Chords for Bruce Cockburn | The Gift
Tempo:
197.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[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]
[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]
100% ➙ 198BPM
G
D
A
F#m
Em
G
D
A
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _