Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C F Am G Verse: C F Just beyond my sight, something that I cannot see Am G I've been circling round a thought that's been circling round me C F Like the vapour of a song that is just out of earshot Am G I thought I knew the question, but I guess not Chorus: Am F C G There it is, just below the surface of things Am F C G In a flash of blue and the turning of wings Am F C G I drain the glass, I drink it down, every moment of this F Am F Every little bit of it
Verse: C F I swam against the tide, I tripped on my own pride Am G So I'll try again today to get out of my own way C F The face was always in the stone, said Michelangelo Am G You just have to chip and clear to see what is already there Chorus: Am F C G There it is, just below the surface of things Am F C G In a flash of blue and the turning of wings Am F C G I drain the glass, I drink it down, every moment of this F Am Every little bit of it Bridge: G C F G There it is, in the apple of every new notion C F G There it is, in the scar healed over what was broken F C Am G/B F In the branches, in the whispering, in the silence and the sighs Am Dm F G And the curious promise of limited time Instrumental: C F Am G Verse: C F It's true, although it's hard, a shadow glides over the ridge Am G And one fast beating heart, tries with all its might to live C F And we sense but can't describe, from the corner of our eye Am G Something nameless and abiding, and so we keep transcribing Chorus: Am F C G There it is, just below the surface of things Am F C G In a flash of blue and the turning of wings Am F C G I drain the glass, I drink it down, every moment of this F Am Every little bit of it Outro: F Am F Am F Every little bit Am F Am F Every little bit of it
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