INTRO: F6 C  G  F  C  F  Am  G  C

CHORUS:
F6  C       G          F        C
The dawn of youth, the twilight years
    F      Am       G
The tender night we hold so dear
F6  C      G    F        C
The memory of a smile, a tear
    F       Am          G        C    F6 C
The slender thread that binds us here


           G              F
I know the way from here
          C              F
Trying to hide my tears
           Am           G              F6 C
Crying for grace at the end of the day
          G  
I want to hold you and
F         C 
Never let go, but I
F            Am               G         C 
Will come to find that you're slipping away


CHORUS:
F6  C       G          F        C
The dawn of youth, the twilight years
    F      Am       G
The tender night we hold so dear
F6  C      G    F        C
The memory of a smile, a tear
    F       Am          G        C    F6 C
The slender thread that binds us here

          G               F
I long to speak with you
         C    
I try to reach for you
F          Am                G             F6 C
Wake up to find that there's nobody home
        G              F
I walk away from here
            C 
Still I can feel you here
F       Am          G     C 
Forever with me, forever alone


BRIDGE:
   Em          F        G      C
So strong they hold, to be let go
    Bb         F         C        G
And still they're there, light as air


INSTRUMENTAL: F6 C  G  F  C  F  Am  G 


CHORUS:
F6  C      G    F        C
The memory of a smile, a tear
    F       Am             G           F   G  Am  Bb  F  G  C
The slender thread___ that binds___ us here


CHORUS:       (## repeat and fade to end ##)
F6  C       G          F        C
The dawn of youth, the twilight years
    F      Am       G
The tender night we hold so dear
F6  C      G    F        C
The memory of a smile, a tear
    F       Am          G        C    
The slender thread that binds us here