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[Intro]
G  C/G
G  C/G
[Verse 1]
HGanging by a thread, conC/Gnecting me to you
To wGho I've always been, to C/Gall we said we'd do
A fGine thread, not tC/Gough enough to bear
The D/F#weight of deC/Gsire and despair
UntGended, the fC/Gibres start to fray
The D/F#long years of wC/Gorking as one were jDust washed away
[Chorus]
Well, mCaybe it wDas just our time
ForgBmive me, remEmember that I'm
A gCood man, just nDot good enough
Don't hBmate me, I Emwas just in love
And hC2anging by a threadD7  
G
[Verse 2]
HGold me in your arms, where C/Geverything made sense
WherGe I knew right from wrong, could C/Glive with restlessness
All Gmy life I C/Gwon't forget the pain
In D/F#your eyes. I'm still scrubbing at the sC/Gtain
OGf this mess. Wish C/Gyou could understand
The mD/F#adness that gC/Grabbed at my throat and cDlung to my hands
[Chorus]
Well, mCaybe it wDas just our time
ForgBmive me, remEmember that I'm
A gCood man, just nDot good enough
Don't hBmate me, I Emwas just in love
And cC2aught in my own netD7  
[Verse 3]
HGanging, left spinning in the wind
SC/Gliding, you grab at anything
D/F#Just lost our way, we C/Gjust lost our wayD  
You tGry to be all things to all men
And C/Gwind up with a love that's spread too thin
D/F#Just lost our way. The C/Gwalls that we built were jDust washed away
[Chorus]
Well, mCaybe it wDas just our time
ForgBmive me, remEmember that I'm
A gCood man, just nDot good enough
Don't hBmate me, I Emwas just in love
And hC2anging by a threadD7  
[Outro]
G  C
I dGon't know why I said
I'm nCot in love with you

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Thread

by Keane

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C/G

D/F#

[Intro]

G C/G

[Verse 1]

G C/G

Hanging by a thread, connecting me to you

G C/G

To who I've always been, to all we said we'd do

G C/G

A fine thread, not tough enough to bear

D/F# C/G

The weight of desire and despair

G C/G

Untended, the fibres start to fray

D/F# C/G D

The long years of working as one were just washed away

[Chorus]

C D

Well, maybe it was just our time

Bm Em

Forgive me, remember that I'm

C D

A good man, just not good enough

Bm Em

Don't hate me, I was just in love

C2 D7

And hanging by a thread

[Verse 2]

G C/G

Hold me in your arms, where everything made sense

G C/G

Where I knew right from wrong, could live with restlessness

G C/G

All my life I won't forget the pain

D/F# C/G

In your eyes. I'm still scrubbing at the stain

G C/G

Of this mess. Wish you could understand

D/F# C/G D

The madness that grabbed at my throat and clung to my hands

[Chorus]

C D

Well, maybe it was just our time

Bm Em

Forgive me, remember that I'm

C D

A good man, just not good enough

Bm Em

Don't hate me, I was just in love

C2 D7

And caught in my own net

[Verse 3]

Hanging, left spinning in the wind

C/G

Sliding, you grab at anything

D/F# C/G D

Just lost our way, we just lost our way

You try to be all things to all men

C/G

And wind up with a love that's spread too thin

D/F# C/G D

Just lost our way. The walls that we built were just washed away

[Chorus]

C D

Well, maybe it was just our time

Bm Em

Forgive me, remember that I'm

C D

A good man, just not good enough

Bm Em

Don't hate me, I was just in love

C2 D7

And hanging by a thread

[Outro]

G C

I don't know why I said

I'm not in love with you

About Thread Chords by Keane

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