Owl City - Fireflies
Capo 3rd
Intro G |C |F | ||x4
Verse 1
G C F
You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies
G C F
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
G C F
'Cause they'd fill the open air and leave teardrops everywhere
G C F
You'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare
Chorus
F Am G F C Em F
I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly
F C F G Am
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C D
'Cause everything is never as it seems
Verse 2
G C F
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs
G C F
As they tried to teach me how to dance
G C F
A foxtrot above my head, a sock hop beneath my bed
G C F
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread
Chorus
F Am G F C Em F
I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly
F C F G Am
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C G Am F
'Cause everything is never as it seems when I fall asleep
Verse 3
G C F
Leave my door open just a crack (Please take me away from here)
G C F
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac (Please take me away from here)
G C F
Why do I tire of counting sheep? (Please take me away from here)
G C F
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep
G C F
To ten million fireflies I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
G C F
I got misty eyes as they said farewell
G C F
But I'll know where several are if my dreams get real bizarre
G C F
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
Chorus
F Am G F C Em F
I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly
F C F G Am
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C D
'Cause everything is never as it seems
F Am G F C Em F
I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly
F C F G Am
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C G
'Cause everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
F Am G F C Em F
I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly
F C F G Am
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
F C G
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
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