D C [Verse 1] D C An unseen ruler defines with geometry D C An unrulable expanse of geography B An aerial photographer over-exposed E To the cartologist's 2D images knows D C The areas where the water flowed D C So petrified, the landscape grows D C Straining eyes try to understand D C The works, incessantly in hand E The carving and paring of the land A The quarter square, the graph divides D C Beneath the rule a country hides A G "Chorus!" [Chorus] D C Interrupting my train of thought Bm G Lines of longitude and latitude D C Bm G Define, refine my altitude [Verse 2] A The curtain's undrawn A Harness fitted, no escape A Common and peaceful, duck, flat, lowland A Landscape, canal, canard, water coloured A G [Verse 3] D C Crystal palaces for floral kings D C A widespread waving span of wings D C Witness the sinking of the sun D C A deep breath of submission has begun [Chorus] D C Interrupting my train of thought Bm G Lines of longitude and latitude D C Bm G Define, refine my altitude D C Interrupting my train of thought Bm G Lines of longitude and latitude D C Bm G Define, refine my altitude