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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
β« Intro:
C D7sus4 F G C
C D7sus4 F G C
β« Verse 1:
C D7sus4
The thin horizon of a plan is almost clear
F G C
My friends and I have had a tough time
C D7sus4
Bruising our brains, hard up against change
F G C
All the old dogs and the magician
C D7sus4
Now I see we're in the boat in two by twos
F G C
Only the heart that we have for a tool we could use
C D7sus4
And the very close quarters are hard to get used to
F G C
Love weighs the hull down with its weight
β« Chorus:
C D7sus4
But the wood is tired, and the wood is old
F G C
And we'll make it fine, if the weather holds
C D7sus4
But if the weather holds we'll have missed the point
F G C F G C
That's where I need to go
β« Verse 2:
C D7sus4
No way construction of this tricky plan
F G C
Was built by other than a greater hand
C D7sus4
With a love that passes all our understanding
F G C
Watching closely over the journey
C D7sus4
Yeah, but what it takes to cross the great divide
F G C
Seems more than all the courage I can muster up inside
C D7sus4
But we get to have some answers, when we reach the other side
F G C
The prize is always worth the rocky ride
β« Chorus:
C D7sus4
But the wood is tired, and the wood is old
F G C
And we'll make it fine, if the weather holds
C D7sus4
But if the weather holds we'll have missed the point
F G C F G C
That's where I need to go
β« Bridge:
D Em7
Sometimes I ask to sneak a closer look
A D
Skip to the final chapter of the book
D Em7
And then maybe steer us clear from some of the pain it took
A F Gsus4 G
To get us where we are this far, this far
(Yeah, yeah)
C D7sus4
But the question drowns in its futility
F G C
And even I have got to laugh at me
C D7sus4
No one gets to miss the storm of what will be
F G C
Just holding on for the ride
β« Chorus:
C D7sus4
But the wood is tired, and the wood is old
F G C
And we'll make it fine, if the weather holds
C D7sus4
But if the weather holds we'll have missed the point
F G C F G C
That's where I need to go
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Published: September 8, 2021
Last Updated: February 17, 2026