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Arc Of Time

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[Verse 1]
You can Bmake a plan 
Carve it F#into stone 
Like a Efeather falling 
It is Bstill unknown 
Until the Bclock speaks up 
Says it's F#time to go 
You could Echoose the high 
Or the Blower road 
[Verse 2]
You might Bclinch your fist 
You might F#fork your tongue 
As you Ecurse or praise 
All the Bthings you've done 
And the Bfaders move 
And the F#music dies 
As we Epass over 
On the Barc of time 
[Chorus 1]
So you Enurse your love 
Like a F#wounded dove 
In the Bcovered cage of Enight 
Every Estar is crossed 
By phreF#netic thoughts 
That seperBate and then colElide 
And they G#mtwist like sheets 
Till you F#fall asleep 
And they Bfinally unEwind 
It's a Eblack balloon 
It's a F#dream you'll soon deBny 
[Verse 3]
I hear if Byou make friends 
With F#Jesus Christ 
You will Eget right up 
From that Bchalk outline 
And then you'll Bget dolled up 
And you'll F#dress in white 
All to Etake your place 
In his Bchorus line 
[Chorus 2]
And then Ein you'll come 
With those F#marching drums 
In a Bsaintly comproEmise 
No more Ewhiskey slurs 
No more F#blonde haired girls 
For your Bwhole eternal Elife 
And you'll G#mdo the dance 
That was F#choreographed 
At the Bvery dawn of Etime 
Saying, I Etold you son 
The F#day would come 
You would Bdie, you'd die, you'd die, you'd die 
You would Bdie, you'd die, you'd die, you'd die 
You would Bdie, you'd die, you'd die, you'd die 
You would Bdie, you'd die, you'd die
[Chorus 3]
To the G#mdeepest part 
Of the F#human heart 
The Bfear of death exEpands 
Till we G#mcrack the code 
We have F#always known 
But could Bnever underEstand 
On a Ecircuit board 
We will F#soon be born 
ABgain, again, again, again 
And aBgain, again, again, again 
And aBgain, again, again, again 
And aBgain, again, again

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Arc Of Time

by Bright Eyes

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G#m

[Verse 1]

You can make a plan

Carve it into stone

Like a feather falling

It is still unknown

Until the clock speaks up

Says it's time to go

You could choose the high

Or the lower road

[Verse 2]

You might clinch your fist

You might fork your tongue

As you curse or praise

All the things you've done

And the faders move

And the music dies

As we pass over

On the arc of time

[Chorus 1]

So you nurse your love

Like a wounded dove

B E

In the covered cage of night

Every star is crossed

By phrenetic thoughts

B E

That seperate and then collide

G#m

And they twist like sheets

Till you fall asleep

B E

And they finally unwind

It's a black balloon

F# B

It's a dream you'll soon deny

[Verse 3]

I hear if you make friends

With Jesus Christ

You will get right up

From that chalk outline

And then you'll get dolled up

And you'll dress in white

All to take your place

In his chorus line

[Chorus 2]

And then in you'll come

With those marching drums

B E

In a saintly compromise

No more whiskey slurs

No more blonde haired girls

B E

For your whole eternal life

G#m

And you'll do the dance

That was choreographed

B E

At the very dawn of time

Saying, I told you son

The day would come

You would die, you'd die, you'd die, you'd die

You would die, you'd die, you'd die

[Chorus 3]

G#m

To the deepest part

Of the human heart

B E

The fear of death expands

G#m

Till we crack the code

We have always known

B E

But could never understand

On a circuit board

We will soon be born

Again, again, again, again

And again, again, again, again

And again, again, again

About Arc Of Time Chords by Bright Eyes

Learn how to play Arc Of Time by Bright Eyes with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Arc Of Time chords”, “Arc Of Time guitar chords”, or “Bright Eyes Arc Of Time chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Arc Of Time chords and for experienced players who want accurate Arc Of Time lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, F#, E, G#m.

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The chords for "Arc Of Time" show the original chord names (including B, F#, E, G#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.