Woah ohhhhh
EA
Oh-oh-oh-oh
EAEA
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A|----2--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E (strum once)
Carry on, carry on.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.