Key: G
Introduction:
A7 Em7 A7 Em7
verse 1
A7 Em7 A7
I feel like I'm pounding on a big door
Em7
No one can hear me knocking,
A7 Em7 A7
I feel like I'm falling flat to the floor
Em7
No one can catch me from falling,
D A/C#
The hourglass has no more grains of sand
Bm
My watch has stopped no more turning hands
Bm
The crew have abandoned the ship
C
+The lights are on but no one is in.
A7
Take it to the bridge throw it overboard
Em7
See if it can swim back up to the shore
A7
No one?s in the house everyone is out
Em7
All the lights are on and the blinds are down
A7
Take it to the bridge throw it overboard
Em7
See if it can swim back up to the shore
A7
No one?s in the house everyone is out
Em7
All the lights are on and the blinds are down
verse 2
A7 Em7 A7
I feel like I'm calling on a telephone
Em7 A7
No one can hear the ringing,
A7 Em7 A7
I feel like I'm running up a steep hill
Em7
No one can stop me from running,
D A/C#
The hourglass has no more grains of sand
Bm
My watch has stopped no more turning hands
Bm
The little hand shakes its fist
C
The face is hanging out on a spring.
A7
Take it to the bridge throw it overboard
Em7
See if it can swim back up to the shore
A7
No one?s in the house everyone is out
Em7
All the lights are on and the blinds are down
(This Chorus percussion only in original)
A7
Take it to the bridge throw it overboard
Em7
See if it can swim back up to the shore
A7
No one?s in the house everyone is out
Em7
All the lights are on and the blinds are down
G
verse 3
Bm A
The hourglass has no more grains of sand
A
Little red grains of sand
D
My watch has stopped no more turning hands
C
Little green neon hands.
A7
Take it to the bridge throw it overboard
Em7
See if it can swim back up to the shore
A7
No one?s in the house everyone is out
Em7
All the lights are on and the blinds are down
A7
Take it to the bridge throw it overboard
Em7
See if it can swim back up to the shore
A7
No one?s in the house everyone is out
Em7
All the lights are on and the blinds are down
Outro
A7 Em7
Feels like I'm calling back to the shore
A7 Em7
No one can hear me calling
Fade out
A7 Em7
Feels like I'm falling flat to the floor
A7 Em7
No one can catch me from falling..