Thoroughfare Gap


#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Thoroughfare Gap chords Stephen Stills G C G D G C G D G C G Sometimes I consider my pace, D G C I'm reminded of a train gathering speed, G D for the climb to the pass G C G In whose shadow it all really lies, D G C a small metal wagon approaching, G D the ever present ascending rise; G C G D to the southern mountains G C G Reeling and snaking and leaping, D G C it seems like it wants to come loose, G D from its path cast in iron G C G But she can't slow down now, D G C as the earth has presented, G C a new crest to reach G D without barely a rest; G C G D from the last one G C G And you wonder just what lies beyond, D G C though you've been there before, G D and forget about the effort and the strain G C Always ascending, G D each yard adds a mile, G C to the never-ending pull, G D of the steepening grade; G C G D G C G D that's before you G C G D A valley, A forest, A desert, A stream, G C with an oversized bridge, G D for the trickle there beneath G C You remember the torrent, G D it turned to last spring, G C from the snows melting fast G D and the river it became; G C G D in the summer G C Perhaps it is ruined, G D from a fire that has scorched it, G C so badly that nothing G D will grow without rain G C To wash away the blackened soil, G D G now useless till called upon again, C G D in a future as twisted and far away; G C G D as the next range of mountains G C G So take it as far as you see D and beyond, G C with eyes you don't use enough, G D gather up strength G C As Thoroughfare Gap, G D will await you forever, G C you're seeking to get there G D for even before; C it's no matter; D no distance; G C G Gsus4 G it's the ride set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/