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Thoroughfare Gap

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[Intro]
G   C   G   D   G   C   G   D
SometiGmes I Consider My PacCeG  
I'm Reminded DOf A Train GatherinGg SpeedC  
For The Climb GTo The PassD  
In Whose Shadow IGt All Really LiesC  
A SmGall Metal Wagon ApDproachingG  
The EveCr Present Ascending RGiseD  
To The Seventh MountainG  C  G  D  
GReeling And Snaking CAnd LeapingG  
It SDeems Like It Wants To GCome LooseC  
From Its Path GCast In IronD  
But You Can't GSlow Down NowC  
As The Earth GHas PresentedD  
A New GCrest To ReachC  
Without Barely GA RestD  
From The Last OneG  C  G  D  
And You Wonder JGust What Lies BeyondC  G  
Though You've Been There BDeforeG  
And Forget AbCout The Effort And The GStrainD  
GAlways AscendingC  
Each Yard GAdds A MileD  
To The Never-Gending PullC  
Of The SteepGening GradeD  
That's Before YoGuC  G  D  G  C  G  D  
     G            C              G            D
 AValley,  AForest,  ADesert,  AStream
With An OversizeGd BridgeC  
For The TricklGe There BeneathD  
You Remember GThe TorrentC  
It TuGrned To Last SpringD  
From The Snows MGelting FastC  
And The River IGt BecameD  
In The SummGerC  G  D  
PerhGaps It Is RuinedC  
From A Fire ThGat Has Scorched ItD  
So BadGly That NothingC  
Will GroGw Without RainD  
To WasGh Away The Blackened SoilC  
Now UseleGss Till Called UpoDn AgainG  
In A FutuCre As Distant AnGd Far AwayD  
As The Next Range Of MouGntainsC  G  D  
So TakGe It As Far As CYou SeeG  
And BeyondD  
GWith Eyes You Don't Use EnoughC  
GGather Up StrengDth
At ThoGroughfare GapC  
What awaits Gis whateverD  
GYou See When You Get ThereC  
GOr Even BeforeD  
It's No MatteCr
DYour Distance
GIt's The RideC  G  Gsus4  G  

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Thoroughfare Gap

by Stephen Stills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

[Intro]

G C G D G C G D

G C G

Sometimes I Consider My Pace

D G C

I'm Reminded Of A Train Gathering Speed

G D

For The Climb To The Pass

G C

In Whose Shadow It All Really Lies

G D G

A Small Metal Wagon Approaching

C G D

The Ever Present Ascending Rise

G C G D

To The Seventh Mountain

G C G

Reeling And Snaking And Leaping

D G C

It Seems Like It Wants To Come Loose

G D

From Its Path Cast In Iron

G C

But You Can't Slow Down Now

G D

As The Earth Has Presented

G C

A New Crest To Reach

G D

Without Barely A Rest

G C G D

From The Last One

G C G

And You Wonder Just What Lies Beyond

D G

Though You've Been There Before

C G D

And Forget About The Effort And The Strain

G C

Always Ascending

G D

Each Yard Adds A Mile

G C

To The Never-ending Pull

G D

Of The Steepening Grade

G C G D G C G D

That's Before You

G C G D

A A A A

Valley, Forest, Desert, Stream

G C

With An Oversized Bridge

G D

For The Trickle There Beneath

G C

You Remember The Torrent

G D

It Turned To Last Spring

G C

From The Snows Melting Fast

G D

And The River It Became

G C G D

In The Summer

G C

Perhaps It Is Ruined

G D

From A Fire That Has Scorched It

G C

So Badly That Nothing

G D

Will Grow Without Rain

G C

To Wash Away The Blackened Soil

G D G

Now Useless Till Called Upon Again

C G D

In A Future As Distant And Far Away

G C G D

As The Next Range Of Mountains

G C G

So Take It As Far As You See

And Beyond

G C

With Eyes You Don't Use Enough

G D

Gather Up Strength

G C

At Thoroughfare Gap

G D

What awaits is whatever

G C

You See When You Get There

G D

Or Even Before

It's No Matter

Your Distance

G C G Gsus4 G

It's The Ride

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