What You Leave Behind Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Em][G][F]
[Dm][Am]
[Dm][E]

[Verse 1]
[Am]As sure as fate
As all draws to a close
A momentous [Em]weight
[G]As an [F]era goes
[Dm]Homeward bound am I
But will my heart ever be
The sands have [Am]run o[Dm]ut[E]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Woebegone the face
The parting hour is near
The [G]beauty of this place
This [F]flame of passion here
[Am]A bitt[Dm]er errand waits
In the wake of memories
The sound [Am]of my fate
[Dm][Esus4][E]

[Verse 3]
[Am]
[F]The [Am]end
We could all be [G]heroes then
When things may take [Dm]a turn
And [F]all boats come [G]to burn[Am]
[Bdim]What have we got by [G#dim]it
in the [Esus4]en d?[E][Am]
The end
Casts a lurid [G]light on me
The eyes of friend [Dm]and foe
When all was touch [Bdim]and go
It's always [G#dim]what you leave behind[Am]

[Verse 4]
If [Cm]wishes were [C]horses
And [F]hopes were [Cm]butterflies
[Bb]The span of life forces
Our [G#]thoughts to memorize
But it re[Fm]mains to be seen
If we are bound for anyway
[Cm]When the die is cast[G]

[Interlude 1]
(Is cast)
[G][E][Am][G][F]
[Dm]
[G][E][Am][G]
[C][Dm][E]

[Verse 5]
The [F]big pond of [G]the scalding tears
The [Em]flicker of a [Am]smile
A [F]mode of motion [G]keeps us holding [Am]on
[F]When all is sai[G]d and done
And [Em]time is striking [Am]sails
[Dm]Scattered to [F]the four winds
we'll be [Bdim]gone[E][Am]
[F]The

[Verse 6]
[Am]end
We could all be [G]heroes then
When things may take [Dm]a turn
And all boats [F]come [G]to burn[Am]
[Bdim]What have we got by [G#dim]it
in the [Esus4]en d?[E][Am]
[F]The [Am]end
Casts a lurid [G]light on me
The eyes of friend [Dm]and foe
When all was [Csus4]touch and[Bdim] go
It's always [G#dim]what you leave
be[Am]hind

[Outro 1]
[Am][Am][Am]