| Em | F#m7 | G | D | C | |
| Eight | miles | high | and when you touch | down |
| G | D | C | C6 | C | C6 | |
| You'll find that it's | stranger than | known |
| Em | F#m7 | G | D | C | |
| Signs | in the | street | that say where you're | going |
| G | D | C | C6 | C | C6 | |
| Are somewhere | just being their | own |
| Em | F#m7 | Em | F#m7 | |
| Em | F#m7 | G | D | C | |
| No- | where | is | there to be | found |
| G | D | C | C6 | C | C6 | |
| Among those a | fraid of losing their | ground |
| Em | F#m7 | G | D | C | |
| Mean g | rey t | own k | nown for its s | ound |
| G | D | C | C6 | C | C6 | |
| In places | small places un- | boun | d |
| Lead |: Em F#m(w/Ebass) G(w/Ebass) :| |
| Em | F#m7 | G | D | C | |
| Now | the | squares | of moving | storms |
| G | D | C | C6 | C | C6 | |
| Some laughing | some just shapeless | forms |
| Em | F#m7 | G | D | C | |
| Sidew | alk s | cenes a | nd black limosoui | nes |
| G | D | C | C6 | C | C6 | |
| Some living | some standing a | lone |