[VERSE 1]
C#m
You are a man of impeccable taste
        E             G#m         C#m
And you know when the X marks the spot
   C#m
We all need a map for the trail of your thought
         E             G#m         C#m
Where to go, well, the X marks the spot

[BRIDGE]
  A                 C#m
You seem to have a misgiving
                      E
Hell yeah, you make a living
                              G#m
Don't add bricks to what we're heaving
A
We would so much
        C#m                      G#m F#m
Rather enjoy the beach, beer and a fire

[VERSE 2]
Cm
You think something somewhere

Has a copyright for the world
            Eb              Gm           Cm
And you've signed where the X marks the spot
Cm
You join a cult, fill the void that you've got
     Eb               Gm          Cm
Deep within where the X marks the spot

[BRIDGE]
G#                           Cm
There you stand and talk and holler
                      Eb
How dark are all your colors
                       Gm
When you paint another sunrise
Ab        Eb      Cm Bb
You leave out the sun

[CHORUS]
Bb                             F       C
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Bb
Or they slowly float away

[VERSE 3]
C#m
How well do you know those you're calling your own?
          E             G#m           C#m
I mean... come on dude! (X marks the spot)

C#m
Your starving soul in your house of skin and bone
          E           G#m         C#m
You're an island, the X marks the spot

[BRIDGE]
G                            Bm
There you stand and talk and holler
                       D
How dark are all your colors
                        F#m
When you paint another sunrise
G         Bm      Em A
You leave out the sun

[CHORUS]
A                              E       B
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
A
Or they slowly float away
B                              F#      C#
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
B                           Ebm
Or they slowly float away...

TALKED PART

[VERSE 4]

Am
You are a circus, but where is the clown?
           C              E           Am
There's no map, still the X marks the spot

[BRIDGE]
F                            Am
There you stand and talk and holler
                       C
How dark are all your colors
                       Em
When you paint another sunrise
F         G       Am G
You leave out the sun

[CHORUS]
A                              E       B
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
A                         B                               C#
Or they slowly float down into the night with senior John Barleycorn (ay ay ay)
E       B
Heaven, heaven
A                     C#
Or they slowly float away

C# G#m A F
La la la la la 
C# G#m A F
La la la la la 

[CHORUS]
A                              E       B
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
A
Or they slowly float away
B                              F#      C#
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
B                     Ebm
Or they slowly float away...