[Intro] A | Bm | C | E A | Bm | C | E [Verse 1] A A Bm Bm A box of old black and white photos sitting on the floor C C E E I look at faces I don't know, from those who came before A A Bm Bm People who are lost in time, their stories never told C C E E I think of who they may have been, in these pictures that I hold [Verse 2] A A Bm Bm An old man leaning on a blackened tree, with ashes all around C C E E His eyes downcast in deepest thought, staring at the ground A A Bm Bm A woman holding a newborn child, with tenderness in her eyes C C E E A young boy sitting on his own, while others pass him by [Pre-Chorus] Bm Bm C C I realise my hands that hold these photos in their frames Bm Bm E E The lines, the curves, the fingers... they all look the same [Chorus] A A Bm Bm An unbroken chain from the days of old C C E E Living in the hands that I now hold A A Bm Bm Their stories running through my veins C C E E My heritage in unknown names A A Bm Bm In these pictures of a past gone by C C E E What was passed to me will never die [Verse 3] A A Bm Bm I’ll never know the heavy tolls or pain they suffered through C C E E Or feel the depth of all the love they carried as they grew A A Bm Bm But I can hold their photos close, compare their lives to mine C C E E And listen to their whispers echoing back through time [Pre-Chorus] Bm Bm C C I realise my hands that hold these photos in their frames Bm Bm E E The lines, the curves, the fingers... they all look the same [Chorus] A A Bm Bm An unbroken chain from the days of old C C E E Living in the hands that I now hold A A Bm Bm Their stories running through my veins C C E E My heritage in unknown names A A Bm Bm In these pictures of a past gone by C C E E What was passed to me will never die [Outro] Bm Bm C C The box is closed, the whispers fade away Bm Bm E E But I’ll carry who they were into tomorrow's day A A Bm Bm An unbroken chain... a past left behind C C E E A Flowing through my heart for all of time
