Written by Rivers Cuomo
Intro: C Am C Am C Am C More and more, I can't say no Am C So afraid of letting go Am C If there's something I can grab Am(hold) C Am You can bet I'll pay the tab (Am) C Am Counting all the flowers (Am) C Am Waste the precious hours (Am) C Am I need to find some peace C Am C All these problems on my mind Am C Make it hard for me to think Am C There is no way I can stop Am(hold) C Am My poor brain is gonna pop C Am And I don't have a purpose C Am Scattered on the surface C Am I need to find some peace F Whoa oh oh oh G Whoa oh oh oh C Whoa oh oh oh E Whoa oh oh oh F Whoa oh oh oh G Whoa oh oh oh C C Whoa oh oh oh (Solo) C Am (Am) C Am And all the broken tethers C Am We can bring together C Am I need to find some peace (Repeat 'Whoa oh oh oh' part TWICE) C Am C Am I need to find some peace C Am C Am (hold) I need to find some peace C Whoa oh oh oh Across The Sea Tom: G G Bm Em D You are 18 year old G Bm Em D girl who live in small city in Japan. G Bm Em D You heard me, on the radio. G Bm Em D About one year ago and you wanted to know, G Bm Em D all about me, and my hobbies. G Bm Em D My favorite food and my birthday G Bm Em D Why are you so far away from me? G Bm Em D I need help and you're way across the sea C G C Am I could never touch you - I think it would be wrong G G/F# Em D I've got your letter C D G you've got my song They don't make stationary like this where I'm from - so fragile, so refined So I sniff and I lick your envelope and fall to little pieces every time I wonder what clothes you wear to school I wonder how you decorate your room I wonder how you touch yourself and curse myself for being across the sea Why are you so far away from me? I need help and you're way across the sea I could never touch you - I think it would be wrong I've got your letter you've got my song G G/F# Em D C D And then I shaved my head and tried to be a monk G G/F# Em D C D I thought the older women would like me if i did G G/F# Em D C D You see mom, I'm a good little boy G G/F# Em D C D It's all your fault, momma. It's all your fault (Verse Chords) Goddamn, this business is really lame I gotta live on an island to find the juice So you send me your love from all around the world As if I could live on words and dreams and a million screams oh, how I need a hand in mine to feel. Why are you so far away from me? Why are you so far away from me? I could never touch you - I think it would be wrong I've got your letter you've got my song I've got your letter you've got my song