The Clean Edge of Change — Carrie Newcomer
Chords and lyrics for The Clean Edge of Change by Carrie Newcomer (key of C).
Intro
[F] [C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Verse
[F]First there [C]is the [Em]folding [Am]in
To [F]gather [C]light and [G]dark to [C]you
The [F]journey [C]down so [G]far that [Am]it
Has [F]nowhere [C]else to [G]go but [C]through
Verse
I [F]thought if [C]I tried [Em]hard [Am]enough
With [F]endless [C]motion [G]like a [C]bribe
As [F]if by [C]this the [G]will of [Am]god
Could be [F]bent to [C]my [G]version of [C]right
Chorus
What [F]happens [Am]next is [Dm7][C]nearly [F]weightless
The [Dm7][Am]opening where [Em]we stand [F]breathless
On the clean edge [G]of [F][C][Em][Am][F]change___[C][G][C]
Verse
She [F]cannot [C]live [Em]beneath my [Am]wings
No [F]more will [C]he see [G][C]seventy
How [F]many [C]mornings [G]did I [Am]wake
And [F]wished that [C]it be [G]you I'd [C]see?
Chorus
What [F]happens [Am]next is [Dm7][C]nearly [F]weightless
The [Dm7][Am]opening where [Em]we stand [F]breathless
On the clean edge [G]of [F][C][Em][Am][F]change___[C][G][C]
Bridge
And [F]who am [Am]I, who [F]makes this [Am]sound?
Who [F]rode the [Am]shadow all[Dm7] the [Am]way [F]down?
To the clean edge [G]of change
Instrumental
[F] [C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Verse
In the [F]clear [C]space of [Em]knowing [Am]that
There's as [F]many [C]names for [G]dark as [C]light
I'm [F]choosing [C]mostly [G]now to [Am]speak
The [F]ones that [C]get me [G]through the [C]night
Verse
But [F]always [C]with [Em][Am]humility
With a [F]worn [C]out but a [G]grateful [C]heart
[F]Having [C]sang so [G][Am]recently[F]
[C]Full-throated [G]in the [C]dark
Chorus
What [F]happens [Am]next is [Dm7][C]nearly [F]weightless
The [Dm7][Am]opening where [Em]we stand [F]breathless
On the clean edge [G]of [F][C][Em][Am][F]change___[C][G][C]
Verse
[F]First there [C]is the [Em]folding [Am]in
To [F]gather [C]light and [G]dark to [C]you
The [F]journey [C]down so [G]far that [Am]it
Has [F]nowhere [C]else to [G]go but [C]through
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