G                                                      Em
I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye, I could fly, fly, fly
G                                                                Em
Tie my dreams up in a sack and lay my head down on the track and die, die, die
C                              G
My life's been so sweet I just can't stand it
  Bm                               D      Dsus4
I must admit, I've made out like a bandit

[Verse 2]
     G                                                              Em
Last night's conversation with a real good friend of mine, drinkin' wine, wine, wine
       G                                                             Em
Said, "Fifty years of livin' and your worst mistake's forgiven, just take time, time, time"
C                                      G
One man's lust for life brings world reknown
        Bm                                  D                 G
And the next guy can't get two feet off the ground, he's earthbound

[Chorus 1]
      Em
(Earthbound) Hear the wind throught the tops of the trees
      G
(Earthbound) Summer sun nearly ninety degrees
      Em                                                     D     Dsus4  D  Dsus4
(Earthbound) Big ol' moon sinkin' down, think I might stick around
         G
I'm earthbound

[Verse 3]
  G                                                                    Em
I knew love once way back when, she had almond eyes and olive skin and long black hair
        G                                                              Em
She was Irish Spanish mixbreed, I was southeast Texas hayseed, we were almost there
    C                           G
Her daddy did not like my kind around
    Bm                                   D          G
And true love took the next train out of town, earthbound

[Chorus 2]
      Em
(Earthbound) Where there's fathers and daughters in pain
      G
(Earthbound) Mama's boy walking home in the rain
      Em                                                  D     Dsus4  D  Dsus4
(Earthbound) Like a ship run aground think I might stick around
         G
I'm earthbound

[Insrumental]
G  Em  G  Em  D*  Cadd9

[Verse 4]
     G                                                                  Em
With each new day that passes, I'm in need of thicker glasses, but it's all okay
    G                                                        Em
Someday I'll be leavin' but I just can't help believin' that it's not today, hey
C                          G
Every golden moment I have found
     Bm                               D            G
I've done my best to run right in the ground, earthbound

[Chorus 3]
      Em
(Earthbound) See the sky big and beautiful blue
      G
(Earthbound) Fallen angels come callin' for you
      Em                                                       D     Dsus4  D  Dsus4
(Earthbound) Keepin' close to the ground, think I might stick around
      Em
(Earthbound) Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin, Mary Karr
      G
(Earthbound) Walter Kronkite, Seamus Heaney, Ringo Starr
      Em                                                        D     Dsus4  D  Dsus4
(Earthbound) The Dalai Lama, Charlie Brown make me wanna stick around
         G
I'm earthbound

[Outro]
G  Em  x2
G