We Are the Involuntary Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Jus[Dm]t drifting along with the world
[Eb]Every [Dm]motion is paranoid
and paralyzing
Give it up
Or give [Eb]'em hope[Dm][Eb]
[Dm]Let us a[Eb]ll su[Dm]rvive the wake

[Verse 2]
[Dm]We, we're [F]a race, a [Em]human race
[Am]Under the glass [Eb]be h[G5]ind it all
[Dm]Watch [F]us crawl, [Em]watch us crawl so [Am]fearfully
[Eb]I mi[G5]ght b[G]e w[G5]rong[Dm][F]
[Em]after [Am]all, I might [Eb]be wrong[G5]
But [Dm]weren't we just [F]so [Em]delicate
[Am]yes [Eb]terday[G5][G][G5][G]
[F]Sit [Em]back

[Verse 3]
[Am]and [Eb]think [G5]about it
[Dm]Sleep it off, [F]slee[Em]p on i[Am]t
[Eb]Come to, [G5]and make your motions
[Dm]Sit [F]back[Em] and t[Am]hink[Eb] about it[G5]
[Dm]Sleep [F]it off, [Em]sleep on [Am]it
[Eb]Come to, [G5]and make your
[Am]mo t[Eb]ion s[G5][Am][Eb]
[G5][Am][Eb][G5]

[Verse 4]
[Dm]Listen up
Listen up
Listen [G#]up[G][D]
[Dm]There's a call[Eb]ing ahead[Dm]
A des[Eb]per a[Dm]tion, a fall[Eb]ing of m[Dm]an[Eb]
[Dm]We are all lost in t[Eb]he sound[Dm]
Lost [Eb]in the [Dm]sound
Lost [Eb]in the [Dm]sound of separation

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
[Am]Hands in the air and love at our sides
[Dm]There's gott[Am]a be something
[Dm]bigger[Am]
With the beating in our throats
And the tremble in our grip,
this can't be it

[Verse 6]
[Am]I'll come up, I'll come up for peace
I'll come down, I'll come down for truth
I'll give in, I'll [G]give [F]up for you
I'll come [Am]up , I'll come up for peace
I'll come down, I'll come down for truth
I'll give in,
I'll [G]give [F]up for you
I'll give up, I'll give up,
I'll give up, I'll give [Dm]up
[Eb]The floo[Am]rs are s[Eb]hak

[Verse 7]
[Am]ing
[Eb]And [Am]we've lost o[Eb]ur s[Am]tep[F][Dm]
[Eb]Oh Lord, have [Am]mercy
[Eb]Have mer c[Am]y on[Eb] us all[Am][F][Dm]
[Eb]The floors are s[Am]hak ing[Eb][Am]
[Eb]An d we've l[Am]ost ou[Eb]r st[Am]ep[F][Dm]
[Eb]Oh Lord, have mer [Am]cy[Eb][Am][Eb]
[Am]Have mer[Eb]cy on us[Am] all[F][Dm][Eb][Dm]
[Am]Oh[Eb][Am][Eb]

[Outro 1]
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