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[Verse 1]
Am
Had my heart set on zero gravity
Gbdim F Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Missed the signals too muted by engine roar
Am Dm Am
Had no instruments mirroring my trajectory
F Dm Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
From the mesosphere down to the ocean floor
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Now I, an honorary astronaut
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
I'll do the best with what I’ve got
Cmaj7 F G Amaj7
Honorary astronaut
Em F
Maybe I'm not meant for the heavens
Dm Am
Maybe I belong on the ground
Em F Cmaj7
And mission control's not returning my calls anymore
[Solo]
Cmaj7 Fm7 Bb Cmaj7 Em
Am F D
How many times do you want to watch your launches fail?
[Verse 2]
Am Dm
I said the words as a kid
Am
Unsure what they meant to me
Dm Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Years spent steadfast to the image in place
Am Dm Am
Boldly claiming that I would greet infinity
Fmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Made a suit and a helmet to help my case
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
But I, an honorary astronaut
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
I'll do the best with what I’ve got
Cmaj7 F G Amaj7
Honorary astronaut
Em F
Maybe you made the right decision
Dm Am
Maybe you're too hard on yourself
Em
But did you really think taping wings
F Cmaj7
To a Buick would mean it could fly?
Fm7 Bb
[Bridge]
C
There's nothing wrong at all with being grounded
Fm7
Besides, you love it here
Bb
There's much more that you have never done
Bb
Than you could ever do
C
No need to compare
[Solo 2]
C Fm7 Bb
Gb Bbm
Did never expecting to make it make me a defeatist?
E C Am
Did kicking myself when I'm down just make me a realist?
E
Every time the weight of who I wish I already was
C Am
Comes crashing down on who I still am
E
Try to be ready and excited to receive it (Don't deceive it)
C D
And even if all is said and done
D
I'm still meant to be an
Emaj7 Amaj7
Honorary astronaut
Emaj7 Amaj7
Honorary astronaut
Emaj7 Amaj7
Honorary astronaut