Galileo Chords by Indigo Girls
Tempo:
135.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
[F] [D]
[C] [C] I'm going to sing a song called The Crime of the Truth.
Galileo [Bb] said what is on the [C] block, [F] the [C] crime was looking up the [G] truth.
[F] And [D] as the bombshells of [Bb] my daily fears [C] explode, I try [Dm] to trace them to my [G] youth.
[C] [F]
And then [D] you had to bring [Bb] up reincarnation [F] over a couple of [C] beers the other night.
And now I'm serving time for mistakes made by another [Am] in another [C] lifetime.
How [F] long till [C] my soul gets it right?
Can any human [F] being ever [C] reach that kind of [C] life?
I call on [Dm] the resting [Am] soul of [G]
Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of [C] insights.
[G]
[C] [F] And then [C] I think about my [Bb] fear of motion, [F]
[C] which I never could [Bb] explain.
[C]
[F] Some [C] other fool across [Bb] the ocean years ago [Dm] must have cracked [Am] his little [Bb] airplane.
[C] How [F] long [C] till my soul [G] gets it right?
Can any human being ever reach that kind of life?
[C] I call [Dm] on the resting [A] soul [G] of Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of insight.
[D]
I'm not making a [Bb] joke, you know me, I [D] take everything so [Bb] seriously.
[D] If we wait for the time till our souls [Bb] get it right,
[C] then at least I know there'll be no nuclear [F] alienation in my lifetime.
[C]
I'm still not right.
[G] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [D]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[F] [G] [Bb]
[C] [F] I offer thanks to those before me.
That's [C] all I've got to say.
[F] Cause maybe a squandered big [Bb] bucks in [D] your lifetime, [Dm] now [Am] I can [Gm] pay.
[C] But [F] then again it feels like some sort of [Bb] inspiration to let the next life off [G] the hook.
[C] But you'll see, [F] look what [C] I had to [Bb] overcome from my last life.
[Dm] I think [A] I'll [Am] write a [Bb] [C] book.
How [F] long till my soul gets it right?
Can any human being ever reach the highest life?
I call on [Dm] the resting [Am] soul of [G] Galileo, king [Bb] of night [C] vision, king of [F] [C] insight.
[F] [C] How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the [F] highest life?
How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the highest life?
[Am] [Bb] [C] [F]
[D]
[F] [D]
[C] [C] I'm going to sing a song called The Crime of the Truth.
Galileo [Bb] said what is on the [C] block, [F] the [C] crime was looking up the [G] truth.
[F] And [D] as the bombshells of [Bb] my daily fears [C] explode, I try [Dm] to trace them to my [G] youth.
[C] [F]
And then [D] you had to bring [Bb] up reincarnation [F] over a couple of [C] beers the other night.
And now I'm serving time for mistakes made by another [Am] in another [C] lifetime.
How [F] long till [C] my soul gets it right?
Can any human [F] being ever [C] reach that kind of [C] life?
I call on [Dm] the resting [Am] soul of [G]
Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of [C] insights.
[G]
[C] [F] And then [C] I think about my [Bb] fear of motion, [F]
[C] which I never could [Bb] explain.
[C]
[F] Some [C] other fool across [Bb] the ocean years ago [Dm] must have cracked [Am] his little [Bb] airplane.
[C] How [F] long [C] till my soul [G] gets it right?
Can any human being ever reach that kind of life?
[C] I call [Dm] on the resting [A] soul [G] of Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of insight.
[D]
I'm not making a [Bb] joke, you know me, I [D] take everything so [Bb] seriously.
[D] If we wait for the time till our souls [Bb] get it right,
[C] then at least I know there'll be no nuclear [F] alienation in my lifetime.
[C]
I'm still not right.
[G] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [D]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[F] [G] [Bb]
[C] [F] I offer thanks to those before me.
That's [C] all I've got to say.
[F] Cause maybe a squandered big [Bb] bucks in [D] your lifetime, [Dm] now [Am] I can [Gm] pay.
[C] But [F] then again it feels like some sort of [Bb] inspiration to let the next life off [G] the hook.
[C] But you'll see, [F] look what [C] I had to [Bb] overcome from my last life.
[Dm] I think [A] I'll [Am] write a [Bb] [C] book.
How [F] long till my soul gets it right?
Can any human being ever reach the highest life?
I call on [Dm] the resting [Am] soul of [G] Galileo, king [Bb] of night [C] vision, king of [F] [C] insight.
[F] [C] How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the [F] highest life?
How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the highest life?
[Am] [Bb] [C] [F]
Key:
C
F
Bb
G
D
C
F
Bb
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm going to sing a song called The Crime of the Truth.
