Chords for The People of the Boxes- Dawud Wharnsby (Lyrics)
Tempo:
58.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
A
D
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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There were once some people who all saw their lives like empty boxes
They looked around the world collecting up the things they liked
They filled their [D#] lives in boxes with the goodies that they gathered and they all [N] felt in control
Content and they all felt alright.
They climbed inside their boxes.
They settled with their trinkets
They neither looked nor learned much more and closed their lids up tight.
Once they'd fastened up [E] their boxes
They smiled there inside and they all thought in their darkness that the world was clear and bright
But the world is not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no [A] cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the [E] rocks is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of Islam
Along came a wandering wise man
[G] Whispering such words of truth [D#] who stumbled [E] on these boxes so separate side by side
He knocked upon the first one saying please [D] come out and feel the day an answer came from deep within you're not [C#] of us
Please go away
He [B] approached the second box and tapped thrice on the lid saying [D] peace to you inside
Shall I show you a new way?
[N] Someone peeked out from a crack and said you may just have a point but it's so comfy [D] in my box in my box here
I will stay but the world is [A] not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is [E] a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece [C#] of the peace of Islam
[N] He stood before the final box a hiding face peeked out to him and much to his surprise
He said I recognize those eyes.
I see you and you see me
Why not come out and be free faith and flowers wilt and die if they are hidden from the [Em] sky
Cuz the world is [D] not a [G] box
There's no lid, no doors, [A] no cardboard flaps or locks
And everything [G] in nature from the clouds to the rocks [E] is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the [Bm] peace of Islam
Now centuries lie between all the [C] prophets and you and I
[C#] Civilizations are born and die each and every [E] day
We see good and bad and happy sad and mad mistakes
[D#] We wish we hadn't made in our attempt to [N] try and live up to their way
But if we hide ourselves away afraid to grow and learn
We might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns
And we'll never be much more than only casualties of war
In a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin
We've got to tip [D] the lid and let some sunlight [A] in
[G] Cuz the world is not a box
There's no lid, [A] no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is a [E] piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of [C#] Islam
[N]
They looked around the world collecting up the things they liked
They filled their [D#] lives in boxes with the goodies that they gathered and they all [N] felt in control
Content and they all felt alright.
They climbed inside their boxes.
They settled with their trinkets
They neither looked nor learned much more and closed their lids up tight.
Once they'd fastened up [E] their boxes
They smiled there inside and they all thought in their darkness that the world was clear and bright
But the world is not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no [A] cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the [E] rocks is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of Islam
Along came a wandering wise man
[G] Whispering such words of truth [D#] who stumbled [E] on these boxes so separate side by side
He knocked upon the first one saying please [D] come out and feel the day an answer came from deep within you're not [C#] of us
Please go away
He [B] approached the second box and tapped thrice on the lid saying [D] peace to you inside
Shall I show you a new way?
[N] Someone peeked out from a crack and said you may just have a point but it's so comfy [D] in my box in my box here
I will stay but the world is [A] not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is [E] a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece [C#] of the peace of Islam
[N] He stood before the final box a hiding face peeked out to him and much to his surprise
He said I recognize those eyes.
I see you and you see me
Why not come out and be free faith and flowers wilt and die if they are hidden from the [Em] sky
Cuz the world is [D] not a [G] box
There's no lid, no doors, [A] no cardboard flaps or locks
And everything [G] in nature from the clouds to the rocks [E] is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the [Bm] peace of Islam
Now centuries lie between all the [C] prophets and you and I
[C#] Civilizations are born and die each and every [E] day
We see good and bad and happy sad and mad mistakes
[D#] We wish we hadn't made in our attempt to [N] try and live up to their way
But if we hide ourselves away afraid to grow and learn
We might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns
And we'll never be much more than only casualties of war
In a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin
We've got to tip [D] the lid and let some sunlight [A] in
[G] Cuz the world is not a box
There's no lid, [A] no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is a [E] piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of [C#] Islam
[N]
Key:
E
G
A
D
C#
E
G
A
There were once some people who all saw their lives like empty boxes
They looked around the world collecting up the things they liked
They filled their [D#] lives in boxes with the goodies that they gathered and they all [N] felt in control
Content and they all felt alright.
