Intro: Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm (x4) BGBBGBmj7 And the warblers sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet! BGBBGBmj7 And the sparrows sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet! Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm A Gmaj7 Through the wheeeeeeeeels, through the wheels on the interstate, F# F#7 Bm And hear no refrain. (Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm) x4 BGBBGBmj7 And the beetles creeps (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) BGBBGBmj7 On the crippled trees, (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm A Gmaj7 And he looooooooks down to where the soil must have been, F# F#7 Wondering. Gmaj7 A6 Gmaj7 A6 And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone. ch /ch D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 F#7 You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go. (Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm) x4 BGBBGBmj7 And the branches bend (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) BGBBGBmj7 To the growing sea. (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm A Gmaj7 And they aaaaaaaaaaask, and they ask it to spread their seeds, F# F#7 For they know they're drowning. Gmaj7 A6 Gmaj7 A6 And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone. ch /ch D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6 You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go. ch /ch D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6 You're in our headlights, frozen, and no, we're not stopping. ch /ch D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6 You may not believe, but even we were scared at first. ch /ch D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6 It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth. D Em Bm A Gmaj7 F#7 We're only human; this at least we've learned.