#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Lee Eugene T Subject: CRD: Tension -- 10,000 Maniacs Tension - Hope Chest intro: Am, D G Bm Am C Frail hinges pivot on a case's door commemorative G Bm souvernirs from places Am C containers change with each occasion (same as above) cellophane encased displaying paper certificate credit years of service a tool of central enterprises the early hope for permanence the words the rings consistency and social security the miracles high tragedy Am D G a thought mistaken for a memory C dress lengths assassinations Am D G C Am D fractured family ties and christenings (same as first verse) local posts will list you friends in order of disappearance lawn scattered tins feed birds the portion baked for absent guests the mass edition icon god send comfort your salvation but who grants absolution for sins that never were committed tension makes a tangle of eacht thought becomes inconvenience sound never penetrates the servile edges break and faint (same as above) a thought mistaken for a memory clear the dust from smiles in boxes pass the patterned wall recall their voices. hope this helps someone. please make additions/ corrections if need be. fantastic if you could add the solo. Gene et-lee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu