Owl City - Rainbow Veins

verse 1
C
high rise , veins of the avenue
C Am
bright eyes and subtle variations of blue .
Am F
everywhere balanced there like a rainbow above you .
C
street lights glisten on the boulevard .
C Am
and cold nights make staying alert so hard .
Am F
for heavens sake , keep me awake so i wont be caught off guard .
F Dm
clearly i Am a passerby but ill find a place to stay .
F G C
dear pacific day , wont you take me away?

verse 2
C
small town hearts of the new year
C Am
brought down by gravity crystal clear .
Am C
city fog and brave dialogue converge on the frontier .
C
make hast , i feel your heartbeat
C Am
with new taste for speed , out on the street .
Am F
find a road to a humble abode where both of our routes meet .
F Dm
the silver sound is all around and the colors fall like snow .
F G C
the feeling of letting go , i guess well never know .

chorus
C
cheer up and dry your damp eyes
Am
and tell me when it rains
Dm
and ill blend up that rainbow above you
Am G
and shoot it through your veins .
C
cause your heart has a lack of color .
Am
and we shouldve known
Dm
that wed grow up sooner or later
F G C
cause we wasted all our free time alone .

interlude 1
C Am C Am

( if you want to fingerpick the melody too , it’s . . . )
C6 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 A2 Am A2 Am

verse 3
C
your nerves gather with the altitude
C Am
exhale the stress so you dont come unglued .
Am
somewhere there is a happy affair , a ghost of a good mood .
C
wide eyed , panic on the getaway
C
the high tide could take me so far away
Am F
vcrs and motorcars unite on the seventh day
F Dm
a popular gauge will measure the range of the new post – modern age .
F G ( Am )
cause somewhere along the line all the decades align .

bridge
Am G/B C F
we were the crashing whitecaps .
F
on the ocean ( on the ocean ) .
Am G/B C G# D# F
what a lovely seaside holiday , away .
F G Am F
a palm tree in christmas lights .
F
my emotion .
Am G/B C Dm
struck a sparkling tone like a xylophone .
F G C
as we spent the day alone .

interlude 2
C Am Dm Am G

repeat chorus

ending
C Am C Am F F Dm F G C
( for C & Am , you can play the interlude 1 alternate chords if you so desire )

that’s all! nice little song , i’d say . the first part in the bridge is my
favorite part so i had to sit down and figure it out . enjoy!