E G
I looked at my reflection in the water
E D
Thought, “What an unlikely pair”
Bm C Bm
Closed my eyes, held my breath, plummeted down, down, down
E G
And anchored myself there
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm F
Can't tell how long I've been
Em F
In the company of gills and tails
Em F G
I think I feel my skin
C
Growing scales
[Chorus]
Bm
Can I come up for air?
Em F
Can I come up, can I come up?
F
Can I come up for air?
Em
Can I come up, can I come up?
Bm
Can I come up for air?
Em
Can I come up, can I come up?
D Bm
Can I come up for air?
G F
Can I come up, can I come up?
[Verse 2]
G C
I'm getting eaten up down here
Em F
I'm just not built like them
D G
The big fish have a monopoly
C G
The little fish get buried in the sand
[Pre-Chorus]
C
This here world I'm in
G F
Sucks your life out, leaves you comatose
Em F G
Take back your salt and fins
F Am
Send me a lifeboat
[Chorus]
Bm
Can I come up for air?
Em F
Can I come up, can I come up?
F
Can I come up for air?
Em
Can I come up, can I come up?
Bm
Can I come up for air?
Em
Can I come up, can I come up?
D Bm
Can I come up for air?
G F
Can I come up, can I come up?
[Bridge]
Am
I look up at longing at the surface
G
Hypnotized by the way the sunlight seems to ride each ripple
Bm
And they do a dance
Every ray becomes a beckoning hand
C
I miss the sweet taste of oxygen
A F
I mistook this for the promised land
[Chorus]
Bm
Can I come up for air?
Em F
Can I come up, can I come up?
F
Can I come up for air?
Em
Can I come up, can I come up?
Bm
Can I come up for air?
Em
Can I come up, can I come up?
D Bm
Can I come up for air?
G F
Can I come up, can I come up?
