| D      | Cadd9   | D      | Cadd9   | Em     | G      | Cadd9   | Cadd9   |


[Verse 1]
          D                        Cadd9
Well, the good days taught me many things
    D              Cadd9
Without the use of words
    Em           G               Cadd9    Cadd9
And that what we reap is what we sow
    D                Cadd9
And I thought rising early
        D             Cadd9
Was the only thing to do
Em           G               Cadd9    Cadd9
Sipping cup, riding with the load


[Instrumental]
| D      | Cadd9   | D      | Cadd9   | Em     | G      | Cadd9   | Cadd9   |


[Verse 2]
D               Cadd9
This was long before the time
D            Cadd9
Metals and machines
    Em                   G                   Cadd9    Cadd9
And through the harvest, blue sheep gathered in
       D              Cadd9
Such a long and hardy process
  D                Cadd9
A battle with the skies
  Em                 G            Cadd9    Cadd9
Before each carriage home could begin


[Chorus]
         G/B         D         Cadd9          Cadd9
Ooh, the higher we aspire, the further we can fall
     G/B             D               Cadd9    Cadd9
The stronger our foundations have to be
    G/B         D          Cadd9             Cadd9
The miracles we follow, we choose them every day
Em             G                Cadd9    Cadd9
Riding out for all the world to see


[Verse 3]
        D                   Cadd9
As the star grew higher and higher
D                  Cadd9
Pressure too would mount
   Em               G            Cadd9    Cadd9
To keep your shape, symmetry may change
          D                     Cadd9
With the strong and steady arms out
  D                Cadd9
A keen and focused eye
  Em             G               Cadd9    Cadd9
I load the wagon up right in its frame


[Chorus]
         G/B         D         Cadd9          Cadd9
Ooh, the higher we aspire, the further we can fall
     G/B             D               Cadd9    Cadd9
The stronger our foundations have to be
    G/B         D          Cadd9             Cadd9
The miracles we follow, we choose them every day
Em             G                Cadd9
Riding out for all the world to see


[Instrumental]
| Am  G/B  | Cadd9   | Am  G/B  | Cadd9   | Am  G/B  | Cadd9   | Am  G/B  | Cadd9   |
| D      | Cadd9   | D      | Cadd9   | Em     | G      | Cadd9   | Cadd9   |


[Chorus]
         G/B         D         Cadd9          Cadd9
Ooh, the higher we aspire, the further we can fall
     G/B             D               Cadd9    Cadd9
The stronger our foundations have to be
    G/B         D          Cadd9             Cadd9
The miracles we follow, we choose them every day
Em             G                Cadd9    Cadd9
Riding out for all the world to see


[Instrumental]
| D      | Cadd9   | D      | Cadd9   | Em     | G      | Cadd9   | Cadd9   |


[Verse 4]
D               Cadd9
Though I drew a picture
       D           Cadd9
Of the lessons I received
 Em                G              Cadd9    Cadd9
Okay with that, it ended just the same
        D                 Cadd9
For the load we build, is ours to ride
  D             Cadd9
However off the tracks
     Em              G             Cadd9    Cadd9
What ever odds might lie along the lane