[Versetto]
N.C. 
Heaven knows that I'm born too late
 for these ghosts that I chase 
Heaven knows that I'm born too late for these ghosts that I chase 
N.C. 
With these dreams, I inflate, painted
 skies in my brain 
With these dreams, I inflate, painted skies in my brain 
N.C. 
Every day, I'm Carl Sagan in space 
N.C. 
To escape this old world, this old
 world 
To escape this old world, this old world 
    F                      E7      
And some days I lie wide awake 'til
                  Am 
 the Sun hits my face 
And some days I lie wide awake 'til the Sun hits my face 
      Am 
And I fade, elevate from the Earth 
     F                        E7 
Far away to a place where I'm free
 from the weight 
Far away to a place where I'm free from the weight 
         Am              C 
This old world, this old world
[Pre-Ritornello]
F             E7 
I don't trust anything 
   Am        C 
Or anyone, below the Sun 
    F            E7 
And I don't feel anything 
   Am  C 
At all
[Ritornello]
                F              E7 
I'm King of the clouds, of the clouds
 
I'm King of the clouds, of the clouds 
      Am            Am 
I get lifted, I get lifted 
            F              E7 
King of the clouds, of the clouds 
      Am            C 
I get lifted, I get lifted
[Strumentale]
F E7 Am C
[Versetto]
F                           E7 
Some only live to die, I'm alive to
 fly higher 
Some only live to die, I'm alive to fly higher 
     Am 
Than angels in outfields inside of my
 mind 
Than angels in outfields inside of my mind 
      F                         
I'm ascending these ladders, I'm
 E7 
 climbin', say goodbye 
I'm ascending these ladders, I'm climbin', say goodbye 
         Am              C 
This old world, this old world 
         F                        E7 
And when I fall to rise with stardust
 in my eyes 
And when I fall to rise with stardust in my eyes 
       Am 
In the backbone of matter, I'm
 combustible 
In the backbone of matter, I'm combustible 
            F                        
Dust in the fire when I can't sleep a
 E7 
 wink, I'm too tired 
Dust in the fire when I can't sleep a wink, I'm too tired 
         Am              C 
This old world, this old world
[Pre-Ritornello]
F             E7 
I don't trust anything 
   Am        C 
Or anyone, below the Sun 
    F            E7 
And I don't feel anything 
   Am  C 
At all
[Ritornello]
                F              E7 
I'm King of the clouds, of the clouds
 
I'm King of the clouds, of the clouds 
      Am            Am 
I get lifted, I get lifted 
            F              E7 
King of the clouds, of the clouds 
      Am            C 
I get lifted, I get lifted 
     F                        
Imagination, take me somewhere I
 E7 
 don't know 
Imagination, take me somewhere I don't know 
    Am 
I'm lost but I better find it alone 
            F               E7 
King of the clouds, of the clouds 
      Am            C 
I get lifted, I get lifted 
F        E7 
I keep searching 
Am          C 
Oh, I keep searching 
F       E7        Am  C 
I keep searching