Hourglass chords by Mindy Gledhill

Chords with lyrics

Capo 1

Intro begins with G+G

Verse 1:
G+G
Little boy, when you speak
G5G5
I can't help but kiss your cheeks
  C majorC
I love the way you grab my hands
 A minorAm
And tell me all about your plans

Verse 2:
G+G
Rocket high, comets fly
G5G5
You and I could take a ride
   C majorC
And fly away to Neverland
   A minorAm
And give our best to Peter Pan

Chorus:
      C majorC
When you reach for the stars
     A minorAm
Don't forget who you are
         E minorEm               C majorC
And please don't turn around and grow up way too fast
     C majorC
See the sand in my grasp
     A minorAm
From the first to the last
    E minorEm               C majorC
Every grain becomes a memory of the past
           C majorC
Oh, life's an hourglass
D MajorD
Life's an hourglass

Verse 3:
G+G
Story's read, prayer is said
G5G5
Close your eyes sleepyhead
    C majorC
While angels linger in your dreams

And hold you in their feathered wings
G+G
Just like you, I was small
G5G5
Not that long ago at all
  C majorC
I wish you all the happiness
C majorC
That God gives freely if you ask

Chorus:
      C majorC
When you reach for the stars
     A minorAm
Don't forget who you are
         E minorEm               C majorC
And please don't turn around and grow up way too fast
     C majorC
See the sand in my grasp
     A minorAm
From the first to the last
    E minorEm               C majorC
Every grain becomes a memory of the past
           C majorC
Oh, life's an hourglass
D MajorD         C majorC
Life's an hourglass
D MajorD           G+G