To Let A Good Thing Die

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[C]You can't ask a tree to blossom [F]if it isn't [C]spring
Don't leave the house at midnight and [F]expect the birds [G]to sing
If you're looking for a [E7]reason, you [C]needn't even [D7]try
[F]Sometimes, it's [D]time to let a good thing [C]die

[C]You can't conjure up more [F]money if you've only got a [C]dime
[C]No use praying for your [F]younger days if you're running out of [G]time
[Am]You can take a horse to [A7]water, but you [C]can't teach fish to [D7]fly
[F]Sometimes, it's [C]time to [D#m]let a [G]good thing [C]die [E]

You can't [Am]light a fire from nothing, or [F]clap and make snow [C]fall
You can't [Am]summon love up [Em]in your heart [F]if it isn't there at [C]all
[Am]Life isn't like the [E]movies, but it [F]sure will make you [D7]cry
When it [C]dawns on you it's time to [Am7]say goodbye [D7]

[F] [D7] [G7] [C] [Am] [Fm] [C] [Cm]

[C]You can't drum up the heartbeats of [F]loved ones come to [C]pass
[C]Stop wishing for forever [F]'cause nothing ever [G7]lasts
[Am]If it's keeping you from [E7]sleeping, [A]wipe the tear from your [D]eye
[F]'Cause sometimes, it's [C]time to [D]let a [G]good thing [C]die