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
The slender thread that binds us here