Across The Universe
David Bowie
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Tom : Em
D F#m D7
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
Em7 | A A7
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
D F#m D7
Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
G Gm
|[2/4] Gm | D | D
Possessing and caressing me
Chorus:
A7 | A7 | G | D
Nothing’s gonna change my world, nothing’s gonna change my world (repeat)
Verse 2:
D F#m D7
Images of broken light which dance before me
Em7 | A A7
Like a million eyes they call me on and on and on across the universe
D F#m D7
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox
Em | A |[2/4] A7 | D | D
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe
Chorus:
A7 | A7 | G | D
Nothing’s gonna change my world, nothing’s gonna change my world (repeat)
Verse 3:
E G#m | E7
Sounds of laughter, shades of life are ringing through my opened ears,
A Am |[2/4] Am
Inciting and inviting me
E G#m | E7
Limitless undying love which shines around me
F#m7 | B |[2/4] B7 | E | E
Like a million suns it calls me on and on and on across the universe
Chorus:
B7 | B7 | A | E
Nothing’s gonna change my world, nothing’s gonna change my world (repeats)
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