Cary Ann Hearst

The Thread

Cary Ann Hearst


Tom: Am

Intro
Em/G


Dm
Were hangin here within an inch of our lives
Em
from the day we're born until the day we die
G                                   Am
don't it make you want to take your time
G                             F
are you gonna let it pass you by


G
Made every way cut you like a knife
Em
any moment in time could change your life
G                                   Am
will you be ready with the time you got
G                               F
maker is ready if your ready or not


G
hangin on by a fragile thread
Em
livin your life like your already dead
G                                   Am
will you be happy with the time you gave
G                              F
these words will be your final days


Dm
we're hangin here within an inch of our lives
Em
from the day we're born till the day we die
G                                    Am
don't it make you want to take your time
G                             F
are you gonna let it pass you by


Dm
wish i could look death in the face
Em
transcend both time and space
G                        Am
and reclaim those bygone days
G                         F
that i was such a fool to waste


Dm
we're hangin here within an inch of our lives
Em
from the day we're born till the day we die
G                                    Am
don't it make you want to take your time
G                              F
are you gonna let it pass you by


G                                     Am
When it comes my day when it comes my time
G                                          F
I hope to hear y'all moaning in the second life
G                                  Am
Just throw my ashes on some hollow ground
G                                    F
and sing me on my way with a joyful sound
G                                       F
you can sing me on my way with a joyful sound
G                     F
you can sing me on my way 4x