Tuning:

Sure it’s a ^Bmcalming notion, ^F#mperpetual in motion But I don’t ^Bmneed the comfort of ^F#many lies For I have ^Bmseen the ending and ^F#mthere is no ascending ^A ^Fri^C#se

Chorus 1

Oh back when ^BmI was younger, ^F#mwas told by other youngsters That my end ^Bmwill be torture ^F#mbeneath the earth ‘cuz I don’t ^Bmsee what they see when ^F#mdeath is staring at me I see a ^Bmwindow, a ^Dlimit, to live ^Eit, or not at ^Fall

Interlude A Dmaj7 D Dm F C# A F#m Bm C#m D F Chorus 2

If you could ^Bmpull the lever to ^F#mcarry on forever Would your life ^Bmeven ^Amatter ^F#m ^C#manymore? Sure it’s a ^Bmcalming notion, ^F#mperpetual in motion But it’s ^F#mnot what you signed ^Fup ^C#mfor ^A

Bridge A C# D Dm

^AI’m sure there ^C#won’t always be ^D ^Dmsunshine ^ABut there’s this ^C#momentary ^Dbeam ^Dmof light ^AYou don’t have to wait those ^C#salty decades To ^Dget through the gate ^Dmit’s all in front of your face ^AI’m sure there ^C#won’t always be ^D ^Dmsunshine ^AI’m sure there ^C#won’t always be ^D ^Dmsunshine ^ABut there’s this ^C#momentary ^Dbeam ^Dmof light

Chorus 3

I could ^Across the ocean in a fit ^Bmof devotion For every ^Ashining second this fragile ^Bmbody beckons You think you’re ^Aowed it better believing ^Bmancient letters Sure it’s a ^Acalming notion but ^Bit’s a ^Bmlie ^A

The Rare Occasions - Notion