Chords for Bruce Cockburn | The Gift
Tempo:
197.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[D]
These shoes have walked some strange streets Strangers still to come
Sometimes the prayers of strangers Are all that keep them from
[G]
[A] Trying to [G] stay static [F#m] [Em] [D]
[A] Something even death [G]
can't do
[D]
Everything [G]
[D] is motion Do the motion [G] be [D] true?
In [G]
[D]
this cold commodity culture Where you lay your money down
It's hard to even notice That all this earth is hallowed ground
[G] [A] Harder still to [G] feel it [F#m] [Em]
[D] [A] Basic as [G] a breath
Love [D] is stronger than darkness Love is stronger [G]
than [D] death
The gift
[G]
[D] keeps moving Never know where it's going to land
You must stand back and let it Keep on changing hands
Haggles rise in anger Heat waves rise in sense
The gift moves on regardless Tying this world to the next
[G]
May [B] you never tire [G] of waiting [F#m] [Em] [D]
[E] Never feel that life [G] is cheap
May [D] your life be filled with light Except for when you're trying to sleep
The gift keeps moving Never know where it's going to land
You must stand back and let it Keep on changing hands
Changing hands Changing hands
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
These shoes have walked some strange streets Strangers still to come
Sometimes the prayers of strangers Are all that keep them from
[G]
[A] Trying to [G] stay static [F#m] [Em] [D]
[A] Something even death [G]
can't do
[D]
Everything [G]
[D] is motion Do the motion [G] be [D] true?
In [G]
[D]
this cold commodity culture Where you lay your money down
It's hard to even notice That all this earth is hallowed ground
[G] [A] Harder still to [G] feel it [F#m] [Em]
[D] [A] Basic as [G] a breath
Love [D] is stronger than darkness Love is stronger [G]
than [D] death
The gift
[G]
[D] keeps moving Never know where it's going to land
You must stand back and let it Keep on changing hands
Haggles rise in anger Heat waves rise in sense
The gift moves on regardless Tying this world to the next
[G]
May [B] you never tire [G] of waiting [F#m] [Em] [D]
[E] Never feel that life [G] is cheap
May [D] your life be filled with light Except for when you're trying to sleep
The gift keeps moving Never know where it's going to land
You must stand back and let it Keep on changing hands
Changing hands Changing hands
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
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D
A
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
These shoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have walked some strange _ streets _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Strangers still to _ come _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ prayers of _ strangers _ _ _ _ Are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that keep _ them from _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] Trying to [G] stay static _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] Something even death [G]
can't _ do _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Everything _ [G] _
[D] is _ motion _ _ _ _ Do _ _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ motion _ [G] be [D] _ _ true?
_ _ In _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
this _ cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ commodity _ _ _ culture _ _ Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you _ lay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your money _ _ _ _ down _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's _ hard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to even _ notice _ _ That _ _ _ _ _ _ all this _ earth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is _ _ hallowed _ ground _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Harder still to [G] feel it _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Basic as [G] a _ breath _ _ _
Love [D] is _ _ _ stronger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
than _ darkness _ _ _ _ _ _ Love _ _ _ is _ _ _ _ _ stronger _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
than [D] _ _ _ death _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The gift _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] keeps _ moving _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Never _ _ know _ _ _ _ _ _ where it's going to _ land _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You must _ stand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
back and let it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Keep _ _ _ on _ _ _ _ _ _ changing _ _ _ _ hands _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Haggles _ _ _ _ rise in anger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Heat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ waves rise in _ sense _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The _ gift _ _ _ _ _ _ _ moves on _ _ regardless _ _ _ _ _ Tying _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this _ _ _ _ _ _ _ world to _ the _ _ next _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ May [B] you never tire [G] of waiting _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] Never feel that life [G] is _ cheap
_ _ _ May [D] your _ _ _ life _ _ _ _ be _ filled with _ _ _ _ light _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Except for when _ _ _ you're _ _ _ _ _ trying to _ _ sleep _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The gift _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keeps moving _ _ _ _ Never _ _ _ _ _ _ _
know _ _ _ _ where _ _ it's going to _ land _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You must _ stand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ back and let it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Keep _ _ on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ changing _ _ hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Changing _ hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Changing _ hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
These shoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have walked some strange _ streets _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Strangers still to _ come _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ prayers of _ strangers _ _ _ _ Are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that keep _ them from _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] Trying to [G] stay static _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] Something even death [G]
can't _ do _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Everything _ [G] _
[D] is _ motion _ _ _ _ Do _ _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ motion _ [G] be [D] _ _ true?
_ _ In _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
this _ cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ commodity _ _ _ culture _ _ Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you _ lay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your money _ _ _ _ down _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's _ hard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to even _ notice _ _ That _ _ _ _ _ _ all this _ earth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is _ _ hallowed _ ground _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Harder still to [G] feel it _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Basic as [G] a _ breath _ _ _
Love [D] is _ _ _ stronger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
than _ darkness _ _ _ _ _ _ Love _ _ _ is _ _ _ _ _ stronger _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
than [D] _ _ _ death _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The gift _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] keeps _ moving _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Never _ _ know _ _ _ _ _ _ where it's going to _ land _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You must _ stand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
back and let it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Keep _ _ _ on _ _ _ _ _ _ changing _ _ _ _ hands _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Haggles _ _ _ _ rise in anger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Heat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ waves rise in _ sense _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The _ gift _ _ _ _ _ _ _ moves on _ _ regardless _ _ _ _ _ Tying _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this _ _ _ _ _ _ _ world to _ the _ _ next _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ May [B] you never tire [G] of waiting _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] Never feel that life [G] is _ cheap
_ _ _ May [D] your _ _ _ life _ _ _ _ be _ filled with _ _ _ _ light _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Except for when _ _ _ you're _ _ _ _ _ trying to _ _ sleep _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The gift _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keeps moving _ _ _ _ Never _ _ _ _ _ _ _
know _ _ _ _ where _ _ it's going to _ land _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You must _ stand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ back and let it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Keep _ _ on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ changing _ _ hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Changing _ hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Changing _ hands _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _