Thanksgiving Day - Tom Chapin

Thanksgiving Day

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F C/F Bb/F F
Bb F/C C F
 
[Verse 1]
C C7 F Dm
When we were farmers we hauled in the harvest
Gm C7 F
And founded Thanksgiving Day.
Gm C Am Dm
With food in the shed for the winter ahead
C/G G7 C C7
We would gather together to say--
 
[Chorus]
F C F C
Thanks for our health. Thanks for our hearth
F C Asus4 A
And the bounty that grows from the ground.
Gm Gm/Bb Dm F/A
With our loved ones near we bless the year
Bb F/C C F
That's brought us safely 'round.
 
C/F Bb/F F
Bb F/C C F
 
[Verse 2]
C C7 F Dm
Now we are shoppers. We drive to the market.
Gm C7 F
The farm seems a light year away.
Gm C Am Dm
Still, every November we pause to remember
C/G G7 C C7
That time-honored, old-fashioned day.
 
[Chorus]
F C F C
Thanks for our health. Thanks for our hearth
F C Asus4 A
And the bounty that grows from the ground.
Gm Gm/Bb Dm F/A
With our loved ones near we bless the year
Bb F/C C F
That's brought us safely 'round.
 
C/F Bb/F F
Bb F/C C F
 
[Verse 3]
C C7 F Dm
Everything changes, yes, even Thanksgiving.
Gm C7 F
Let's rededicate this old day
Gm C Am Dm
To helping the hungry, the poor and the homeless
C/G G7 C C7
So all may be able to say--
 
[Chorus]
F C F C
Thanks for our health. Thanks for our hearth
F C Asus4 A
And the bounty that grows from the ground.
Gm Gm/Bb Dm F/A
With our loved ones near we bless the year
Bb F/C C F D7
That's brought us safely round.
 
[Outro]
Gm Bb Dm F/A
With our loved ones near we bless the year
Bb F/C C F
That's brought us safely 'round.

How to play Thanksgiving Day

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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