They climbed inside their boxes.
They settled with their trinkets
They neither looked nor learned much more and closed their lids up tight.
Once they'd fastened up [E] their boxes
They smiled there inside and they all thought in their darkness that the world was clear and bright
But the world is not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no [A] cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the [E] rocks is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of Islam
Along came a wandering wise man
[G] Whispering such words of truth [D#] who stumbled [E] on these boxes so separate side by side
He knocked upon the first one saying please [D] come out and feel the day an answer came from deep within you're not [C#] of us
Please go away
He [B] approached the second box and tapped thrice on the lid saying [D] peace to you inside
Shall I show you a new way?
[N] Someone peeked out from a crack and said you may just have a point but it's so comfy [D] in my box in my box here
I will stay but the world is [A] not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is [E] a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece [C#] of the peace of Islam
[N] He stood before the final box a hiding face peeked out to him and much to his surprise
He said I recognize those eyes.
I see you and you see me
Why not come out and be free faith and flowers wilt and die if they are hidden from the [Em] sky
Cuz the world is [D] not a [G] box
There's no lid, no doors, [A] no cardboard flaps or locks
And everything [G] in nature from the clouds to the rocks [E] is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the [Bm] peace of Islam
Now centuries lie between all the [C] prophets and you and I
[C#] Civilizations are born and die each and every [E] day
We see good and bad and happy sad and mad mistakes
[D#] We wish we hadn't made in our attempt to [N] try and live up to their way
But if we hide ourselves away afraid to grow and learn
We might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns
And we'll never be much more than only casualties of war
In a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin
We've got to tip [D] the lid and let some sunlight [A] in
[G] Cuz the world is not a box
There's no lid, [A] no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is a [E] piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of [C#] Islam
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
They looked around the world collecting up the things they liked
They filled their [D#] lives in boxes with the goodies that they gathered and they all [N] felt in control
Content and they all felt alright.
They climbed inside their boxes.
They settled with their trinkets
They neither looked nor learned much more and closed their lids up tight.
Once they'd fastened up [E] their boxes
They smiled there inside and they all thought in their darkness that the world was clear and bright
But the world is not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no [A] cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the [E] rocks is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of Islam
Along came a wandering wise man
[G] Whispering such words of truth [D#] who stumbled [E] on these boxes so separate side by side
He knocked upon the first one saying please [D] come out and feel the day an answer came from deep within you're not [C#] of us
Please go away
He [B] approached the second box and tapped thrice on the lid saying [D] peace to you inside
Shall I show you a new way?
[N] Someone peeked out from a crack and said you may just have a point but it's so comfy [D] in my box in my box here
I will stay but the world is [A] not a box
There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is [E] a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece [C#] of the peace of Islam
[N] He stood before the final box a hiding face peeked out to him and much to his surprise
He said I recognize those eyes.
I see you and you see me
Why not come out and be free faith and flowers wilt and die if they are hidden from the [Em] sky
Cuz the world is [D] not a [G] box
There's no lid, no doors, [A] no cardboard flaps or locks
And everything [G] in nature from the clouds to the rocks [E] is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the [Bm] peace of Islam
Now centuries lie between all the [C] prophets and you and I
[C#] Civilizations are born and die each and every [E] day
We see good and bad and happy sad and mad mistakes
[D#] We wish we hadn't made in our attempt to [N] try and live up to their way
But if we hide ourselves away afraid to grow and learn
We might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns
And we'll never be much more than only casualties of war
In a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin
We've got to tip [D] the lid and let some sunlight [A] in
[G] Cuz the world is not a box
There's no lid, [A] no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks
And [G] everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks is a [E] piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of [C#] Islam
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _