G      G/F#   Em
but I feel the same             
                G       G/F#   Em     A
I’m not the same
D      N.C.          G    G/F#   Em
        Self-sacrifice,
                G   G/F#   Em
I’ll sing it twice,
                G   G/F#  Em    A
I’ll sing it twice,



[Chorus]

D   N.C.           G             G/F#     Em
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking
G                 D
What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I 
G               G/F#        A
am but lover cover your ears, 
                G               Em
you light me up with your smile,
                G               D
you light me up with your smile



[Verse 2]

D      N.C.            G    G/F#  Em
        Black tambourine,
                               G    G/F#  Em
you ought to know what I mean
                           G     G/F#  Em   A
you can’t be part of the scene
D      N.C.                G  G/F#  Em
        Shift your paradigm,
                             G    G/F#  Em
some people stand in the line
                        G   G/F#  Em   A
Just to stand in the line



[Chorus]

D                       G          G/F#       Em
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking
G                 D
What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I 
G               G/F#        A
am but lover cover your ears, 
                 G                       Em
you light me up with your smile,
                G               
you light me up with your smile



[Bridge]

                                   Em
And when you tell me you’re lonely
                  G     A
Isn’t everyone lonely?
        D     D D 
Noooooo!



[Solo]

G     G/F#  Em
G     G/F#  Em
G     G/F#  Em    A



[Chorus]

D                       G          G/F#         Em
    Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking
G                 D
What’s the big idea, and I don’t know who I 
G               G/F#        A
am but lover cover your ears, 
                G               Em
you light me up with your smile,
                G               
you light me up with your smile



[Bridge]

                                   Em
And when you tell me you’re lonely
                  G     
Isn’t everyone lonely?
                                   Em
And when you tell me you’re lonely
                  G     A
Isn’t everyone lonely?
        D
Noooooo!



[Outro solo]

G     G/F#  Em
G     G/F#  Em
G       A       D