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F          Gm     Gm7-5     C

This journey full of sudden turns and twists.

F     Gm     Am7     Gm

You got one of your own.

F          Gm          Am7          Gm

Your resolutions down in a row.

F          Gm          Gm7-5     C

Come on and show me what you wrote, I want to know.

Gm               Am7

Someday the writing’s gonna fade away.

Gm               G7sus

We gotta move before it goes.

CHORUS

F

Something good, something new
,

          
C7sus

Something out of the blue
,

F

Something untried and true
,

          
C7sus

Something big to see you through
,

F

Something long overdue.

          
C7sus          C

It could happen to me and you.

VERSE

F     Gm     Am7     Gm

Let’s get on the next train
,

F          Gm          Am7          Gm

Ride the busy rhythm on through the day
,

F          Gm               Gm7-5          C

Watch for signs and let our own rules decide the way.

F          Gm          Am7          Gm

Fate could take you and me
,

F          Gm          Am7          Gm

Throw us out on some random street.

F          Gm          Gm7-5     C

Strangers we meet could change our destiny.

Gm          Am7

There are cracks in the sidewalk
,

Gm          G7sus

I think they’re meant to be.

REPEAT CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

VERSE

F          Gm     Am7     Gm

I’m at the very beginning.

F          Gm     Am7     Gm

I may be losing or may be winning.

F          Gm     Gm7-5     C

While I’m on the solid ground, my head is spinning.

F   Gm     Am7          Gm

But in a quiet room

F          Gm     Am7     Gm

I’ll find the time to heal the wound
,

F     Gm          Gm7-5     C

Grab a line and hold it tight to pull me through.

Gm               Am7

We got to keep this world we’re on

Gm               G7sus

From sinking down too soon.

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE

Cm11          G7sus     Csus4

This is the bird that flew in the door
,

G7sus     Cm11     Csus4

This is the bracelet that fell on the floor
,

Cm11     Fsus4     F

This is the gift that should have been mine
,

Cm11

This is the heart of the valentine.

PRECHORUS

Cm     Dm

Look what the net dragged in.

Eb          F          Gm     Ebadd9

Can’t throw it back again, again, again. Oh …

CHORUS

Fsus4          F     Fsus4          F

This is the truth I hold in my hand.

Fsus4          F     Fsus4          F

This is the truth I hold in my hand.

VERSE

Cm11          G7sus     Csus4

This is the day I needed the charm
,

G7sus          Cm11     Csus4

Tiny and silver to keep me from harm
,

Cm11               Fsus4     F

“Love is home,” says the painted sign

Cm11

Hung by the clock that stopped keeping time.

REPEAT PRECHORUS

REPEAT CHORUS

BREAK

VERSE

Cm11          G7sus     Csus4

This is the mermaid who lives on the land
,

G7sus        Cm11     Csus4

Knives in her footsteps and trident in hand.

Cm11               Fsus4     F

This is the voice that she wouldn’t trade.

Cm11

This is the wave that couldn’t sweep her away
,

Dm          Gm          Ebm

Sweep her away, sweep her away, sweep her away.…

OUTRO

Cm11

This is the truth I hold in my hand.

G7sus

This is the truth I hold in my hand.

Gm7-5               F

This is the truth I hold in my hand.

To hear the songs, sing to the karaoke tracks, and download lyrics and chords, check out
www.thrumsociety.com
.

Acknowledgments

I
OWE THANKS
to Yvonne de Villiers at Luna Guitars for her enthusiasm and support; the booksellers, librarians, teachers, bloggers, and everyone at Egmont USA, Penguin Random House, and Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs for getting
Guitar Notes
, my first Young Adult novel, into the hands of so many readers; Dr. Amanda Vincent, director of Project Seahorse (
www.projectseahorse.org
), for information about seahorses for this book; Juliette Zielke, Karen Giacopuzzi, and Maria Adamson for feedback on the manuscript; the musicians who gave comments on the songs or helped on the recordings (see my website for that list); Nancy Gallt and Marietta Zacker for their partnership; Regina Griffin at Egmont USA for her always inspiring editorial questions; and finally, to Ivan, for buying me my first uke and for being a holdfast for me even when the waves are strong.