Hang By A Thread chords by Alter Bridge

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: G

🎸 Intro:

 G  | G  | G  | G  :

 G  | C  | G  | C  :


🎸 Verse 1:
          G                       C
There is nothing left, I'm giving in
         G          C
I can't win, I can't win
           G                        C
I've been wasting time, I won't pretend
          G
No, not again, never again

🎸 Pre-chorus:
       Am                   G                 D
I was fooled, how could I know that this was doomed to fall apart?
          Am              G                D                      G      C
But the truth is hard to hold when time reveals a dark and heavy heart
                  G      C
A dark and heavy heart


🎸 Verse 2:
       G                          C
I can bear the weight of this no more
           G                C
I can't ignore the spite and scorn
            G                        C
And these bloodshot eyes are battle worn
              G
Goddamn this war, can't take much more


🎸 Pre-chorus:
        Am           G                D
But my dignity and pride are like a shield to this abuse
       Am             G                   D
In the end I will survive, I've seen the darkest days
                      Bb    Am    G
But now I'm free to choose
                  Bb    Am     G
A life away from you


🎸 Chorus:
                          D
And though I hang by a thread
                     Eb   F   G
You'll never keep a good man down
                             D
And though you pushed to the end
                      Eb   F   Bb    Am
It's time for me to stand my ground


🎸 Bridge:
G                                  Bb    Am   Bb5
 Once you're betrayed, you never trust
G                Bb                    Am    Bb5
 And when it's from the ones you love
G                               Bb    C
 Nothing's the same, not as it was
             G
Never as it was
          G                       C
There is nothing left, I'm giving in
         G          C
I can't win, I can't win


[Instrumental]
 Bb    Am  | G  :


🎸 Chorus:
                          D
And though I hang by a thread
                     Eb   F   G
You'll never keep a good man down
                             D
And though you pushed to the end
                      Eb   F   G
It's time for me to stand my ground
                    D
My better angels defend
               Eb    F   G
My dignity at least for now
                       D
You'll never hurt me again
                         Eb   F   G
No, you won't keep this good man down
                         Eb   F   G
No, you won't keep this good man down