The Slender Thread That Binds Us Here chords by Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea - The Slender Thread That Binds Us Here


CAPO: 1st Fret



INTRO: F6 C G F C F Am G C

CHORUS:
F6 C    G     F    C
The dawn of youth, the twilight years
  F   Am    G
The tender night we hold so dear
F6 C   G  F    C
The memory of a smile, a tear
  F    Am     G    C  F6 C
The slender thread that binds us here

      G       F
I know the way from here
     C       F
Trying to hide my tears
      Am      G       F6 C
Crying for grace at the end of the day
     G
I want to hold you and
F     C
Never let go, but I
F      Am        G     C
Will come to find that you're slipping away


CHORUS:
F6 C    G     F    C
The dawn of youth, the twilight years
  F   Am    G
The tender night we hold so dear
F6 C   G  F    C
The memory of a smile, a tear
  F    Am     G    C  F6 C
The slender thread that binds us here

     G        F
I long to speak with you
     C
I try to reach for you
F     Am        G       F6 C
Wake up to find that there's nobody home
    G       F
I walk away from here
      C
Still I can feel you here
F    Am     G   C
Forever with me, forever alone


BRIDGE:
  Em     F    G   C
So strong they hold, to be let go
  Bb     F     C    G
And still they're there, light as air


INSTRUMENTAL: F6 C G F C F Am G


CHORUS:
F6 C   G  F    C
The memory of a smile, a tear
  F    Am       G      F  G Am Bb F G C
The slender thread___ that binds___ us here


CHORUS:    (## repeat and fade to end ##)
F6 C    G     F    C
The dawn of youth, the twilight years
  F   Am    G
The tender night we hold so dear
F6 C   G  F    C
The memory of a smile, a tear
  F    Am     G    C