The Metre - Powderfinger [Capo 2] C B7 Em 002200 Blow the candles out, raise a glass to the night Let all the tension out, you've been wound up so tight It's a tender trap, to plan ahead all the time If you measure the world by what you leave behind 3 5 7 6 7 9 E|-------------- B|-------------- G|-5-7-9-8-9-11- D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-- A|-3-5-7-6-7-9-- E|-------------- C G G/F# Em9 Welcome to the saving grace Welcome to the saving grace C There's a sunset on the road G G/F# Em9 G/F# G G/F# Em9 Reappearing as we go C B7 Em 002200 x2 E|---------------7-0------------------ B|-----1-0---------------------------- G|------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------ A|-3-3-------------------------------- E|-----------7-7---------------------- Keep the glass topped up, it's not over just yet Pull off the social bluff, celebrate your success Turn the sunlight out, find a place in the shade If you measure the world by the mark that you make Chorus