The Last Nail
Dan FogelbergVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
hammer on with C and F7
I saw you running ahead of the crowd
I chased but never thought I'd catch you
You said you loved me but you had to be free and I let you
Why did I let you
We walked together through the gardens and graves
I watched you grow to be a woman
Living on promises that nobody gave to no one
They were given to no one
Electric break -
I started listening to the wind and the rain
You strained your ears but could hear nothing
One night I thought I heard them whisper my name
And I went running
I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow
I swore one day I would retrace them
But when I turned around I found that the wind had erased them
Now I'll never replace them
Electric break
(Chorus)
Fly away, my sweet bird, over the land
Take life for all the freedom you can
But if you ever should need a man
Well, the offer still stands
starts with the C to F7 hammer on again.
I hear you've taken on a husband and child
And live somewhere in Pennsylvania
I never thought you'd ever sever the string but I can't blame you none
So let the ashes fall and lay where they will
Just say that once you used to know me
One last time sing that old song we used to know
But this time sing - But this time sing a little more slowly
(Chorus)
Ends with a hammer on from G to C
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Readable chord sheet for The Last Nail by Dan Fogelberg
hammer on with C and F7 [C]I saw you [Am7]running ah[Em]ead of the [Em7]crowd [F]I chased but never thought I'd cat[C]ch you [G] [C]You said you[Am7] loved me but you [Em]had to be[Em7] free and I let yo[F]u [F]Why did I let y[C]ou [G] [C]We walked t[Am7]ogether through the [Em]gardens and g[Em7]raves [F]I watched you grow to be a wom[C]an [G] [C]Living on p[Am7]romises that [Em]nobody g[Em7]ave to no [F]one [F]They were given to no on[C]e [Em] [A] Electric break - [A] [D] [Am] [D] [C]I started listening to the wind and the rain You strained your ears but could hear nothing One night I thought I heard them whisper my name And I went running I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow I swore one day I would retrace them But when I turned around I found that the wind had erased them [F]Now I'll never replace[C] them [Em] [A] Electric break (Chorus) [G]Fly away[Em], my sweet bird, [A]over the [C]land T[G]ake [Em]life for all the f[A]reedom you [C]can [G]But if y[Em]ou ever [A]should need a[C] man [C]Well, the [A]offer still [C]stands starts with the C to F7 hammer on again. [C]I hear you've ta[Am7]ken on a h[Em]usband and c[Em7]hild And live somewhere in Pennsylvania I never thought you'd ever sever the string but I can't blame you none So let the ashes fall and lay where they will Just say that once you used to know me One last time sing that old song we used to know But t[F]his time sing - Bu[F]t this time sing a little more slo[C]wly [Em] [A] (Chorus) Ends with a hammer on from G to C This is my first post - if you hate it - post one better.