Thread

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[Intro]
G C/G
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
G
[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]
G
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
G
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
G
I don't know why I said
C
I'm not in love with you

Thread chords and lyrics

Free chords for Thread by Keane. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
G  C/G
G  C/G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
G
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
G  C

Thread Chords by Keane

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