(Verse 1)
[C] The sky is heavy [C/B] like a closing eye
[Am7] A silver tether [Fmaj7] to a hollow sky
[C] I take the water [C/B] and I take the grain
[Am7] I wash the salt [Fmaj7] from the winter rain
[C] There’s a quiet [C/B] in the way I stand
[Am7] Resting my weight [Fmaj7] on a steady hand.
(Chorus)
[Am] But you don’t bite [G] the hand, no, you [F] don’t snap the [C] bone
[Am] Unless you want [G] to find out how it [F] feels to be alone
[Am] The sadness is [G] a season, or a [F] blanket made of [C] lead
[Am] You swallow down [G] the words you wish [F] you would have said
[Am] Look at the sun [G] with a [F] ghost behind [C] your face
[Am] Keeping the [G] hunger [F] in its place.
(Verse 2)
[C] The air is thin [C/B] and the light is gray
[Am7] I watch the wildness [Fmaj7] drift away
[C] It’s a gentle [C/B] kind of slow decay
[Am7] To be kept so [Fmaj7] well and have nothing to say
[C] There’s a hollow [C/B] living in my chest
[Am7] Even when the [Fmaj7] heart is given a rest.
(Bridge)
[Dm] I could run [Am] until the air [G] runs thin
[Dm] But the gravity [Am] of mercy [E7] always wins
[Dm] It’s a velvet [Am] knot, it’s a [G] golden rope
[Dm] Dying of [Am] thirst on a [E7] drop of hope.
(Chorus)
[Am] No, you don’t bite [G] the hand, no, you [F] don’t snap the [C] bone
[Am] Unless you want [G] to find out how it [F] feels to be alone
[Am] The sadness is [G] a season, or a [F] blanket made of [C] lead
[Am] You swallow down [G] the words you wish [F] you would have said
[Am] Look at the sun [G] with a [F] ghost behind [C] your face
[Am] Keeping the [G] hunger [F] in its place.
(Outro)
[C] The hand stays [Fmaj7] open.
[C] The well stays [Fmaj7] deep.
[C] Promises I’m [Fmaj7] paid to keep.
[C] I’m doing [Fmaj7] fine.
[Cmaj7] I’m doing really
fine.
