Chords for The basin and the towel.wmv
Tempo:
116.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[D] In [C]
[D] [C] [D]
[G]
an upstairs room, [D] a [G] parable is just about to [D] come [G]
alive.
[D] And while [G] they bicker [D] about [Em] who's best, [Am] with a painful glance [C] he'll silently [D] rise.
[Em] Their savior's servant [Am] must show them how, [C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of a towel.
[D]
[C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
[C]
In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day after [G] day we must [C] take [D] up the base and [C] the [G] towel.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[Em] [C]
[D] [G]
In any ordinary [D]
[G] place, on any [D] ordinary [G]
day, [D] the [G] parable [D] can [Em] live again.
[Am] When one will kneel, [C] and one [D] will yield, [Em] our savior's servant must [Am] show us how,
[C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness of [G] a towel.
[D] [G]
And the [D] space [G] between [C] ourselves [G] sometimes [D] is more than the [Em] distance [Am] between [D] the stars.
By the [G] fragile bridge of [C] the [G] servant's bow, [Am] we take the [Em] basin [D] and the towel.
[C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
[C]
In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day [G] after day we must [C] take up [D] the basin.
[Am] And day after [G] day we must [C]
take up the [D] basin.
[Am] And day [G] after day we [C] must take up the [D] base and [C] the towel.
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[N]
[D] In [C]
[D] [C] [D]
[G]
an upstairs room, [D] a [G] parable is just about to [D] come [G]
alive.
[D] And while [G] they bicker [D] about [Em] who's best, [Am] with a painful glance [C] he'll silently [D] rise.
[Em] Their savior's servant [Am] must show them how, [C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of a towel.
[D]
[C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
[C]
In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day after [G] day we must [C] take [D] up the base and [C] the [G] towel.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[Em] [C]
[D] [G]
In any ordinary [D]
[G] place, on any [D] ordinary [G]
day, [D] the [G] parable [D] can [Em] live again.
[Am] When one will kneel, [C] and one [D] will yield, [Em] our savior's servant must [Am] show us how,
[C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness of [G] a towel.
[D] [G]
And the [D] space [G] between [C] ourselves [G] sometimes [D] is more than the [Em] distance [Am] between [D] the stars.
By the [G] fragile bridge of [C] the [G] servant's bow, [Am] we take the [Em] basin [D] and the towel.
[C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
[C]
In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day [G] after day we must [C] take up [D] the basin.
[Am] And day after [G] day we must [C]
take up the [D] basin.
[Am] And day [G] after day we [C] must take up the [D] base and [C] the towel.
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
C
G
Am
Em
D
C
G
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] In [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
an upstairs room, [D] a [G] parable _ is just about to [D] come _ [G]
alive.
[D] And while [G] they bicker [D] about [Em] who's best, [Am] with a painful glance [C] he'll silently [D] rise.
_ [Em] Their savior's servant [Am] must show them how, [C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of a towel.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] _ impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
_ [C] _
_ In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day after [G] day we must [C] take [D] up the base and [C] the [G] towel.
_ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
In any ordinary [D] _
_ [G] place, on any _ [D] ordinary _ [G] _
day, [D] the [G] parable _ [D] can [Em] live again.
[Am] When one will kneel, [C] and one [D] will yield, [Em] our _ savior's servant must [Am] show us how,
[C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness of [G] a towel.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
And the [D] space [G] between [C] ourselves [G] sometimes [D] is more than the [Em] distance [Am] between [D] the stars.
By the [G] fragile bridge of [C] the [G] servant's bow, [Am] we take the [Em] basin [D] and the towel.
_ _ [C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] _ impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
[C] _
_ In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day [G] after day we must [C] take up [D] the basin.
[Am] And day after [G] day we must [C]
take up the [D] basin.
[Am] And day [G] after day we [C] must take up the [D] base _ _ and [C] the towel.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [D] In [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
an upstairs room, [D] a [G] parable _ is just about to [D] come _ [G]
alive.
[D] And while [G] they bicker [D] about [Em] who's best, [Am] with a painful glance [C] he'll silently [D] rise.
_ [Em] Their savior's servant [Am] must show them how, [C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness [G] of a towel.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] _ impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
_ [C] _
_ In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day after [G] day we must [C] take [D] up the base and [C] the [G] towel.
_ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
In any ordinary [D] _
_ [G] place, on any _ [D] ordinary _ [G] _
day, [D] the [G] parable _ [D] can [Em] live again.
[Am] When one will kneel, [C] and one [D] will yield, [Em] our _ savior's servant must [Am] show us how,
[C] by the will of the water and [Am] the tenderness of [G] a towel.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
And the [D] space [G] between [C] ourselves [G] sometimes [D] is more than the [Em] distance [Am] between [D] the stars.
By the [G] fragile bridge of [C] the [G] servant's bow, [Am] we take the [Em] basin [D] and the towel.
_ _ [C] And the call is to [G] the unity, the [D] _ impoverished power [C] that sets the [G] soul free.
[C] _
_ In humility [Em] to take the vow, [Am] the day [G] after day we must [C] take up [D] the basin.
[Am] And day after [G] day we must [C]
take up the [D] basin.
[Am] And day [G] after day we [C] must take up the [D] base _ _ and [C] the towel.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _