Every Grain of Sand Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris Every Grain Of Sand written by Bob Dylan
Daniel Lanois acoustic guitar
Malcolm Burn organ
Larry Mullen Jr drums
Tony Hall bass
Steve Earle acoustic guitar
[Db]In the time of my [Bbm]confession, in the [Db]hour of my deepest [Bbm]need
When the [Db]pool of tears [Bbm]beneath my feet flood [Ab]every[Absus] newborn[Ab] seed
There's a [Db]dyin' voice [Bbm]within me [Db]reaching out some[Bbm]where,
[Db]Toiling in the [Bbm]danger and in [Ab]the mora[Asusb]ls of d[Ab]espair.
Don't have the in[Ab7]clination to look b[Db]ack on any mist[Ab]ake,
Like Cain, I now [Ab7]behold this chain of e[Db]vents that I must br[Ab]eak.
In the [Db]fury of the m[Bbm]oment I can [Db]see the Master's h[Bbm]and
In ev[Db]ery leaf that t[Bbm]rembles and, [Ab]in ever[Absus]y grain of [Db]sand.
[Db]Oh, the flowers of [Bbm]indulgence and the [Db]weeds of yester[Bbm]year,
[Db]Like criminals, they have [Bbm]choked the breath of c[Ab]onscience[Absus] and good
[Ab]cheer.
[Db]The sun beat down [Bbm]upon the steps of [Db]time to light the [Bbm]way
To[Db] ease the pain of [Bbm]idleness and the [Ab]memory[Absus] of dec[Ab]ay.
[Ab]I gaze into the [Ab7]doorway of [Db]temptation's angry [Ab]flame
[Ab]And every time I[Ab7] pass that way I [Db]always hear my [Ab]name.
Then[Db] onward in my [Bbm]journey I [Db]come to unde[Bbm]rstand
[Db]That every hair is [Bbm]numbered like [Ab]every grain of [Db]sand.
[Db]I have gone from rags to [Bbm]riches in the [Db]sorrow of the[Bbm] night
[Db]In the violence of a [Bbm]summer's dream, in the c[Ab]hill of[Absus] a wintry[Ab] light,
In the [Db]bitter dance of [Bbm]loneliness [Db]fading into [Bbm]space,
In the [Db]broken mirror of [Bbm]innocence on [Ab]each [Absus]forgotten[Ab] face.
[Ab]I hear the ancient [Ab7]footsteps like the [Db]motion of the[Ab] sea
[Ab] [Ab7] [Db] [Ab]
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me.
[Db]I am hanging in the [Bbm]balance of a [Db]perfect finished [Bbm]plan
Like e[Db]very sparrow [Bbm]falling, like [Ab]every grain of s[Db]and
From Emmylou Harris "Wrecking Ball"
Asylum Records 1995
1981 Special Rider Music
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