Intro: G D Em7 Em x2 G D Green was the color of the grass Em7 Em Where I used to read at Centennial Park G D Em7 Em I used to think I would meet somebody there G D Teal was the color of your shirt Em7 Em When you were sixteen at the yogurt shop G D Em7 Em You used to work at to make a little money Chorus: D Time, curious time Em7 Gave me no compasses, gave me no signs D Em7 Were there clues I didnʼt see? D Em7 And isnʼt it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em7 Invisible string G D Em7 Em Tying you to me? G D Em7 Em Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh G D Bad was the blood of the song in the cab Em7 Em On your first trip to L.A. G D Em7 Em You ate at my favorite spot for dinner G D Bold was the waitress on our three-year trip Em7 Em Getting lunch down by the Lakes G D Em7 Em She said I looked like an American singer Chorus: D Time, mystical time Em7 Cutting me open, then healing me fine D Em7 Were there clues I didnʼt see? D Em And isnʼt it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em7 Invisible string G D Em7 Em Tying you to me? G D Em7 Em Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Bridge: Am A string that pulled me G Out of all the wrong arms, D Right into that dive bar Am G Something wrapped all of my past D Mistakes in barbed wire Am G Chains around my demons D Am Wool to brave the seasons G D One single thread of gold G D Em7 Em Tied me to you Chorus: G D Cold was the steel of my axe to grind Em7 Em For the boys who broke my heart G D Em7 Em Now I send their babies presents G D Gold was the color of the leaves Em7 Em When I showed you around Centennial Park G D Em7 Em Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven Chorus: D Time, wondrous time Em7 Gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies D And itʼs cool Em7 Baby, with me D Em7 And isnʼt it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em7 Invisible string Am G D Tying you to me? Am G D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Am G D Me Am G D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Coda: Am G D x4