Hourglass Chords
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An easy to follow acoustic version of Mary J Blige's Hourglass, the theme song for her documentary My Life. Enjoy.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 1st fret |
Author Paradigm07 [a] 303. Last edit on Apr 20, 2022
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[Intro]
C Am Em D
[Verse 1]
C Am
If you could see your seconds in an hourglass
Em D
If you could see the minutes of a life you had
C Am
Would you run and would you try
Em D
To win it back?
C Am
If you can see a future in a photograph
Em D
If you could see the light that you wish you had
C Am
Could you be strong and carry on
Em D
With what you have?
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Why we wasting life?
A
Should be chasing life
[Chorus]
Bm G
If we're breathing for the very last time
D
I don't wanna hold onto goodbyes
A
If there's no tomorrow
Bm
You better make it last tonight
G
If we're standing when the walls come down
D
If we make it to the final round
A
If we're here tomorrow
Em
We'll live it better than we did last night
[Interlude]
C Am Em D
[Verse 2]
C Am
If you werе on your knees, would you take a stand?
Em D
If you were in deep, would you takе my hand?
C Am
Could you lie and lose your pride
Em D
To live again?
C Am
If you could wake up and see through yourself
Em D
Could you find a room to blame someone else?
C Am
Could you change in just a day
Em D
And cry for help?
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Why we wasting life?
A
Should be chasing life
[Chorus]
Bm G
If we're breathing for the very last time
D
I don't wanna hold onto goodbyes
A
If there's no tomorrow
Bm
You better make it last tonight
G
If we're standing when the walls come down
D
If we make it to the final round
A
If we're here tomorrow
Em
We'll live it better than we did last night
[Bridge]
Em G
'Cause you're not alone, no, you're not alone
Bm
We've all been wasting time
F#m Em
No, it's not too late for us to make it right
A
But we still have today
[Chorus]
Bm G
If we're breathing for the very last time
D
I don't wanna hold onto goodbyes
A
If there's no tomorrow
Bm
You better make it last tonight
G
If we're standing when the walls come down
D
If we make it to the final round
A
If we're here tomorrow
Em
We'll live it better than we did last night
[Outro]
C Am Em
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Hourglass – Mary J. Blige
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