Cage The Elephant - Telescope

telescope
cage the elephant
cage the elephant
tom : C

intro : C Am Em G ( 2x )

C
in a far and distant galaxy
Am
inside my telescope i see
Em
a pair of eyes look back at me
G
he walks and talks and looks like me
C
sits around inside his house
Am
from room to room he moves about
Em
fills his life with pointless things
G C
and wonders how it all turns out .
Am
do do do do do
Em
do do do do do
G
safe to say that
C Em
i don’t think you understand!
Dm
there’s nowhere left to turn
G
walls keep breaking

C Em
time is like a leaf in the wind
Dm
either it’s time worth spent
G
or time i’ve wasted .
don’t waste it .

C Am Em G
C
afraid of what the truth might bring
Am
he locks his doors and never leaves
Em
desperately searching for signs
G
to terrify , to find a thing
C
he battens all the hatches down
Am
and wonders why he hears no sound
Em
frantically searching his dreams
G C
he wonders what it’s all about
Am
do do do do do
Em
do do do do do
G
safe to say that

C Em
i don’t think you understand!
Dm
there’s nowhere left to turn
G
walls keep breaking

C Em
time is like a leaf in the wind
Dm
either it’s time worth spent
G
or time i’ve wasted .

solo : C Bm C F C
( Bm C D Em F )
( Em G F E G )

C
clearing my mind ,
losing my friends
Em
follow my fears
do it again .
Dm
you say how , do , you do .

G
man , how ’bout you?
man , how ’bout you?
C
to be free
to be son
Em
to be killed
to be saved
Dm
in my head , i’m alone
G
i’m un – dead , i’m ashamed
C
just like you , i’ve been tryin’
Em
to be scared
Dm
in my bones , i feel cold .
G
i give this to the lord in the sea
C
in this street
Em
let me go
Dm
let me be , i don’t need
to be here , i’m alone
G
can’t you see? can’t you see?

C Em
i don’t think you understand!
Dm
there’s nowhere left to turn
G
walls keep breaking

C Em
time is like a leaf in the wind
Dm
either it’s time worth spent
G
or time i’ve wasted .
don’t waste it .