Intro: Eb Gm Eb Gm

Ab       Bb
Humming along
Cm                  Eb
Just a Bard with a song

Verse 1:
Eb            Gm     Eb  Gm
I thought I knew me better
Ab          Gm
Playing it safe was
Ab
Never my game, guess
Eb            Gm       Eb  Gm
I should’ve known I’d never
Ab          Gm
Feel satisfied
Ab
Why am I surprised? Why?

Chorus:
Eb       Ab
Why am I always
  Cm              Ab
Standing on the brink of something?
Eb          Ab
Just out of my reach
Cm                    Ab
I’m standing on the brink of something
Cm                                        Ab
New that I want, I know that it’s almost mine
Ab
Yet something tells me I’ll
 Eb        Ab
Somehow always be
  Ab                              Eb   Cm Ab Eb
Standing on the brink of something new

Verse 2:
Eb           Gm
I’d beg the uniVerse to
Eb          Gm
Throw me a bone, but I know
Ab         Gm
I’m doing fine and just won’t
Ab
Settle for fine, it’s my fault
Eb            Gm
Making them proud, still I can’t
Eb            Gm
Seem to slow down to take a
Ab            Gm
Brеathe in, breathe out
Ab
I’ll rеst when I settle down in the ground

Chorus:
Eb       Ab
Why am I always
  Cm              Ab
Standing on the brink of something?
Eb          Ab
Just out of my reach
Cm                    Ab
I’m standing on the brink of something
Cm                                        Ab
New that I want, I know that it’s almost mine
Ab
Yet something tells me I’ll
 Eb       Ab
Somehow always be
  Ab                              Eb   Cm Ab Eb
Standing on the brink of something new

Bridge:
Cm            Ab
Learning it doesn’t
Cm           Eb
Matter the things
Cm           Ab
That I accomplish
Cm           Ab
I’ll always be
            Eb
I’ll always be

Chorus:
Cm                Ab
Standing on the brink of something
Eb           Ab
Just out of my reach
Cm                    Ab
I’m standing on the brink of everything
Cm           Ab
That I want, never the time
    Cm                     Ab
To celebrate yesterday’s victory when I’ll
Eb            Ab
Somehow I’ll always be
Ab                                  Eb Cm Ab Eb
Standing on the brink of something new

Outtro:
Eb
Standing on the brink of
Ab
Standing on the brink of
Eb
Standing on the brink of (Call me the Bard)
Ab
Standing on the brink of (Tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve got nothing to prove)
Eb
Standing on the brink of (Now you’ll never be known)
Ab
Standing on the brink of (To take on a side quest sometime)
Eb
Standing on the brink of (Death is marching steadfast toward us)
Ab
Standing on the brink of (See me the same way that I see you)
Eb
Standing on the brink of (Call me the Bard)
Ab
Standing on the brink of
Eb
Everything
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.