Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Pop - Standards |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Change |
Language |
English |
Era |
1920 - 1929 |
Lyrics
A PARTING OF THE WAYS
©1995, 2004 Mark Hirschhorn
1033 S. Longmore #1004, Mesa AZ 85202 (480) 283-5840
Am Am/E G/E Am A2 A4 Am
Love - how could there ever be a mystery so sweet
F G
How could there ever be a moment so
C G/B E7/G# Am Am/G
Completely filled with melodies that linger in your memory
F C/E Dm E4 E
Until the day the echo fades in autumn's distant flame
Love - what does it mean to say that love has come and gone
What does it mean to feel you just can't carry
On like this another day, without the words, without a way
To find the gold within your soul where, somehow, hope remains
F G E/G# Am
I may never know if my choice was right or wrong
F C/E Dm E F/E G/E
But my thoughts burn deep as I yearn for sleep in this hour before the dawn
Am G/A D/A Am G/A D/A
If I had never been kissed by the magic, I could have never been pierced by the pain
F Em Dm G A9
As it pours from the skies with the thundering cries of Noah's rain
Am G/A D/A Am G/A D/A
If I had never been filled with the wonder, it would be easier now to forget
F Em Dm G C2
All the places and times that I'm leaving behind in dark regret
FM7 Em
And though I know that soon enough my thoughts will turn to other loves
Dm9 Em7
As emptiness and anger slowly fade
Am/E G/E
Still the hope of better days is the legacy that stays
Am
At a parting of the ways
Am/E G/E
Yes, the hope of better days is the legacy that stays
Am
At a parting of the ways