Hourglass
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Tuning: Standard
Key: C
Tempo:120
Time Signature: 4/4
[Intro]
|Am C|Am | F| Dm |
| Am | | |F |
|C Dm |
[Verse 1]
Am
I've watched the whole world drowning in chemicals
Em
Dissociative, but it takes its toll
Am
Can I surpass time, or would I start to rust?
F G
Depreciating, collecting dust
[Verse 2]
Am
And I fear myself as I fall away
C D
In a cold deluded sense of fate
Am
When the nightmares come, and the doubt sets in
C Dm
Fill the people who break, I will not break from the day
[Chorus]
Am C G
It's too late to feel, I've lost my breath
F C G
With the hands of time around my neck
Am C
Am I more than the pen that wrote the past?
G F C Bm4
Or am I just the sand enslaved by the hourglass?
[Instrumental]
| | Am| F| | Dm|
[Verse 2]
Am
Will I live again, or will I fade to black?
F Em
Dehumanizing, when the heart attacks
Am
Will I expire before my dreams unfold?
F G
But if the futures so bright, the path should glow
[Pre Chorus 1]
Am
As the walls melt
Am
and the light fades
F Dm
I'm letting quicksand take me
Am
As the walls melt
and the light fades
F
I'm letting quicksand take me
[Chorus]
Am C G
It's too late to feel, I've lost my breath
F C G
With the hands of time around my neck
Am C hi
Am I more than the pen that wrote the past?
G F C Bm
Or am I just the sand enslaved by the hourglass?
[Verse 3]
Am
If you look beyond the blindfold
F Am
You'll find a whole new lifestyle
C Dm
What did? What might? No hope, no time
F Am
If you look beyond the blindfold
F
You'll find a whole
C
I'm on the edge of my seat
Holding out for a sign
Dm
Trying to rewrite the storyline
[Chorus]
Am C G
It's too late to feel, I've lost my breath
F C G
With the hands of time around my neck
Am C hi
Am I more than the pen that wrote the past?
G F C Bm
Or am I just the sand enslaved by the hourglass
Am C G
It's too late to feel, I've lost my breath
F C G
With the hands of time around my neck
Am C hi
Am I more than the pen that wrote the past?
G F C Bm
Or am I just the sand enslaved by the hourglass?
[Outro]
|Am | |Am | |
|Am |F |C Dm |A |
|A | Am|
How to play Hourglass
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.