Chords for DESIDERATA_Les Crane

_ You are a _ _ _ child of the _ _ _ universe
_ _ _ No less than the trees and the _ _ stars
_ You _ have _ _ _ _ _ _ arrived
_ [C] _ [G] Lesbiana, _ _
_ [G] _ _ Lesbiana, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Lesbiana _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Go placidly amid [D] the noise and haste
_ And remember what peace there [F] may be in silence _
_ _ _ As [C#m] far as possible without [C] surrender
Be on good terms with all [G] persons
_ _ Speak your truth quietly [D] and clearly
_ [C] And listen to others, [Am] _ even the dull and ignorant
_ They [Em] too have their story
_ [F] _ _ Avoid loud and aggressive persons
[D] They are [G] vexations to the spirit
_ [C] _ If you compare yourself with [F] others
You may become vain and bitter
[G] For always there [G] will be greater and [Dm] lesser persons than [C] yourself
You are [F] a child _ [G] _ _
of [C] the _ universe
_ No less than [G] the trees and the stars
You have [F] _ arrived
_ [C] _ It _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ is [C] clear to you _ _
[F] No doubt the _ [Dm] universe is [A#] _ _ _ _ unholy
As [G] it should _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans
_ _ [G] Keep interested in your own career
_ [D] However humble, it is a [C] real possession of the changing fortunes of time
_ _ _ Exercise caution in your [F] business affairs
For the [G] world is full of trickery
_ But let this [D] not blind you to what virtue [C] there is
Many [Am] persons strive for high ideals
And everywhere life is [Em] full of heroism
_ [F] Be yourself _
_ Especially do not feign [D] affection _
Neither [G] be cynical about love
[D#] For in the face of [G#] all aridity and [C#] disenchantment
It is as perennial as the grass
_ [F#] Take kindly the counsel of the years
[C#] Gracefully surrendering the things [G#] of youth
Nurture [F#] strength of [C#] spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune
But do not distress yourself with imaginings
[F#] Many fears are born of [D#] fatigue and loneliness
_ Beyond a [G#] wholesome discipline
_ _ [C#] Be gentle with yourself
_ _ [F#] _ _
You [G#] are a child of the [C#] universe _
No less than the trees and the [G#] stars
_ You have a right [F#] to be here
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ And whether [G#] or not it is clear to [C#] _ _
you
No doubt the universe [F#] is unfolding
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] As it should
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Therefore, _ [C#] be at peace with God
_ Whatever you [F#] conceive him to be
_ And whatever your labors [G#] and aspirations
In the noisy confusion of [F#] life
_ [C#] Keep peace with your soul
_ With all its sham, drudgery and broken [F#] dreams
It is still a beautiful [G#] world
_ Be careful _
_ _ [C#] Strive to be happy
You are [F#] a child _ [G#] _ _
of [C#] the _ universe
_ No less than the [G#] trees and the stars
You have a _ right to [C#] be here
You are [F#] a child _ [D#m] _ _
of [C#] the _ _ universe
No less than [G#] the trees and the stars
You have [F#] a right to [C#] be here
You are [F#] a child _ _ _ _ of the [C#] universe
No _ less than [G#] the trees and the stars
You have [F#] a right _ to [C#] be here
You are [F#] a _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
child of the universe
No less than [G#] the trees and the stars _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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