[Intro]
G D/F# Em Bm
[Verse I]
G D/F#
green was the color of the grass
Em Bm
where I used to read at Centennial Park
G D/F# Em Bm
i used to think I would meet somebody there
G D/F#
teal was the color of your shirt
Em Bm
when you were sixteen at the yogurt shop
G D/F# Em Bm
you used to work at to make a little money
[Chorus]
D
time, curious time
Em
gave me no compasses, gave me no signs
D Em
were there clues I didn't see?
D Em
and isn't it just so pretty to think
D
all along there was some
Em
invisible string
G D/F# Em Bm
tying you to me?
G D/F# Em Bm
ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Verse II]
G D/F#
bad was the blood of the song in the cab
Em Bm
on your first trip to L.A.
G D/F# Em Bm
you ate at my favorite spot for dinner
G D/F#
bold was the waitress on our three-year trip
Em Bm
getting lunch down by the Lakes
G D/F# Em Bm
she said I looked like an American singer
[Chorus]
D
time, mystical time
Em
cutting me open, then healing me fine
D Em
were there clues I didn't see?
D Em
and isn't it just so pretty to think
D
all along there was some
Em
invisible string
G D/F# Em Bm
tying you to me?
G D/F# Em Bm
ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Bridge]
Bm
a string that pulled me
Am G D
out of all the wrong arms, right into that dive bar
Am G D
something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
Am G
chains around my demons
D Am
wool to brave the seasons
G D
one single thread of gold
G D/F# Em Bm
tied me to you
[Verse III]
G D/F#
cold was the steel of my axe to grind
Em Bm
for the boys who broke my heart
G D/F# Em Bm
now I send their babies presents
G D/F#
gold was the color of the leaves
Em Bm
when I showed you around Centennial Park
G D/F# Em Bm
hell was the journey but it brought me heaven
[Chorus]
D
time, wondrous time
Em
gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies
D
and it's cool
Em
baby, with me
D Em
and isn't it just so pretty to think
D
all along there was some
Em
invisible string
Am G/B D
tying you to me?
Am G/B D
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Am G/B D
me
Am G/B D
ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Instrumental]
Am G/B D
Am G/B D
Am G/B D
Am G/B D
