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