Hourglass chords by
Elton John

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Key: G major

Intro 1

Verse 1
G G 
 
I'm just sitting
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
counting all the cobwebs
Am Am 
 
And wondering just when
D D 
 
you'll come along
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
You said that you'd be here an hour ago
A A 
 
D D 
 
But an hour ago is hours ago from then

Verse 2

No, and I don't know what to do

I'm drawing crazy patterns

on my shoe

And the sand in the hourglass slips on by

Verse 3
D D 
 
G G 
 
So light another cigarette,
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
and watch the burning glow
Am Am 
 
Catching spiders in my hand,
C C 
 
D D 
 
and then I let it go
F F 
 
Imagine pictures on the wall,
Em Em 
 
watch the insects where they crawl
A A 
 
They don't care about you
D D 
 
and I've nothing to do

Verse 4
G G 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
No, and I don't know what to do
C C 
 
I'm drawing crazy patterns
G G 
 
on my shoe
C C 
 
And the sand in the
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
hourglass slips on by

Verse 5
G G 
 
Maybe the bus didn't
get there on time
Maybe the train doesn't run on
Em Em 
 
that line for some reason
G G 
 
C C 
 
And she might not come
G G 
 
Because she doesn't
D D 
 
want to see you again
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
No, no, no, that can't be true
A A 
 
And I've nothing to do
D D 
 

Verse 6

No, I've got nothing to do

I'm drawing crazy patterns on my shoe

Sand in the hourglass slips

on by

Outro 1

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