Regina Spektor - Blue Lips Acoustic

capo 5
chords relative to capo

Am F
he stumbled into faith and thought ,
C G
“god , this is all there is . ”
Am F
the pictures in his mind arose
C G
and began to breathe
Am F
and all the gods and all the worlds
C G Am F G
began colliding on a backdrop of blue

Dm C C Am
blue lips , blue veins

Am F
he took a step but then felt tired
C G
he said , “i’ll rest a little while”
Am F
but when he tried to walk again
C G
he wasn’t a child
Am F
and all the people hurried fast , real fast
C G Am F G
and no one ever smiled

Dm C C Am
blue lips , blue veins
C G Am
blue , the color of our planet from far , far away
Dm C C Am
blue lips , blue veins
C G Am
blue , the color of our planet from far , far away

Am F
he stumbled into faith and thought ,
C G
“god , this is all there is . ”
Am F
the pictures in his mind arose
C G
and began to breathe

Am F
and no one saw and no one heard
C G
they just followed the lead
Am F
the pictures in his mind awoke
C G
and began to breed

Am F
they started off beneath the knowledge tree
C
and they chopped it down to make a picket fence
G
and marching along the railroad tracks
Am
they smiled real wide for the camera lenses
F
as they made it past the enemy lines
C G Am F G
just to become enslaved in the assembly lines

– C G Am F G –

Dm C C Am
blue lips , blue veins
C G Am
blue , the color of our planet from far , far away
Dm C C Am
blue lips , blue veins
C G Am
blue , the color of our planet from far , far away

Dm Am C G Am
blue , the most human color [ 3x ]
Dm C C Am
blue lips , blue veins
C G Am
blue , the color of our planet from far , far away