Potters Wheel
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Intro: D C D C Bm D
D C D
The world is fast becoming younger
C Bm D
The news is all they've ever known
D C D
They've seen the wars, the hurt, the hunger
C Bm D
How will they choose when they are grown?
D C D
What do you tell forever's children
C Bm D
When it's their turn to hurt and heal?
D C D
Whatever spins a grim tornado
C Bm D
Can also turn a potter's wheel
Bm D Bm D
Take a little clay, put it on a wheel
Bm D A D
Get a little hint how God must feel
Bm D Bm D
Give a little turn, listen to it spin
Bm D A D
Make it in the shape you want it in
D C D
Tell with your life a bloody story
C Bm D
Teach to their dreams not burning steel
D C D
It's not in bombs where lies the glory
C Bm D
But in what's shattered on the field
D C D
The potter's wheel takes love and caring
C Bm D
Skill and patience fast and slow
D C D
The works it makes are easily broken
C Bm D
Once they survive the potter's throw
Bm D Bm D
Take a little clay, put it on a wheel
Bm D A D
Get a little hint how God must feel
Bm D Bm D
Give a little turn, listen to it spin
Bm D A D
Make it in the shape you want it in
D C D C Bm D
D C D
Some day some children will be digging
C Bm D
In some long forgotten ground
D C D
And they'll find our civilization
C Bm D
Or what's left of it to be found
D C D
They'll find the weapons of destruction
C Bm D
But buried deeper in the hole
D C D
They'll find a message and a promise
C Bm D
In the sand, the potter's bowl
Bm D Bm D
Take a little clay, put it on a wheel
Bm D A D
Get a little hint how God must feel
Bm D Bm D
Give a little turn, listen to it spin
Bm D A D
Make it in the shape you want it in
Bm D Bm D
Take a little clay, put it on a wheel
Bm D A D
Get a little hint how God must feel
Bm D Bm D
Give a little turn, listen to it spin
Bm D A D
Make it in the shape you want it in
Bm D Bm D
Earth and water and wind conspire
Bm D A D
With human hands and love and fire
Bm D Bm D
Take a little clay, put it on a wheel
Bm D A D
Get a little hint how God must feel
Bm D Bm D
Give a little turn, listen to it spin
Bm D Em D Bm D
Make it in the shape you want it in
How to play Potters Wheel
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.