Every Grain of Sand chords and lyrics - EMMYLOU HARRIS

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[Intro 1]
[C][Am][G][C][Am][C]

[Verse 1]
In the [C]time of my confes[Am]sion,
[C]in [G]the hour o[C]f my deepest need[Am][G]
[C]When the pool of tears be[Am]neath my feet,
flood [G]every newborn seed
There's a [C]dyin' voice with[Am]in me,
[G]rea[C]chi[G]ng [C]out somewhere[Am][C]
Toiling in [Am]the danger and in
the [G]morals of despair

[Verse 2]
Don't [G]have the inclination to look
[C]back on any mis[G]take
Like cain, I now behold this chain of
[C]events that I must [G]break
In the [C]fury of the mo[Am]ment [C]I can
see the master's [Am]hand[C]
In every leaf [Am]that trembles
and in [G]every grain of [C]sand

[Verse 3]
Oh, [C]the flowers of in[Am]dulgence[C]
[G]and the wee[C]ds of yes[Am]teryear
[C]Like criminals, they hav[Am]e choked the breath
of [G]conscience and good cheer
The [C]sun beat down [Am]upon the steps
[G]of tim[C]e to light the[Am] way[C]
To ease the pain of [Am]idleness
and the [G]memory of decay

[Verse 4]
I [G]gaze into the doorway of
[C]temptation's angry [G]flame
And every time I pass that way,
I [C]always hear my [G]name
Then [C]onward in my [Am]journey,
[C]I come to und[Am]erstand[G]
[C]That every hair is [Am]numbered
[G]like every grain of [C]sand

[Verse 5]
I have [C]gone from rags to [Am]riches[C]
[G]in the [C]sorrow of [Am]the night[G][C]
[G]In the [C]violence of a sum[Am]mer's dream,
in the [G]chill of a wintry light
In the [C]bitter dance [Am]of loneli[C]
[Am]ness [C]fading into spa[Am]ce[C]
In the broken mirror of [Am]innocence
on [G]each forgotten face

[Verse 6]
I [G]hear the ancient footsteps like
the [C]motion of the [G]sea
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there,
other [C]times it's only [G]me
I am [C]hanging in the [Am]balance [G]of
a [C]perfect finished [Am]plan[G]
Like [C]every sparrow fall[Am]ing,
like [G]every grain of [C]sand