Galileo [Bb] said what is on the [C] block, _ _ [F] the [C] crime was looking up the [G] truth. _ _
_ [F] And [D] as the bombshells of [Bb] my daily fears [C] explode, I try [Dm] to trace them to my [G] youth.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
And then [D] you had to bring [Bb] up _ reincarnation [F] over a couple of [C] beers the other night.
_ _ And now I'm serving time for mistakes made by another [Am] in another _ [C] lifetime. _
_ How [F] long till [C] my soul gets it right?
Can any human [F] being ever [C] reach that kind of [C] life?
I call on [Dm] the resting _ [Am] soul of [G] _
Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of _ [C] insights.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] And then [C] I think about my [Bb] fear of motion, _ _ _ [F] _
[C] which I never could [Bb] _ explain.
[C] _ _
[F] _ Some [C] other fool across [Bb] the ocean years ago [Dm] must have cracked [Am] his little [Bb] airplane.
_ [C] _ How [F] long [C] till my soul [G] gets it right?
Can any human being ever reach that kind of life?
[C] I call [Dm] on the resting [A] soul [G] of _ Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of insight.
[D] _ _
_ _ I'm not making a [Bb] joke, you know me, I [D] take _ everything so [Bb] _ seriously.
_ [D] If we wait for the time till our souls [Bb] get it right,
[C] then at least I know there'll be no nuclear _ _ [F] alienation in my lifetime.
[C] _
I'm still not right. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ I offer thanks to those before me.
_ _ That's [C] all I've got to say. _ _ _
[F] Cause maybe a _ squandered big [Bb] bucks in [D] your lifetime, [Dm] _ now [Am] I can [Gm] pay.
_ [C] _ But [F] then again it feels like some sort of [Bb] inspiration _ to let the next life off [G] the hook. _
[C] But you'll see, [F] look what [C] I had to [Bb] overcome from my last life.
[Dm] I think [A] I'll [Am] write a [Bb] _ [C] book.
How [F] long till my soul gets it right? _
Can any human being ever reach the highest life?
I call on [Dm] the resting [Am] soul of _ [G] _ _ Galileo, king [Bb] of night [C] vision, king of [F] _ [C] insight. _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the [F] highest life?
How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the highest life?
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm going to sing a song called The Crime of the Truth.
Galileo [Bb] said what is on the [C] block, _ _ [F] the [C] crime was looking up the [G] truth. _ _
_ [F] And [D] as the bombshells of [Bb] my daily fears [C] explode, I try [Dm] to trace them to my [G] youth.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
And then [D] you had to bring [Bb] up _ reincarnation [F] over a couple of [C] beers the other night.
_ _ And now I'm serving time for mistakes made by another [Am] in another _ [C] lifetime. _
_ How [F] long till [C] my soul gets it right?
Can any human [F] being ever [C] reach that kind of [C] life?
I call on [Dm] the resting _ [Am] soul of [G] _
Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of _ [C] insights.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] And then [C] I think about my [Bb] fear of motion, _ _ _ [F] _
[C] which I never could [Bb] _ explain.
[C] _ _
[F] _ Some [C] other fool across [Bb] the ocean years ago [Dm] must have cracked [Am] his little [Bb] airplane.
_ [C] _ How [F] long [C] till my soul [G] gets it right?
Can any human being ever reach that kind of life?
[C] I call [Dm] on the resting [A] soul [G] of _ Galileo, king of [Bb] night [C] vision, king [F] of insight.
[D] _ _
_ _ I'm not making a [Bb] joke, you know me, I [D] take _ everything so [Bb] _ seriously.
_ [D] If we wait for the time till our souls [Bb] get it right,
[C] then at least I know there'll be no nuclear _ _ [F] alienation in my lifetime.
[C] _
I'm still not right. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ I offer thanks to those before me.
_ _ That's [C] all I've got to say. _ _ _
[F] Cause maybe a _ squandered big [Bb] bucks in [D] your lifetime, [Dm] _ now [Am] I can [Gm] pay.
_ [C] _ But [F] then again it feels like some sort of [Bb] inspiration _ to let the next life off [G] the hook. _
[C] But you'll see, [F] look what [C] I had to [Bb] overcome from my last life.
[Dm] I think [A] I'll [Am] write a [Bb] _ [C] book.
How [F] long till my soul gets it right? _
Can any human being ever reach the highest life?
I call on [Dm] the resting [Am] soul of _ [G] _ _ Galileo, king [Bb] of night [C] vision, king of [F] _ [C] insight. _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the [F] highest life?
How long till my [G] soul gets it right?
Can [C] any human being ever reach the highest life?
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _