Intro: G C F x2 G C You would not believe your eyes F G If ten million fireflies C F Lit up the world as i fell asleep G C ʼCause theyʼd fill the open air F And leave teardrops everywhere G C F Youʼd think me rude but Iʼd just stand and stare Chorus: F C G Iʼd like to make myself believe F C Em F that planet Earth turns slowly F C F G Am Its hard to say that Iʼd rather stay awake when Iʼm asleep F C D ʼCause everything is never as it seems G C ʼCause id get a thousand hugs F G From ten thousand lightning bugs C F As they tried to teach me how to dance G C A foxtrot above my head F A sockhop beneath my bed G C F A disco ball is just hanging by a thread F Am G Iʼd like to make myself believe F C Em F That planet Earth turns slowly F C F G Am Its hard to say that Iʼd rather stay awake when Iʼm asleep F C G ʼCause everything is never as it seems F When i fall asleep G C F Leave my door open just a crack G C F (Please take me away from here) G C F ʼCause i feel like such an insomniac G C F (Please take me away from here) G C F Why do i tire of counting sheep G C F (Please take me away from here) G C F When Iʼm far too tired to fall asleep G C F To ten million fireflies G C F Iʼm weird ʼcause i hate goodbyes G C F I got misty eyes as they said farewell G C F But ill know where several are G C F If my dreams get real bizarre G C F ʼCause i saved a few and i keep them in a jar F Am G Iʼd like to make myself believe F C Em F That planet Earth turns slowly F C F G Am Its hard to say that Iʼd rather stay awake when Iʼm asleep F C D ʼCause everything is never as it seems F When i fall asleep F Am G Iʼd like to make myself believe F C Em F That planet Earth turns slowly F C F G Am Its hard to say that Iʼd rather stay awake when Iʼm asleep F C G ʼCause everything is never as it seems F When i fall asleep F Am G Iʼd like to make myself believe F C Em F That planet Earth turns slowly F C F G Am Its hard to say that Iʼd rather stay awake when Iʼm asleep F C G Because my dreams are bursting at the seams...
