The Coming Dawn Thanatopsis chords by Kansas

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
C C


Verse 1:
    C       Am
As the dew turns into frost
F             G
There is something that I hope will
C
Not be lost
C            Am
The leaves will change, they'll start
Am
To fall
Am   G             C
I still wonder if it mattered much at all

Refrain:
C    F        Dm
When my world starts to fade
Dm   C             A
I can only hope that every choice I
A
Made
A   F        Dm   G
Will endure, and carry on ... into the
G    C
Coming dawn


Instrumental:
Am F C


Verse 2:
      C         Am
The breezes blow, soft clouds drift by
     F        G    C
Like some artists' canvas captured in my eye
C       Am
I am sure, I'm holding fast
Am  F      G         C
I am dying for a lifetime that will last
C      F        Dm
But when my world, starts to fade
Dm                A
I'm still hoping this foundation that I laid
A  F         Dm   G
Will endure, and carry on ... into the
G   C
Coming dawn


Instrumental:
|Am |F |Am |G |F |Em |C |F |Bdim |Dm |
|Am  C |Dm |Am |F Bdim |Em G7 |C |Dm |
|B7dim |Em |C |G |Dm |Bdim |C |Bdim |G |
|Em |Am |B7dim |Em |Em |C |C |


Verse 3:
     C       Am
We're so close, yet never touch
     F       G
Can there be a love that changes me
C
This much
    C      Am
I can't see, eyes open wide
F              G
Yet I'll never doubt you're standing
G   C
By my side


Refrain:
C    F        Dm
When my world, starts to fade
Dm  C          A
I can only hope that every choice I
A
Made
A  F         Dm   G
Will endure, and carry on ... into the
G   Am  Am
Coming dawn


Outro:
    Am     Am
To the coming dawn

|F |F |F |F |Am |

    Am     Am
To the coming dawn