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This is my first tab, I couldn't find any other chords/tab for this song on the site so.
I think during the verse the actual guitar part doesn't change chord, but the piano part over it on every 
other line changes the key. Also during the verse and I think the chorus you've got the piano playing the 
arpeggio over and over again, which can be sort of mimicked on the guitar. 
[Intro]
C     Em  C    Em
[Verse]
CI feel like a fast train only going one wayEm  
CAnd with all the baggage I don't know if I can brakeEm  
FI wanna go back to the Cstation G  
GWhere I Fleft you without CsayGing
[Chorus]
CI've been hanging by a thread
Don't Amwant to live with the regret
EmKnowing that there's still a Fchance
CEvery single word you said is Amon repeat in my head
EmAnd the future we had Fplanned
AmDon't leave me here I'm Grunning out of CbreathF  
FHanging by a thread
C        Em
[Verse]
CEvery time the train stops I am tempted to jump offEm  
CI may have burned the bridge down but I can still swim Emacross
And I'll Frun back to the CstationG  
GWhere I Fleft you without CsayiGng
[Chorus]
CI've been hanging by a thread
Don't Amwant to live with the regret
EmKnowing that there's still a Fchance
CEvery single word you said is Amon repeat in my head
EmAnd the future we had Fplanned
CI've been hanging by a thread
Don't Amwant to live with the regret
EmKnowing that there's still a Fchance
CEvery single word you said is Amon repeat in my head
EmAnd the future we had Fplanned
AmDon't leave me here I'm Grunning out of Cbreath
FHanging by a thread 
C  Em
EmHanging by a thread

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Hanging By A Thread

by Aaron Espe

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This is my first tab, I couldn't find any other chords/tab for this song on the site so.

I think during the verse the actual guitar part doesn't change chord, but the piano part over it on every

other line changes the key. Also during the verse and I think the chorus you've got the piano playing the

arpeggio over and over again, which can be sort of mimicked on the guitar.

[Intro]

C Em C Em

[Verse]

C Em

I feel like a fast train only going one way

C Em

And with all the baggage I don't know if I can brake

F C G

I wanna go back to the station

G F C G

Where I left you without saying

[Chorus]

I've been hanging by a thread

Don't want to live with the regret

Em F

Knowing that there's still a chance

C Am

Every single word you said is on repeat in my head

Em F

And the future we had planned

Am G C F

Don't leave me here I'm running out of breath

Hanging by a thread

C Em

[Verse]

C Em

Every time the train stops I am tempted to jump off

C Em

I may have burned the bridge down but I can still swim across

F C G

And I'll run back to the station

G F C G

Where I left you without saying

[Chorus]

I've been hanging by a thread

Don't want to live with the regret

Em F

Knowing that there's still a chance

C Am

Every single word you said is on repeat in my head

Em F

And the future we had planned

I've been hanging by a thread

Don't want to live with the regret

Em F

Knowing that there's still a chance

C Am

Every single word you said is on repeat in my head

Em F

And the future we had planned

Am G C

Don't leave me here I'm running out of breath

Hanging by a thread

C Em

Hanging by a thread

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