::Alligator Sky by Owl City (Feat. Shawn Chrystopher)::
This is the first single off of Owl City's third album, All Things Bright And Beautiful.
This song makes me smile so much... so I decided to figure out some chords to it!
Considering the song's not really guitar based, it's an easy song to play, and you can
do it almost however you want.
Here're the chords I use:
GDABEBCm
E|--3----5----5----2----0----2----4---|
A|--5----5----7----2----2----2----4---|
D|--5----7----7----4----2----3----6---|
G|--4----7----6----4----1----3----6---|
B|--3----7----5----3----0----3----5---|
e|--3----5----5----2----0----2----4---|
I personally like the feel of bar chords because they make me feel cool. :P But not
everyone has really long fingers like me, so it may not be as easy for you (not to mention,
it makes switching chords bundles harder). Go ahead and play open chords if you want
'cause honestly, it makes no difference.
You can just play the "regular" chords like this:
G: 3-2-0-0-3-3-|
D: x-x-0-2-3-2-|
A: x-0-2-2-2-0-|
Yeah, much easier.
ANYWAY... Let's do this thang.
GDA
Where was I when the rockets came to life
BmGDA
And carried you away into the alligator sky
GDA
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
BmGDA
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go
G
Uh-uh, that's not a plane--that's me
D
I'm sittin' where I'm suppoused to
ABm
Floatin' on a cloud, can't nobody come close to
GD
The concrete and the sky switch places
ABm
So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces
GD
Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut
ABm
Blastin' off like a rocket from the ground up
GD
Ha, I use to catch a cab on a Monday
ABm
Now the taxi's sellin' lights on the runway
GD
Fly high, condo on the Milky Way
ABm
A house on the cloud, God's my landlord
GD
And for my rent, all I pay is my drive
ABm
Got that, so if you need me you can find me in the alligator sky
GDA
Where was I when the rockets came to life
BmGDA
And carried you away into the alligator sky (To the alligator sky)
GDA
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
BmGDA
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go
ABm
Roller coaster through the atmosphere
GD
I'm drowning in this starry serenade
ABm
Where ecstasy becomes cavalier
GD
My imagination's taking me away
ABm
Reverie, whisper in my ear
GD
I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid
ABm
Roller coaster through the atmosphere
GD
My imagination's taking me away
GD
Uh, now I'mma dance like I never dance
ABm
Sing like I never sing, dream like I've never dreamed
GD
Or try to, 'cause we've been lied to
ABm
That the sun is somethin' we can't fly to
GD
Well, I sit on my star and see streetlights
ABm
Look up, ha, you'll miss me if you blink twice
GDA
Imagination is hot, and if you got it, you can meet me
Bm
When you see me in the alligator sky
GDA
Where was I when the rockets came to life
BmGDA
And carried you away into the alligator sky (To the alligator sky)
GDA
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead (I'll never know)
BmG
I'm never lettin' go (Never let go)
DA
I'm never lettin' go
(Pause)
(Ha, Owl City!)
(Key change time! :P)
AEB
Where was I when the rockets came to life (Keep your eyes shut)
CmAEB
And carried you away into the alligator sky (Uh, like a rocket from the ground up)
AEB
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead (On the Milky Way, uh)
CmA
I'm never lettin' go (I'mma dream like I've never dreamed)
EB
I'm never lettin' go
AEB
In the alligator sky
Cm
(In the alligator sky)
AEB
In the alligator sky
Cm
(Look up, you'll miss me if you blink twice)
AEB
In the alligator sky
Cm
(In the alligator sky)
AEB
In the alligator sky
You can end on E or let B ring or whatever.
And BAM!!
That's how I play it. Like I said before, this song's not guitar based, so if you think
you'd like to replace one of these chords with something you think sounds better, go
ahead! Give it your own 1-2-punch flavor! Nobody's gonna freak.
Well, have fun playing and singing along. Keep rocking!