When there is a C followed quickly by an F, they sometimes play the following riff:

     C             F
E---0------------------------------|
B---1------1-----------------------|
G---0----0--0----------------------|
D---2----------3-------------------|
A---3------------------------------|
E---x------------------------------|

[INTRO]

C F C F C F C F


[VERSE 1]
     C                                       F
Well I woke up to the sound of silence and guns
                              C     F
were cutting like knives in a fist fight
    C       
And I found you with a bottle of wine
   F                                               C     F
your head in the curtains and heart like the 4th of July

                     C
You swore and said we are not
           Dm
we are not shining stars
      Em
This i know
              F
cause i never said we are

            C
Though I've never been through hell like that
    F                                                     C     F
I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back


[CHORUS]
       C                           F           G
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
       C      F     G
Carry on
          C                          F             G
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
       C      F     G
Carry on
                C     F     C     F
Carry on carry on


[VERSE 2]
    C                                             F
So I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
                     C    F
at a bar off seventy-five
        C                                              F
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die
                       C    F
All our neighbors and wives


[PRE CHORUS]
       C
But i'd like to think
     Dm
I can cheat it all
         Em                        F
to make up for the times i've been cheated on
         C
And it's nice to know
            Dm
when i was left for dead
      Em
I was found and I know not these streets
     F                  G
I Am not the ghost you want to be


[CHORUS]
       C                           F           G
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
       C      F     G
Carry on
          C                          F             G
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
       C      F     G
Carry on

G
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh


[BRIDGE]
   F          C           G        
My head is on fire, but my legs they're fine
             F                C       G
Cause after all,     they are mine   
                  F            C               G
Lay your clothes down on the floor, close the door, hold the phone
          F              G
show me how, no one's ever gonna stop us now

C  Dm  Em F

C  Dm  Em F


[PRE CHORUS]
       C              Dm
Cause we are, we are shining stars
        Em                F
We are invincible, we are who we are
       C                        Dm
On our darkest day, when we're miles away
         Em           F            G
Sun will come, we will find our way home


[CHORUS]
       C                           F           G
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
       C      F     G
Carry on
          C                          F             G
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
       C      F     G
Carry on


[OUTRO]

(lots of oh's here, just keep playing C then F)

(keep playing C and F)

No one's ever going to stop us now

No one's ever going to stop us now

No one's ever going to stop us now

No one's ever going to stop us now 

 INTRO: F Bb (x4)

VERSE:
     F
Well I woke up to the sound of silence.
   Bb                      F       Bb
The cars were cutting like knives in a fist fight.
     F
And I found you with the bottle of wine,
    Bb  
Your head in the curtains 
                     F    Bb
and heart like the fourth of July.

              F                Bb
You swore and said, "We are not, we are not shining stars"
     F         Bb
This I know. I never said we are.
        F 
Well I've never been through hell like that.
     Bb
I've closed enough windows
                   F     Bb
to know you can never look back.

CHORUS:
       F                  Bb        C
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinking like a stone
    F  Bb  C
Carry on
       F                 Bb         C
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
    F  Bb  C
Carry on
 C         F
Carry on, Carry on

VERSE:
So I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
At a bar off 75.
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die,
All our neighbours and wives.

But I like to think I can cheat it all.
To make up for the times I've been cheated on.
And it's nice to know when I was left for dead
I was found and now I don't roam these streets.
I Am not the ghost you want of me.

CHORUS:
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinking like a stone
Carry on
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
Carry on

BRIDGE:
C      Bb      F
Woah, my head is on fire
     C
But my legs are fine.
     Bb        F
After all, they are mine.
C           Bb       F
Lay your clothes down on the floor.
       Bb
Close the door, hold the phones,
      C                        F
Show me how. No one is ever going to stop us now.

Outro: F Bb    

 [INTRO]

E A E A E A E A


[VERSE 1]
     E                        A
Well I woke up to the sound of silence and guns
                    E            A
were cutting like knives in a fist fight
    E       
And I found you with a bottle of wine
   A                                E       A
your head in the curtains and heart like the 4th of July

             E
You swore and said we are not
       F#
we are not shining stars
     Ab
This i know
         A2
cause i never said we are

        E
Though I've never been through hell like that
   A                                E      A  
I've closed enough windows to know you can never look back


[CHORUS]
       E                 A         B
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
    E      A     B
Carry on
      E                 A         B
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
    E      A     B
Carry on
           E     A     E     A
Carry on carry on


[VERSE 2]
   E                             A
So I met up with some friends at the edge of the night
         E       A
at a bar off 75
     E                              A
And we talked and talked about how our parents will die
       E                A
All our neighbors and wives


[PRE CHORUS]
     E
But i'd like to think
    F#
I can cheat it all
     Ab                 A2
to make up for the times i've been cheated on
      E
And it's nice to know
       F#
when i was left for dead
    Ab
I was found and I know not these streets
   A2           B2
I Am not the ghost you want to be


[CHORUS]
       E                 A         B
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
    E      A     B
Carry on
      E                 A         B
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
    E      A     B
Carry on

B
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh


[BRIDGE]
  A       E        B        
My head is on fire, but my legs they're fine
        A         E     B
Cause after all, they are mine   
           A       E           B
Lay your clothes down on the floor, close the door, hold the phone
     A         B
show me how, no one's ever gonna stop us now

E  F#  Ab A2

E  F#  Ab A2


[PRE CHORUS]
    E         F#
Cause we are, we are shining stars
      Ab          A2
We are invincible, we are who we are
     E                F#
On our darkest day, when we're miles away
      Ab                 A2   B2
Sun will come, we will find our way home


[CHORUS]
       E                 A         B
If you're lost and alone, or you're sinkin like a stone
    E      A     B
Carry on
      E                 A         B
May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground
    E      A     B
Carry on


[OUTRO]

(lots of oh's here, just keep playing E then A)

          E      A
Carry on carry on
          E      A
Carry on carry on