Tone [C] , Capo 3
[G] You would not [C] believe your eyes
[F] If ten million fireflies
[G] Lit up the [C] world as I fell [F] asleep
[G] 'Cause they'd fill the [C] open air
And [F] leave teardrops everywhere
[G] You'd think me [C] rude
But I would just stand and [F] stare
Chorus:
[F] I'd like to [Am] make myself [G] believe
That planet [F] Earth [C] turns [Em] slow[F] slowly
It's [F] hard to say that I'd [C] rather stay
[F] Awake [G] when I'm [Am] asleep
[F] 'Cause everything is [C] never as it [G] seems
Verse:
[G] 'Cause I'd get [C] a thousand hugs
[F] From ten thousand lightning bugs
[G] As they tried to [C] teach me how to [F] dance
[G] A fox trot [C] above my head
[F] A sock hop beneath my bed
[G] A disco ball that's [C] just hanging by a [F] thread
Chorus:
[F] I'd like to [Am] make myself [G] believe
That planet [F] Earth [C] turns [Em] slow[F] slowly
It's [F] hard to say that I'd [C] rather stay
[F] Awake [G] when I'm [Am] asleep
[F] 'Cause everything is [C] never as it [G] seems
When I fall [F] asleep
Bridge:
[G] Leave my door [C] open just a [F] crack
(Please take me away from here)
[G] 'Cause I feel like [C] such an insomnia[F] insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
[G] Why do I [C] tire of counting [F] sheep
(Please take me away from here)
[G] When I'm far too [C] tired to fall [F] asleep
Verse:
[G] To ten million [C] fireflies
[F] I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
[G] I got misty [C] eyes as they said [F] farewell
[G] But I'll know where [C] several are
[F] If my dreams get real bizarre
[G] 'Cause I saved a few and [C] I keep them in a [F] jar
Chorus X2:
[F] I'd like to [Am] make myself [G] believe
That planet [F] Earth [C] turns [Em] slow[F] slowly
It's [F] hard to say that I'd [C] rather stay
[F] Awake [G] when I'm [Am] asleep
[F] 'Cause everything is [C] never as it [G] seems
When I fall [F] asleep
Outro:
[F] I'd like to [Am] make myself [G] believe
That planet [F] Earth [C] turns [Em] slow[F] slowly
It's [F] hard to say that I'd [C] rather stay
[F] Awake [G] when I'm [Am] asleep
[F] Because my dreams are [C] bursting at the [G] scenes