Intro E
Verse 1:
E
Like i'm running from a lion
B
Flying up a tree
A
Half the world is dying
B
Drowning in the sea
E
There are soldiers in the streets now
B
People picking fights
A
Everyone's got problems
B
And everyone's got right
C#m F#m B
I wanna do something good
F#m A/G# A
And care about the way things rolling
C#m F#m B
I wanna do what i should
E A
But i don't know what to put my heart and soul in
D A7 E
So i give in to anything clear
G# A B E B7 A
Cause i can't see the smoke from here
Verse 2:
E
When life becomes a number
B
Heartbreaking and cold
A
Floating around like lumber
B
Young as well as old
E
Washed up on the beaches
B
Face down in the sand
A
You're out giving speeches
B
While i play in a band
C#m F#m B
And that is all that i do
F#m A/G# A
My hearts a messs and my mind is hazy
C#m F# B
Wish i was more like you
E A
I'm selfish i'm bored and i'm lazy
D A7 E
And i try to keep everything near
G# A B C#m
Cause i can't see the smoke from here
Bridge:
C#m
What's that on the horizon
F#m
There beyond the fence
E
Another sun is rising
A
Shinig through the lense
C#m
Is that a little baby
F#m
On her brother's dying back
E
Well i'm not sure but
A B7
Maybe this is not some hidden virus ridden devious attack
Verse 3:
E
No more nice illusions
B
No more right or wrong
A
There are kids in institutions
B
Whispering all night long
E
Waiting for tomorrow
B
Hearing grown up's talk
A
Tremb'ling like a sparrow
B
And searching like a hawk
C#m F#m B
Now, people aren't good or bad
F#m A/G# A
But somebody will always be an idiot
C#m F#m B
Maybe the world's going mad
E A
Someone might be trying to get rid of it
D A7 E
Well i try not to think about fear
G#m A B
Cause i can't see the smoke
G#m A B
I can't see the smoke
G#m A B C#m
Now, i can't see the smoke from here