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Under the Milky Way

The Church

from the album Starfish released in 1988

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Lyrics

Intro

    | Am . . . | Am7sus4 . . . | Fmaj7/A . . . | G . . . | (x2)


Verse

    Am               Am7sus4            Fmaj7/A     G 
    Sometimes on this place gets kind of empty
    Sound of the breath fades with the light
    I think about the loveless fascination
    Under the Milky Way Tonight

    Lower the curtain down in Memphis
    Lower the curtain down, alright
    I got no time for private consultation
    Under the Milky Way Tonight


Chorus

        G                         Fmaj7/A 
        Wish I knew what you were looking for
        Might have known what you would find

    And its something quite peculiar
    Something shimmering and white
    It leaves you here despite your destination
    Under the Milky Way Tonight

        Wish I knew what you were looking for
        Might have known what you would find
        Wish I knew what you were looking for
        Might have known what you would find


Solo

            | C . . . | G . . . | Am . . . | Am . . . | (x4)

    And its something quite peculiar
    Something shimmering and white
    It leaves you here despite your destination
    Under the Milky Way Tonight

        Wish I knew what you were looking for
        Might have known what you would find
        Wish I knew what you were looking for
        Might have known what you would find

    Under the Milky Way Tonight
    Under the Milky Way Tonight
    Under the Milky Way Tonight
    Under the Milky Way Tonight

Notes & Tabs

Intro & Verse Chords

Play as shown here. Don't let the scary chord names stop you (the Fmaj7/A is otherwise a good way to fake an F without having to use barre chords).

e-|----0-------3---------0-------3---
B-|----1-------3---------1-------3---
G-|----2-------2---------2-------0---
D-|----2-------2---------3-------0---
A-|----0-------0---------0-------2---
E-|------------------------------3---
      Am    Am7sus4   Fmaj7/A    G

Chord Progressions

Intro

| Am . . . | Am7sus4 . . . | Fmaj7/A . . . | G . . . | (x2)

Verse

"Sometimes on this place gets kind of empty..."
| Am . . . | Am7sus4 . . . | Fmaj7/A . . . | G . . . | (repeat)

Chorus

"Wish I knew what you were looking for..."
| G . . . | . . . . | Fmaj7/A . . . | . . . . | (repeat)

Song Info

Song: Under the Milky Way
Artist: The Church
Album: Starfish
Year: 1988
Label: Arista

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About

My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.

Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.

In December 2012, I began designing & developing a website that became Songnotes. Here, I share my personal collection of hand-crafted music notation with all those online. I hope you enjoy.

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