[intro] (single acoustic guitar, fingerpicking, luminous, 4 bars, no vocals) [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [verse 1] [D]I want to get high [A]So high as the moon [Bm]We were supposed to have flying cars by now [G]Living in the stratosphere [D]I was cradled flying [A]To the orbit of Jupiter and Mars [Bm]Dressed as an astronaut [G]Sailing among the stars [pre-chorus] [G]I was to be an engineer [A]A pilot, a scientist [D]A doctor and a dreamer [A]Reaching for the sky [chorus] [D]Fly me to the moon [G]That's where I belong [A]Homesick for the moon [D]For the skies we all came from [G]For the oceans we were created on [A]Shall we? [verse 2] [D]Then someone said [A]Why throw so much money away [Bm]On that silly dream up there [G]When paradise is here [D]Let's opt for peace [A]Smoke a joint [Bm]Bring heaven down to earth [G]Drift a while [pre-chorus] [G]So there went my dreams [A]Into the mud [D]Some concert in a field somewhere [A]Instead of flying to the stars [chorus] [D]Fly me to the moon [G]That's where I belong [A]Homesick for the moon [D]For the skies we all came from [G]For the oceans we were created on [A]Shall we? [bridge] (more open, dreamlike, choir rises gently) [G]So they created the internet [A]So we could all be one [D]Peace and love is all you need [A]They said [G]We could be connected [A]Roll together in the mud [Bm]And be cool [A]And be so groovy and cool [verse 3] [D]Are we all supposed to drift [A]So we can be cool [Bm]Or would we at last [G]Fire a rocket for once [D]And travel to the moon [A]Like we always knew we could [Bm]Like that kid always knew [G]We should [outro] (near spoken, choir soft underneath, guitar fading, suspended on A) [D]Homesick for the moon [G]For the skies we all came from [Bm]The oceans we were created on [A]Shall we? [A]Shall we? (silence)
