The Metre Chords by Powderfinger

[G] _ [D#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Blow [A#m] the candles [F#m] out, [Bm] raise the [D] glass to the night, let [C#] all the tension [F#m] out.
[A] You've been wound up so [D] tight, [C#] it's a tender [F#m] trap.
[A] [Bm] Plan ahead all the [D] time, [C#] if you measure [F#m] the [A] world by what you [Bm] leave [D] behind.
_ [E] _ [F#m] [F] Welcome _ [F#m] _ [G#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ to [A] the sailing [E] _ [F#m] race. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] There's a sunset on the _ ropes, [A] _ [E] reappearing as [F#m] we go.
_ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [C#] Keep your glass topped up, [B] it's not over [D] just yet.
[F#m] Block the [C#] social [F#m] blow, [A] celebrate your [D] success.
[C#] Turn the sunlight [F#m] out, [B] find a place in [D] the shade.
[C#] If you measure [F#m] the world [A] by the mark that [D] you [E] make.
[D] _ [Fm] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Welcome [A] to _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ the [A] sailing [E] _ [A] _ [F#m] race. _
[D] There's a sunset [E] [D] on the _ _ [A] ropes, [E] reappearing [F#m] as we [C#m] go. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ [F#] If you measure the [B] world by what you leave [D] behind.
_ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Welcome to [A] the sailing [E] _ [F#m] race.
_ Welcome to [A] the sailing [E] _ [A] [F#m] race. _ _ _
[D] There's a sunset on the _ ropes, [A] _ [E] reappearing as [F#m] we go.
_ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ [E] Reappearing as [F#m] we go.
[E] _ _
[A] _ [E] Reappearing as [F#m] we [C#m] go. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _
[A] There's a [C#m] sunset on the [F#m] ropes.
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _
[A] Welcome to [E] the sailing [F#m] race.
[G#m] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _