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-TK
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“Mama”
| E _ | E B | E _ | E-B E |
A E
There’s sunshine on the hillside
A C#m B
And there are shadows down below
A E
The morning light is rising
E B E
And the rooster starts to crow
| E _ | E-B E |
A E
They’re walking up from the valley
E C#m B
And they’re driving in from the town by the road
A E
As family gathers around me
E B E
There are so many seeds to sow
| E-B E |
| A-E A-E | A-E C#m-B | A-E A-E | A-E C#m-B-E |
A E A E
Well, I’m grown up, Mama, doing right by you
A E C#m B
Living hard like you taught me to do
A E A E
I’ve got no regrets, only unpaid debts
A E C#m B E
For all the kindness from people like you
| E _ | E B | E _ | E-B E |
A E
I’m gonna plant me an orchard
A E C#m B
And grow some medicine under the trees
A E E
Gonna sleep outside when it’s warmer
E B E
And move in when it starts to freeze
| E _ | E-B E |
A E
I’m gonna travel this whole world over
A C#m B
By bike or by train, by horse or by foot
A E
Gonna visit all of my friends, and then
E B E
Come home and just stay put
| E-B E |
A E A E
Well, I’m grown up, Mama, doing right by you
A E C#m B
Living hard like you taught me to do
A E A E
I’ve got no regrets, only unpaid debts
A E C#m B E
For all the kindness from people like you
| E _ | E-B E |
| A E | A C#m-B | A E | E-B E | E-B E |
A E
There’s so much time still for dreaming
A C#m B
And there’s nothing left here to do for today
A E
As we breathe in this life we are weaving
E B E
The evening light fades away
| E-B E |
A E A E
Well, I’m grown up, Mama, doing right by you
A E C#m B
Living hard like you taught me to do
A E A E
I’ve got no regrets, only unpaid debts
A E C#m B E
For all the kindness from people like you x2
| E _ | E-B E | E-B E | E-B E ||
“Safe”
G Em
I believe we are safe
G C/E D/F#
I believe we are filled with grace
G C D
I believe there are no mistakes
C/E D/F# G
I believe we are safe
G Em
I believe we are good
G C/E D/F#
I know one day we will all be understood
G C D
We got this far because we knew we would
C/E D/F# G G G#dim7
I believe we are good
Am Bm
There’s power in the words we speak
B7 Em Em/D G G#dim7
When you ask, you shall receive
Am D7sus
There’s power in the joys you seek
G G/F C/E Cm/Eb
When your heart is on your sleeve
G/D A9/C#
Every moment’s a prayer
Cadd9/E
Every prayer is for the earth
A9
When we pray, we pray with the dirt
D7sus
And to the earth we shall return
| G C/G | G7 C/G | x4
G Em
I believe we are pure
G C/E D/F#
We started out that way, we don’t need a cure
G C D
Deep inside, of this I’m sure
C/E D/F# G
I believe we are pure
“Safe” (continued, p.2)
G Em
I believe we are blessed
G C/E D/F#
Everyone put your fears to rest
G C D
I have learned to expect the best
C/E D/F# G G G#dim7
I believe we are blessed
Am Bm
There’s power in the words we speak
B7 Em Em/D G G#dim7
When you ask, you shall receive
Am D7sus
There’s power in the joys you seek
G G/F C/E Cm/Eb
When your heart is on your sleeve
Em D#aug
I ask for forgiveness
G/D C#m7b5
For strength, and for hope
Em D#aug
I ask for compassion
G/D C#m7b5
In love and in growth
G/D A9/C#
Every moment’s a prayer
Cadd9/E
Every prayer is for the earth
A9
When we pray, we pray with the dirt
D7sus
And to the earth we shall return
| G C/G | G7 C/G | x6
G Em
I believe we are good
G C/E D/F#
I know one day we will all be understood
G C D
We got this far because we knew we would
C/E D/F# G
I believe we are good
G Em
I believe we are safe
G C/E D/F#
I believe we are filled with grace
G C D
I believe there are no mistakes
C/E D/F# D
I believe ….
| G G/F | C/E Cm/Eb | G/D A9/C# | Cadd9/E |
“Humble”
C
When I’m gone
C
May they say I was too humble
F C
May they say I gave too much away
F C
May they say I gave thanks too often
G F C
For this world that taught me how to pray
C
When we eat, we offer up a blessing
F C
For the food, and where the food came from
F C
When I lay me down, I am grateful
G F C
For the day, and all the days to come
G F C
When I sing, I hope my words are honest
G F C
To myself and everyone who hears
G F C
May we learn to celebrate eachother
G F C
Our family, both far away and near
G F C
Our family, both far away and here
| C (6 beats) | C | F | C | F | C | G F | C |
C
When I’m gone
C
May they say I was too joyful
F C
May they say I understood the pain
F C
Of everyone who struggles on this journey
G F C
And we lifted up our spirits all the same
G F C
When we sing, I hope our words are honest
G F C
To ourselves and everyone who hears
G F C
May we learn to celebrate eachother
G F C
Our family, both far away and near
G F C
Our family, both far away and here
G F C
Our family, both far away and here
“Grasshoppers & Ants”
| D | G D | D | A D | x2
D Em
Way down in between the hills
Fm Em
Where the corn and the vegetables grow
D Em
The Ants were tending their fields of grain
Fm Em
And building a hill of their own
| D | G D | D | A D | x2
D Em
Early each day, they began their work
Fm Em
Starting early each spring
D Em
As Grasshoppers crouched in a field nearby
Fm Em D A
They were playing this song on their wings
They sang:
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, don’t look down
D A
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this sound
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, it’s all around
D A D
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this town
| D | G D | D | A D | x2
D Em
Day after day, the Grasshoppers played
Fm Em
Filling the hillside with song
D Em
As all of the Ants prepared for the cold
Fm Em D A
They were dancing and humming along
They sang:
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, don’t look down
D A
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this sound
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, it’s all around
D A D
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this town
| D | G D | D | A D | x2
| Dm | x10
Dm Gm
The winds turned cold, and the morning frost
Dm A7
Gave way to a blanket of snow
Dm Gm
The Grasshoppers started to shiver at night
Dm A7
And they wondered where they would go
| Dm | Gm Dm | Dm | A7 Dm | x2
Dm Gm
They knelt in the grass as the Ants filed into their
Dm A7
Castle made of sand, and
Dm Gm
Watched as they lit up a fire so bright
Dm A7 Dm A7
And a great long feast began
They sang:
Dm Gm Dm
Cheer up, cheer up, don’t look down
Dm A7
Cheer up, cheer up, I love this sound
Dm Gm Dm
Cheer up, cheer up, it’s all around
Dm Gm A7 Dm
Cheer up, cheer up, I love this town
| Dm | Gm Dm | Dm | A7 Dm | x2
Dm Gm
One grasshopper walked up to the hill
Dm A7
Frozen, tired, and in pain
Dm Gm
He asked the ant there if they could come in
Dm A7
But his face showed a look of disdain, he said:
Dm Gm
“I’ve seen you wasting the seasons away
Dm A7
I’ve seen you lazy and playing all day
Dm Gm
While we toiled in the fields and the hill all year –
Dm A7 Dm
You are not welcome here,” he said,
Dm A7 Dm
“You are not welcome here”
| Dm | Gm Dm | Dm | A7 Dm | x2
Gm Dm
The grasshopper turned on his heels to go
Gm Dm
To take the news to his friends below
Gm Dm
But there in the doorway stood, instead
Gm A7
A crowd of Ants, who said:
G7 D
Oh, brothers and sisters
G7 D
Thank you for your song
G7 D
Oh, brothers and sisters
C G D
You kept our spirits strong
C D
Won’t you come inside for the winter
C D
And rest your weary wings
C D
Come inside for the winter
C G D
You make our spirits sing
They sang:
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, don’t look down
D A
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this sound
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, it’s all around
D A D
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this town
| D | G D | D | A D | x2
D Em
They sang and danced by the fireside
Fm Em
They sang and they danced all night
D Em
They sang and danced all winter long
Fm Em D A
Grasshopper and Ant side by side
They sang:
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, don’t look down
D A
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this sound
D G D
Chirrup, chirrup, it’s all around
D A D
Chirrup, chirrup, I love this town
| D | G D | D | A D | x2
“Lila”
F
Lila, oh, Lila, oh
C
Lila, oh, Lila, oh
Bb Dm C
Li—la, oh
F
Lila, may you forever know
C
Where you are and where you go
Bb Dm C
There’s always time to play
F
Lila Bean, sweet and free
C
Know that you can always be
Bb Dm C
Al—ways be
F
Always be joy
C
Always be joy
Bb Dm C
Always be joy ____
F
And always be home
C
Always be home
Bb Dm C
Always be home ____
F
Lila, oh, Lila, oh
C
Lila, oh, Lila, oh
Bb Dm C
Li—la, oh
F
Lila Bean, breathe in deep
C
Remember all the power you keep
Bb Dm C
To build and destroy
F
Lila, as the world unfolds
C
Remember all the stars you hold
Bb Dm C
And may you forever know
F
Always know joy
C
Always know joy
Bb Dm C
Always know joy ____
F
And always know home
C
Always know home
Bb Dm C
Always know home ____
F
Lila, oh, Lila, oh
C
Lila, oh, Lila, oh
Bb Dm C
Li—la, oh
“Toward the One”
F#m …
One, The One
Toward the One
We’re all moving toward the One
F#m E F#m
From the mouths of many, we get closer to the Truth
F#m E F#m
Through the eyes of many, we see closer to the Truth
F#m F#m
With the hearts of many, we get closer to,
Eadd7 Dmaj7 C#7
Closer to, closer to, closer to
F#m …
The One, Toward the One
We’re all moving toward the One
F#m E F#m
From the mouths of many, we get closer to the Truth
F#m E F#m
Through the eyes of many, we see closer to the Truth
F#m F#m
With the hearts of many, we get closer to,
Eadd7 Dmaj7 C#7
Closer to, closer to, closer to
F#m …
The One, Toward the One
We’re all moving toward the One
Toward the One
The One
One
“Dancer”
Dm
F Dm
She was a dancer all her life
F Dm
Twenty years old, dancing gave her life
F Dm F Dm
Every morning, to the bird songs
F Bb
To the stars, and to the night
F A7 Dm
Dancing brought her to life
Dm
F
Short of breath one day
F Dm Bb
Went to the doctor to see what he would say
F
He said, “Your heart is weak,
F Dm
Just don’t work it too hard”
Bb Dm
And for a moment, no one could speak
Bb C A7
Because dancing works your heart
Dm
Your heart too hard
Dm
Bb G7sus
Like a painter going blind
Bb Dm
Or a thinker losing his mind
Bb G7sus
Like a carpenter losing his hands
Bb F A7
I think you understand
Dm Bb
This dancer was losing her breath
F A7 Dm
Failing heart beating, beating in her chest
Dm
F Dm
Walking home one day, guitar in hand
F Dm
To her family, this dancer had a plan
F Dm
Little brother sitting on the floor
F Bb
She gave him his first guitar
F
They played all the songs they knew
Bb
All that she had taught him to
F A7 Dm
She must have known what he could do
Dm
Bb G7sus
Like a painter going blind
Bb Dm
Or a thinker losing his mind
Bb G7sus
Like a carpenter losing his hands
Bb F A7
I think you understand
Dm Bb
This dancer was losing her breath
F A7 Dm
Failing heart beating, beating in her chest
F
Then she stepped out the door
F Dm
Kissed her mother goodbye
Bb
And walked back into town
F
Found some people on the road
Dm
Dancing to an old stereo
Bb
She jumped right in
F C/E Dm C
And began to whirl and spin
F
Kicking up her heels
F Dm
Felt her heart beating hard x3
F Dm
Felt her heart beating x4
A7 Dm
Beating too hard
Bb Dm
She fell to the ground
Bb Dm
And then heard no more sound
F C/E Dm Bb
She died dancing in the arms of a stranger
F C F
She died dancing in his arms
Bb Dm
Well, her heart was weak, but her heart was free
Bb F C
And she danced her life so honestly
Bb Dm
Her heart was weak, but her heart was free
Bb C
And she danced until her heart
A7
Her heart was free
Dm
“We Can’t Go Wrong”
Ebmaj7 Eb6
Your empty toothpaste tube
Is sitting still upon my desk
And all those things you drew
Ab6
I’ve hung them up upon my wall
Ebmaj7
I love them all
Ebmaj7
And your blanket, dear
Is sitting still upon my bed
Above the sheet we used
To pull over our heads
Ab6 Abm6 Eb/G Fm7 Bb7sus
We were scared, too scared to move
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
I’ve pounded nails and string
To draw some circles on a map
But I’ve just wrecked the thing
Ab6
Because what’s been true all along
Ebmaj7
We can’t go wrong
Ebmaj7
With choices left to makes
We are bound to make mistakes
But we’ve got one choice right
Ab6 Abm6
And still we know it’s good to be scared
Eb/G Fm7 Bb7sus Ebmaj7
Too scared to move
A7
It’s not just who you are
D7
But it’s the way you dream
G7sus
That draws me close to you
C7sus F7sus Bb7sus
Because we’ve dreamed up the same things
Ebmaj7
We can’t go wrong
| Ebmaj7 | _ | _ | _ | Abmaj7 Bb7sus | Ebmaj7 Bb7sus |
Ebmaj7
Soon we’ll catch our feet
And get them walking side by side
Hand in hand, we’ll take a seat
Ab6
Under some old tree, who knows where
Ebmaj7
Who could care?
Ab6 Abm6 Eb/G C7sus
But our warming hearts are just a place to start
Fm7
See, we could be each others’ base
Eb/G
A place from which to grow
Fm7 Eb/G
The soul with which we face the world
Bb7sus
In our highest creativity and love
Ebmaj7
We can’t go wrong, we can’t go wrong
“Darlin’”
G F G
If you want to call me darling, that’s alright
G F G C
If you want to call me darling in the day or the night
G F
When we’re walking side by side
G F
I have got nothing to hide
G F C G
If you want to call me darling, that’s alright
F C G
If you want to call me darling, that’s alright
G F G
If you want to call me baby, that’s okay
G F G C
If you want to call me baby, I’d have nothing to say
G F
It’s not too soon, it’s not too late
G F
Call me what you want, no need to wait
G F C G
If you want to call me baby, that’s okay
F C G
And if you want to call me darling, that’s alright x2
G F G
If you want to call me honey, that’d be sweet
G F G C
If you want to call me honey every time that we meet
G F
On the hill or in the creek
G F
By the barn or with the bees
G F C G
If you want to call me honey, that’d be sweet
F C G
And if you want to call me baby, that’s okay
F C G
And if you want to call me darling, that’s alright x2
G F G
If you want to call me sweetheart, that sounds nice
G F G C
If you want to call me sweetheart more than once or twice
G F
If I’m the apple of your eye
G F
Call me anything, give that a try
G F C G
If you want to call me sweetheart, that sounds nice
F C G
And if you want to call me honey, that’d be sweet
F C G
And if you want to call me baby, that’s okay
F C G
And if you want to call me darling, that’s alright x2
G F G
If you want to call me lover, I’ll be yours
G F G C
If you want to call me lover, I will open your doors
G F
Call me lover, call me friend
G F
Call me to your heart again
G F C G
If you want to call me lover, I’ll be yours
F C G
And if you want to call me sweetheart, that sounds nice
F C G
And if you want to call me honey, that’d be sweet
F C G
And if you want to call me baby, that’s okay
F C G
And if you want to call me darling, that’s alright x4
“Nagasaki Flame”
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) | x2
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
Deep in the heart of the city
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/B B7
Behind all the schools and the roads
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Cmaj7
A green copper lantern, and a gate in the rain
Em/G F13 Em B7
Are keeping their watch over a voice in the cold
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
The voice is the heart of the people
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/B B7
The people whose prayers are the same
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Cmaj7
Ten thousand paper cranes hang weeping beside
Em/G F13 Em B7
A dove and the Nagasaki Flame
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) | x2
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
Here in the east capital city
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/B B7
I found a man with my grandfather’s core
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Cmaj7
Each served his country in a generation of hate
Em/G F13 Em B7
Making them enemies by the theories of war
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
His face shone with the comfort and the passion
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/B B7
Of a life lived kindly for years
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Cmaj7
But behind those dark eyes, in a place far beyond
Em/G F13 Em B7
Lies a deep, thick, inescapable fear
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) |
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) B7 |
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) |
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) | B7 |
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) | Am(no3rd) |
B7
Who gets the power, and
Em B7
Who gets the bomb
Em B7
Who gets the chance to decide
Em Em/D
Which people will live
Em/C# Cmaj7
Which people will die
Em/G F#m7(no5th) Em/G F13
And who really has God on his side
| Em | F#m7(no5th) | Em/G | Am(no3rd) | x2
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
I’ll tend to my life, if you will live yours
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/B B7
When we meet, we’ll raise up a glass
Em F#m7(no5th) Em/G Cmaj7
But when war comes knocking, who’ll take the blame
Em/G F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
And who’s going to tend to
Em/G F#m7(no5th) Em/G Am(no3rd)
And who’s going to tend to
Em/G F#m7(no5th) F13 Em
And who’s going to tend to the Nagasaki Flame
“Spring”
| D | _ | Gadd9 | _ | D | _ | Emadd4 | _ |
| G-D-A-D | D | x4
D
Hey__ oh__, Hey__ oh__
G
Oh, oh___
D
Hey__ oh__, Hey__ oh__
Emadd4 D
Oh, oh____
D
The ice is cracking
The ice is cracking
The river widens
Flows on in silence
Gadd9 D
And the snow is finally gone
D
Blackbirds laughing
Geese returning
Beech trees shaking
Water swirling
Emadd4 D
As everything that’s melted starts to run
Em
I’ve been by myself for much too long
F#m Em D
And I know I’ve done nothing wrong
Em
I’ve protected myself from every angle
F#m
Now my heart starts to untangle
Em
I take down my guard
D
And I am yours
| G-D-A-D | D | x2
D
Hey__ oh__, Hey__ oh__
G
Oh, oh___
D
Hey__ oh__, Hey__ oh__
Emadd4 D
Oh, oh____
D
It’s never dry here
The future’s not clear
I’ll always return here
This land is so dear
Gadd9 D
The forest and the valleys call me home
D
People smile here
It feels good to lie here
I’ve built my life here
I’ll probably die here
Emadd4 D
And join the bones of those who’ve come before
Em
I’ve been by myself for much too long
F#m Em D
And I know I’ve done nothing wrong
Em
I’ve protected myself from every angle
F#m
Now my heart starts to untangle
Em
I take down my guard
D
And I am yours
| G-D-A-D | D | x2
D
Hey__ oh__, Hey__ oh__
G
Oh, oh___
D
Hey__ oh__, Hey__ oh__
Emadd4 D
Oh, oh____
| G-D-A-D | D | x4
“When There is Peace”
Db
If there’s no peace in your heart
You’re just fuel for the flame
Gb Db
Choose wisely, choose wisely
Gb
Which fires you’ll feed
Db
And which passions you’ll tame
Db
If there’s no peace in your heart
You’re just fuel for the flames
Gb Db
Choose wisely, choose wisely
Gb
Which fires you’ll feed
Db
And which passions you’ll tame
Db
If there is peace in your heart
Nothing can harm you
Db
When there is peace in your heart
When there is peace