[intro] x2 G D/F# Em Bm [verse 1] G D/F# Green was the color of the grass Em Bm Where I used to read at Centennial Park G D/F# Em Bm I used to think I would meet somebody there G D/F# Teal was the color of your shirt Em Bm When you were sixteen at the yogurt shop G D/F# Em Bm You used to work at to make a little money [chorus] D Time, curious time Em Gave me no compasses, gave me no signs D Em Were there clues I didn't see? D Em And isn't it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em Invisible string G D/F# Em Bm Tying you to me? G D/F# Em Bm Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [verse 2] G D/F# Bad was the blood of the song in the cab Em Bm On your first trip to L.A. G D/F# Em Bm You ate at my favorite spot for dinner G D/F# Bold was the waitress on our three-year trip Em Bm Getting lunch down by the Lakes G D/F# Em Bm She said I looked like an American singer [chorus] D Time, mystical time Em Cutting me open, then healing me fine D Em Were there clues I didn't see? D Em And isn't it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em Invisible string G D/F# Em Bm Tying you to me? G D/F# Em Bm Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [bridge] Bm a string that pulled me Am G D Out of all the wrong arms, right into that dive bar Am G D Something wrapped all of my past 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/F# Em Bm Tied me to you [verse 3] G D/F# Cold was the steel of my axe to grind Em Bm For the boys who broke my heart G D/F# Em Bm Now I send their babies presents G D/F# Gold was the color of the leaves Em Bm When I showed you around Centennial Park G D/F# Em Bm Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven [chorus] D Time, wondrous time Em Gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies D And it's cool Em Baby, with me D Em And isn't it just so pretty to think D All along there was some Em Invisible string Am G/B D Tying you to me? Am G/B D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Am G/B D Me Am G/B D Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [instrumental] Am G/B D Am G/B D Am G/B D Am G/B D