Intro: C Dm7 C Dm7 C Verse: Dm F The letter stopped in a minor key G C A Christmas card that you drew for me F C Dm Done by the hand that I knew so well G F G C Disguised the message that you could not tell Verse: Dm F I see you bent above your potter's wheel G C The piece you're throwing, is the piece you feel F C Dm The softest colour and an eye so true G C For cups and bowls that are shaped like you
Chorus: F Dm You work in porcelain cut by wire G C And now as ever, lovers walk through fire F C Dm When we were breaking, we made no sound G F Dm7 G C The pieces almost touching on the ground Verse: Dm F And now your silence says, there's someone there G C She stands behind you as she strokes your hair F C Dm How does she hold you, like a long lost friend? G C Or are you like me, on your own again? Instrumental: C F Dm G C Verse: Dm F And so I write you in a minor key G C Wondering if there's something left for me F C Dm I'm only writing so that I can sleep G F C I never found another love as deep Chorus: F Dm You work in porcelain cut by wire G C And now as ever, lovers walk through fire F C Dm When we were breaking, we made no sound G F C The pieces almost touching on the ground Chorus: F Dm You work in porcelain cut by wire G C And now as ever, lovers walk through fire F C Dm When we were breaking, we made no sound G F Dm7 G C The pieces almost touching on the ground