Hourglass

	  		
Intro  
G A D   G A D 
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 



Break:  G  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..