Chords for The Moody Blues: Balance
Tempo:
115.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gm
Bb
Cm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Gm] After [Eb] he had journeyed, and his feet [Cm] were sore, and he was tired, [Bb] he [G] came upon an orange
grove, [F] and he rested.
[Bb] And he [Cm] lay in the cool, and [Eb] while he rested, he took to himself an orange, [Gm] and tasted it,
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Gm] After [Eb] he had journeyed, and his feet [Cm] were sore, and he was tired, [Bb] he [G] came upon an orange
grove, [F] and he rested.
[Bb] And he [Cm] lay in the cool, and [Eb] while he rested, he took to himself an orange, [Gm] and tasted it,
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Eb
Gm
Bb
Cm
Dm
Eb
Gm
Bb
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ After [Eb] he had journeyed, and his feet [Cm] were sore, and he was tired, [Bb] he [G] came upon an orange
grove, [F] and he rested. _ _
[Bb] _ _ And he [Cm] lay in the cool, and [Eb] while he rested, he took to himself an orange, [Gm] and tasted it,
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] and it was good.
_ [Cm] And he felt the earth to his spine, and he [Gm] asked, _ and [F] he saw the tree above him, [Gm] and
stars, [Dm] and the veins in the leaf, _ [Gm] and the light, _
_ [Dm] and the balance, and he [Gm] saw _ magnificent [Dm] perfection.
And whereon [Gm] he thought of himself in balance, [Eb] and he knew he was.
[Bb] _
[F] Just over [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] his feet, [Dm] just over [Gm] his _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] feet, just _ [Gm] _
[Dm] under his heart.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ And [Eb] he thought of those he angered, for he was [Cm] not a violent man.
[Eb] And he thought of those [A] he hurt, for he [F] was not a cruel man. _
[Bb] _ And he thought of those he frightened, [Cm]
for he was not an evil man.
[Eb] _ _
And he understood, [Gm] _ he understood [Eb] himself on this.
He saw that when he [Cm] was of anger, or knew hurt, or [Bb] felt fear, it was because he was not [F] understanding.
_ And [Gm] he learned compassion, _ _ [Dm]
and with his eye of [Gm] compassion, he saw his enemies [Dm] like unto himself.
[Gm] _ _ And he learned [Dm]
love.
_ _ [Gm] _ Then [Bb] he was [Eb] answered. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Just [Gm] open your eyes, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] baby, just open your heart, and _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] let there be a light to [Eb] face all
[Bb] that is big. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Yeah, baby, _
[Bb] _ just open [Gm] _
your mind, and [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] face [Gm] all the heart.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ After [Eb] he had journeyed, and his feet [Cm] were sore, and he was tired, [Bb] he [G] came upon an orange
grove, [F] and he rested. _ _
[Bb] _ _ And he [Cm] lay in the cool, and [Eb] while he rested, he took to himself an orange, [Gm] and tasted it,
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] and it was good.
_ [Cm] And he felt the earth to his spine, and he [Gm] asked, _ and [F] he saw the tree above him, [Gm] and
stars, [Dm] and the veins in the leaf, _ [Gm] and the light, _
_ [Dm] and the balance, and he [Gm] saw _ magnificent [Dm] perfection.
And whereon [Gm] he thought of himself in balance, [Eb] and he knew he was.
[Bb] _
[F] Just over [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] his feet, [Dm] just over [Gm] his _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] feet, just _ [Gm] _
[Dm] under his heart.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ And [Eb] he thought of those he angered, for he was [Cm] not a violent man.
[Eb] And he thought of those [A] he hurt, for he [F] was not a cruel man. _
[Bb] _ And he thought of those he frightened, [Cm]
for he was not an evil man.
[Eb] _ _
And he understood, [Gm] _ he understood [Eb] himself on this.
He saw that when he [Cm] was of anger, or knew hurt, or [Bb] felt fear, it was because he was not [F] understanding.
_ And [Gm] he learned compassion, _ _ [Dm]
and with his eye of [Gm] compassion, he saw his enemies [Dm] like unto himself.
[Gm] _ _ And he learned [Dm]
love.
_ _ [Gm] _ Then [Bb] he was [Eb] answered. _ _ _
[Bb] _ Just [Gm] open your eyes, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] baby, just open your heart, and _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] let there be a light to [Eb] face all
[Bb] that is big. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Yeah, baby, _
[Bb] _ just open [Gm] _
your mind, and [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] face [Gm] all the heart.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _
