[intro] x2 A Em G D [verse] A Em how long before I get in D before it starts, before I begin A Em how long before you decide D before I know what it feels like A Em where to, where do I go D if you never tried then you'll never know A Em how long do I have to climb D up on this side of this mountain of mine [bridge] x2 A Em G D [verse] A Em look up, I look up at night D planets are moving at the speed of light A Em climb up, up in the trees every chance that you get D is a chance you seize A Em how long am I gonna stand D with my head stuck under the sand A Em I'll start before I can stop D or before I see things the right way up [pre-chorus] G A Bm all that noise, all that sound G A Bm all those places that i got found [chorus] G Bm and birds go flying at the speed of sound D G to show how it all began G Bm birds come flying from the underground F#m G if you could see it then you'd understand [instrumental] A Em G D [verse] A Em ideas that you'll never find D all the inventors could never design A Em the buildings that you put up D Japan and China all lit up A Em the sign that I couldn't read D all the light that I couldn't see A Em somethings you have to believe D but others are puzzles, puzzling me [pre-chorus] G A Bm all that noise, all that sound G A Bm all those places that i got found [chorus] G Bm and birds go flying at the speed of sound D G to show how it all began G Bm birds come flying from the underground F#m G if you could see it then you'd understand F#m G D oh when you see it you'd understand [bridge] G A Bm all those signs I knew what they meant E something you can't invent G A Bm Some get made, and some get sent E ooh [chorus] G Bm and birds go flying at the speed of sound D G to show how it all began G Bm birds come flying from the underground F#m G if you could see it then you'd understand [outro] F#m G Oh when you see it then you'll understand