[Intro]
G  C  Em  C 
Em  Am  Em  Am
[Strophe]
Em 
For starts 
       Am                                 Em 
What a waste to say the heart could feel apart 
        Am 
Or feel complete, baby 
Em                                Am 
Why would you make out of words a cage for your own bird? 
        Em 
When it sings so sweet 
                        Am 
The screaming, heaving, fuckery of the world? 
Em                                Am 
Why would you offer a name to the same old tired pain? 
Em                                     Am 
When all things come from nothing and, honey, if nothing's gained?
[Pre-Refrain]
Em 
My heart is thrilled by the still of your hand 
Em                       N.C 
It's how I know now that you understand
[Refrain]
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no race to be run 
               D                Em 
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun 
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no kingdom to come 
             D              Em 
I'll be your man if you got love to get done 
Em                      Am 
Sit in and watch the sunlight fade 
D                    Em 
Honey, enjoy, it's gettin' late 
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no hand on the rein 
            D                    Em            Em 
As Mack explained, there will be darkness again
[Strophe]
Em                   Am 
Let it hurl, let the awful song be heard 
Em                    Am 
Blue bird, I know you beat, baby 
         Em                               Am 
But your secret is safe with me 'cause if secrets were like seeds 
Em                                 Am 
Keep my body from the fire, hire a gardener for my grave 
     Em                             Am 
Your secret is safe with me, and if secrets were like seeds 
Em                                     Am 
When I'm lying under marble, marvel at flowers you'll have made
[Pre-Refrain]
Em 
My heart is thrilled by the still of your hand 
Em 
It's how I know now that you understand
[Refrain]
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no race to be run 
               D                Em 
The harder the pain, honey, the sweeter the sun 
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no kingdom to come 
                 D              Em 
But I'll be your man if you got love to get done 
Em                      Am 
Sit in and watch the sunlight fade 
D                    Em 
Honey, enjoy, it's gettin' late 
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no hand on the rein 
            D                    Em 
As Mack explained, there will be darkness again
[Instrumentale]
Em  Am  D  Em  x2
[Pre-Refrain]
Em 
My heart is thrilled by the still of your hand 
Em 
It's how I know now that you understand 
Em 
How big the hourglass, how deep the sand 
Em 
I shouldn't hope to know, but here I stand
[Refrain]
Em 
My heart is thrilled by the still of your hand 
Em 
It's how I know now that you understand 
Em 
How big the hourglass, how deep the sand 
Em 
I shouldn't hope to know, but here I stand
[Refrain]
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no race to be run 
               D                Em 
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun 
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no kingdom to come 
                 D              Em 
But I'll be your man if you got love to get done 
Em                        Am 
Sit here and watch the sunlight fade 
D                    Em 
Honey, enjoy, it's gettin' late 
           Em               Am 
There's no plan, there's no hand on the rein 
            D                    Em 
As Mack explained, there will be darkness again