The Rope - The Emerson Letters This is the way I play this song, it could be slightly different. It is played a half step down I think, but I play it in standard most of the time. Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)FWhat (133211@1)good is a pen that will not write C (x32010@1)Fwhat (133211@1)good is a (x02210@1)promise left unkept Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)F (133211@1) what good is an open evening sky C (x32010@1)Fif (133211@1)all the clouds refuse to rain chorus Dm (xx0231@1) CG I'm not at the end of my rope F (133211@1)Gsus4G I'm steady in this ship to sail Dm (xx0231@1) CG if there's healing in an honest word F (133211@1)Gsus4G if truth is like asoft (x02210@1)kiss F (133211@1)CG then oh-oh-oh oh lord CBm Am (x02210@1) will this storm pass us over F (133211@1)CG oh-oh-oh oh lord CBm Amwill (x02210@1)this storm pass us over GF halle lu-u-u-jah (no chord) so tell me Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)Fare (133211@1)we not a breath are we not a mist C (x32010@1)FI (133211@1)think that everybody here knows it Am (x02210@1)GF so this time, as the season turns once again C (x32010@1) FI'm (133211@1)pushing my soul, against this bitter cold Chorus Dm (xx0231@1) CG I'm not at the end of my rope F (133211@1)Gsus4G I'm steady in this ship to sail Dm (xx0231@1) CG if there's healing in an honest word F (133211@1)Gsus4G if truth is like asoft (x02210@1)kiss F (133211@1)CG then oh-oh-oh oh lord CBm Am (x02210@1) will this storm pass us over F (133211@1)CG oh-oh-oh oh lord CBm Amwill (x02210@1)this storm pass us over GF halle lu-u-u-jah F (133211@1)Challelu-u-u (x32010@1)ja-a-ah (I don't think the c is actually played, but i play it.)