This is a version of "Alien" by the band 'Cast'.
Written by John Power, track 7 on the album "Magic Hour" (1999)

This is merely an interpretation. It sounds almost perfect but I don't think it is 
100%, either way it does me fine.

In the verse it's important to move the 3rd string up to the 4th fret when strumming the 
If you listen to the song you should be able to gather what I mean.

Capo on 4th fret, all chords are relative to the capo.

Chords:
E    - 022100
G    - 320000
Asus - 002200
F#m  - 244222
A    - 577655
B    - either 224442 or 799877
C#m  - 446654
G#   - 466544


Verse 1
E (022100@1)                       G (320003@1)                      AsusTake (x02230@1)the knowledge away, suck the breath from the clay
E (022100@1)                            G (320003@1)                         AsusBreak (x02230@1)the bone to the ground, leave the soul where it's found
Asus (strike the chord twice then back to E)
Lead the soul where it's bound

Verse 2
E (022100@1)                          G (320003@1)                  AsusThrough (x02230@1)the passage of time, one day soon to arrive
E (022100@1)                      G (320003@1)                   AsusSilver (x02230@1)bird in the sky, leave this world all behind
Asus (x02230@1)                    ELeave (022100@1)this world all behind

Chorus
Fm# (244222@1)   A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)   BTaking (x2444x@1)over the world
Fm# (244222@1)           A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)      BThey're (x2444x@1)taking over our world x2

(Play the verse chords once, then the singing begins again)
Verse 3
E (022100@1)                       G (320003@1)                    AsusLooking (x02230@1)out from inside, when you see what you find
E (022100@1)                        G (320003@1)                 AsusOut (x02230@1)of sight out of mind, meet the seed of mankind
Asus
Meet the seed of mankind

CHORUS

Break
Cm# (x13321@4)       G# (xx1114@1)       A (x02220@1)               EHigher (022100@1)and Higher, spiralling through the sky
Cm# (x13321@4)         G# (xx1114@1)          A (x02220@1)            EVertially (022100@1)rising through a white wall of space
Cm# (x13321@4)           G# (xx1114@1)         A (x02220@1)            EIt's (022100@1)Further and further, pushing on through the clouds
Cm# (x13321@4)         G# (xx1114@1)    A (x02220@1)          EPerfect (022100@1)response to falling from grace

             A (x02220@1)              ENo (022100@1)need to look for you are found,
           A (x02220@1)               ENeed (022100@1)to speak I hear the sound
           AOn (x02220@1)the street
 EOooooooooooooh (022100@1)
Solo

(Chords are the same as for the break (above))

Chorus x2

E (022100@1)                     G (320003@1)      Asus (x02230@1)                                        Now you're learning to
Efly (022100@1)
And it ends on E

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