Backroads

	  		
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E 
Saw things that the rat saw 
A 
And my eyes couldn't take them in 
E                      A 
Just want to fall here silently 
Dbm 
Into the arms of people I love 
A 
Under waiting stars as the ships come rolling in 

E                                  (B) 
But look at the way the faces turn 
Dbm 
Eyes burn why (eyes burn why) 
A 
If you be the sky then I'll be the bird 
E                                  (B) 
But look at the way the faces turn 
A                            
Eyes burn why (eyes burn why) 
A 
If you be the sky then I'll be the bird 

E E Dbm Dbm A A E E 

E 
So the power lines were leaning 
A 
And all was lost 
E 
Make a vow with the city lights 
A 
With your fingers crossed 
E 
You said I'd be a place and time 
A 
Said I'd be a man 
Dbm 
Making eyes with a sea of lies 
So you understand 
     A 
That you're raping on my dreaming 
And you're ruining my best made plans 

E                                            (B) 
The rat he turned and bared his teeth at you 
Dbm 
The wake is calling, what you gonna do? 
A 
But your head's gone 
And it won't be long 
E                                            (B) 
The rat he turned and bared his teeth at you 
Dbm 
The wake is calling, what you gonna do? 
A 
But your head's gone 
And it won't be long 

E E 

E 
So the sinners stopped and the villains turned 
A                      E                (Dbm  A) 
And I'll be the sky and you be the bird 
E 
Let's meet the mountains and see what they heard 
A                      E                (Dbm  E) 
And I'll be the sky and you be the bird 

E 
And I'll be the sky and you be the bird  
A                          E               (Dbm  A) 
Oh, and I'll be the sky and you be the bird  
E                                          (Dbm) 
I said, I'll be the sky and you be the bird  
A                      E                   (Dbm  A)  E 
And I'll be the sky and you be the bird