Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: G D Green was the color of the grass Em D Where I used to read at Centennial Park G D Em D I used to think I would meet somebody there G D Teal was the color of your shirt Em D When you were sixteen at the yogurt shop G D Em D You used to work at to make a little money
Chorus: D Time, curious time Em Gave me no compasses, gave me no signs D Em Were there clues I didn't see? D Em And isn't it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em Invisible string G D Em D Tying you to me? G D Em D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Verse 2: G D Bad was the blood of the song in the cab Em D On your first trip to LA G D Em D You ate at my favorite spot for dinner G D Bold was the waitress on our three-year trip Em D Getting lunch down by the Lakes G D Em D She said I looked like an American singer
Chorus: D Time, mystical time Em Cutting me open, then healing me fine D Em Were there clues I didn't see? D Em And isn't it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em Invisible string G D Em D Tying you to me? G D Em D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Bridge: Am A string that pulled me G D Am Out of all the wrong arms, right into that dive bar G D Am Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire G Chains around my demons D Am Wool to brave the seasons G D One single thread of gold G Tied me to you Verse 3: G D Cold was the steel of my axe to grind Em D For the boys who broke my heart G D Em D Now I send their babies presents G D Gold was the color of the leaves Em D When I showed you around Centennial Park G D Em D Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven Chorus: D Time, wondrous time Em Gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies D And it's cool Em Baby, with me F Em And isn't it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em Invisible string G D Em D Tying you to me? G D Em D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Me Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Outro: (Ah-ah-ah) (Ah-ah-ah)
