Intro: Once all the stars in the sky were bright, now they're red and fading E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-12p10----------|-12p10----------|-12p10----------|-12p10----------| G|---------12p11--|---------12p11--|---------12p11--|---------12p11--| D|---------5---7--|-9---7---5---7--|-5---7---9---7--|-5---7---9---9--| A|-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| and all the colours we wore, the shades that we bore have moved E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-12p10----------|-12p10----------|-12p10----------|-12p10----------| G|---------12p11--|---------12p11--|---------12p11--|---------12p11--| D|---------5---7--|-9---7---5---7--|-5---7---9---7--|-5---9----------| A|-7--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| And the gold turns to red with no time for changes? E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|---------5------|-----(7)-(5)--3-|----------------|----(5)-(3)--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Red E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Shift, E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| it's moving away E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| from me. E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Red E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Shift, E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| all moving away from E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|--3h5-5-5-5--5--|--3h5-5-5-5--5--| me. E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-12p10----------|-12p10----------|-12p10----------|-12p10----------| G|---------12p11--|---------12p11--|---------12p11--|---------12p11--| D|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Once, constellations were holy, now darkness pervades all the older ones and in the brunt of implosion, all yesterday's golden now reddened suns and hope is a word with no space for blame in. Red Shift, displaced now in time and relativity, Red Shift, all moving away from we. (Improvisation) So here I am, though I might well be with me, E|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-2---4---5------|-5-----7-----9--|---7-----5-----7|----5-----------| A|-2--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I'm fall - ing down deep to the rim of the wheel. E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-7-----9-----7--|---5-----7-----5|----4-----5----4|-----0-----2----| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Is it sham? Does the world have a mean - ing? E|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-2---4---5------|-5-----7-----9--|---7-----5-----7|----5-----------| A|-2--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| The more that we know, the grea ter con fus ion grows:stars are like a- E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-7---9---7---5--|-7---5---4---5--|-4---2---4---2--|-0---9---7---5--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| toms and a- toms are patterns and pro ba bly in the end may be E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-7---5---4---5--|-4---2---4---2--|-0---9---7---5--|-7---5---4---5--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| its all been a dream ...etc. E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-4---2---4---2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--|--0h2-2-2-2--2--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Time locked in negative matter all theories shatter beneath the weight Happy is the man who believes that the world is a dream and all reason, fate And time moves on with no time the eye moves on with no rhyme and I'm a song in the depth of the galaxies Red Shift is taking away my sanit Red Shift, all moving away from w

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