MGMT - Alien Days
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Capo on 1st fret
Chords used:
G#7sus4 (464644)
Emaj7 (022144) alt. (021100)
C#m (x46654)
Edim (x02323)
C7#9b5 (x4545x) alt. (x45450)
D6 (xx0202)
G#7 (464544)
[Intro]
E B7 E E7
Sometimes the windows combine with the seams in a way
C D7 G#7sus4
That twitches on a peak at the place where the spirit was slain
C#m C
One foot leads to another
E Emaj7
Night's for sleep, blue curtains, covers
D Dm
Sequins in the eyes
A
That's a fine time to dine
Edim E
Divine who's circling, feeding the cards to the midwives
B7 E
Who love those alien days
B7 E
The nonstop alien days
B7 E
Mmm the alien days
E
[Verse 1]
E B7 E E7
Must've skipped the ship and joined the team for a ride
C D7 G#7sus4
A couple hours to learn the controls and commandeer both my eyes (hey!)
C#m C
Be quick dear, times are uncertain
E Emaj7
One month crawling, next year blurring
D Dm
Decades in the drain
A
Monograms on the brain
Edim E
Decide what's working and what's moved on to the last phase
B7 E
The floodgate alien days
B7 E
I love those alien days
B7 E
Mmm the alien days
E
[Bridge]
F G C
When the peels are down it feels like traveling in style
F G A
You don't need wings to hover forty ton stones for a mile
Dm
And in the summer, virgin visions
D6
Mindless humming numbers can't
F G C7#9b5
decide if the day's supposed to smile
[Instrumental]
E B7 E B7
A Edim7
G#7sus4 G#7
C#m C
E B7 E E7
Today find infinite ways it could be plenty worse
C D7
It's a blessing but it's also a curse
D7
[Verse 2]
F G C
Those days taught me everything I know
F G A
How to catch a feeling and when to let it go
Dm
How all the scheming, soulless creatures
D
Can't find dreamer's honey in the hive
F G C7#9b5
If it's right beneath the nose
[Outro]
F G C
And when the light is new the sky shows trembling cartoons
F G A
You don't need smoke to cover most of the world in a gloom
Dm
But here comes racer number seven
D6
Watch my fingers ripping out the lines
F G C7#9b5
If it looks like we could lose
F G C7#9b5
If it looks like we could lose
F G C7#9b5
If it looks like we could lose
F G C7#9b5
If it looks like we could lose
F G C7#9b5
