Jackson Browne: Late for the sky Intro: |C |G |F |C/E | |Dm |Am G |F |F | C G The words had all been spoken F C/E And somehow the feeling still wasn't right Dm Am G F And still we continued on through the night C G Tracing our steps from the beginning F C/E Until they vanished into the air Dm Am G F C Trying to understand how our live had led us there F Am Looking hard into your eyes G G/F Em There was nobody I'd ever known Dm F/C Am F G Am G/B Such an empty surprise to feel so alone C G Now for me, some words come easy F C/E But I know that they don't mean that much Dm Am G F Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch C G You never knew what I loved in you F C/E I don't know what you loved in me Dm Am G F C Maybe the picture of somebody you were hoping I might be F Am G G/F Em Awake again, I can't pretend and I know I?m alone Dm F/C Am F G Am G/B And close to the end of the feeling we've known F C/E How long have I been sleeping Dm Am G F How long have I been drifting alone through the night F C/G How long have I been dreaming I could make it right F If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might Am To be the one you need Solo |C |G |F |C/E | |Dm |Am G |F |F | |C |G |F |C/E | |Dm |Am G |F C/E Dm |C | F Am G G/F Em Awake again, I can't pretend and I know I am alone Dm F/C Am F G Am G/B And close to the end of the feeling we've known F C/E How long have I been sleeping Dm Am G F How long have I been drifting alone through the night F C/G How long have I been running for that morning flight C/G F Through the whispered promises in the changing light C G Of the bed where we both lie C Bb/C Late for the sky C Bb/C rep & fade Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Email: gerardkoot@hotmail.com
