Key: F
Introduction:
F# F#7M F#7 B/F#
The dust has settled, replaces the bulbs in all the lights
B Bm F#
I guess I'll get no sleep tonight
F# F#7M F#7 B/F#
A revolution happened, oh, sorry, you haven't heard?
B Bm F#
We are the children of the new world
Pre Chorus
F F#º
If you're quiet you can watch if you like
Gm Dº
They say the future's beginning tonight
F/C F+
Whole empires will crumble, civilizations will fall
Dm Aº/D#
Lie on the bed, hear the sound of it all
Pre Chorus
F F#º
No anger, no guilt and no sorrow
Gm Dº
It sounds unlikely, I know, but tomorrow
F/C F+
You'll wake up to find that your whole life has changed
Dm D#
Although nothing looks different, a revolution took place
F#
verse 2
F# F#7M F#7 B/F#
I love the way you do it, I love the way you put them on
B Bm F#
You know the answers but you get it wrong, just to confuse things
F# F#7M F#7 B/F#
Why did it seem so difficult to realize a simple truth?
B Bm F#
The revolution begins and ends with you
Pre Chorus
F F#º
Now all the breakdowns and nightmares look small
Gm Dº
Now we decided not to die after all
F/C F+
Because the meek shall inherit, absolutely nothing at all
Dm Aº/D#
If you stopped being so feeble, you could have so much more
Pre Chorus
F F#º
The answer was here all the time, you see
Gm Dº
Just how I missed it is a mystery to me
F/C F+
I have waited and waited for this day to arrive
Dm D#
The revolution was televised, now it's over, bye bye
D#
It's over, bye bye, it's over, bye bye
Outro w/solo
F#
Yeah, we made it, just by the skin of our teeth
Perfection is over, Sheffield is over, the fear is over, guilt is over