Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C Em F C C Em F Verse: C Em F C Oh, hands of time that steal my days Em F And turn my gaze towards night Am Em F C Against your final backdrop plays G F Am Em F The story of my life
Verse: C Em F C Your fractured vessel I’ve become Em F My broken heart of tin Am Em F C A grain of sand in rain and sun G F At the mercy of the wind Chorus: Am Em F C I’m your unworthy instrument G F Come strike my final tones C Em F C And blow your horn magnificent G F Am Em F Through the hollows of my bones Verse: C Em F C I’ll never be your chosen one Em F To rise above the din Am Em F C For all the good I should have done G F And all I’ve never been Chorus: Am Em F C I’m your unworthy instrument G F Come strike my final tones C Em F C And blow your horn magnificent G F Through the hollows of my bones Instrumental: Am Em F C Em F C E F Am Em F C G F Chorus: Am Em F C I’m your unworthy instrument G F Come strike my final tones C Em F C And blow your horn magnificent G F Through the hollows of my bones Am Em F Am Em F Through the hollows of my bones