Thanksgiving Prayer
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GmCapotraste:
3rd traste
[Verse 1]
Em
My money melts like sugar in the shower when I don't sing
B7 A Em
Like a broken mockingbird that's put in pawn and traded in for diamond jewelry
Em
That shines but only briefly like the golden heart of fall
B7 A Em
Where the afternoons wane quickly and your breath floats in the final beams of evening
[Verse 2]
Em
But I don't need dollars, pounds, or pesos to know I am rich
B7 A Em
I got people who allow themselves to love me and are insane enough to be loved
Em
And it's funny to think how much time we quietly spend apart
B7 A
You don't need to be a witness to have witness
Em
And I'm with you now, that's certain
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G B7
Civilize me from the wilderness of constant mercy
A7 Em
Guarding a nursery of life
Em G B7
That drifts inside me like a caravan of floating candles
A7 Em
Trying not to capsize in the night
[Chorus]
C Em
Listen close to the dark
C Em
And write down what it says
C A
Like its words are your own
A9 C (Em)
And dig a hole inside yourself and bury them there
[Instrumental]
Em | Em | Em | Em |
[Verse 2]
Em
Thanksgiving Day is every day I write a song like this
B7 A Em
When I get down on all four paws and drag myself by my own jaws for the feeling
Em
And a wise woman once told me no one has a single voice
B7 A
You're a chorus harmonizing or opposing voices rising
Em
Or a string of strangers waiting for their turn to speak
Em
So every day just ask yourself who would you rather be
B7 A Em
A conductor or a cop or a night watchmen slowly strolling an asylum
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G B7
Civilize me from the wilderness of constant mercy
A7 Em
Cut like a kite string in a storm
Em G B7
That drifts inside me like a caravan of floating candles
A7 Em
Huddled in clusters to keep warm
[Chorus]
C Em
At the end of the hunt
C Em
When you cut what you grow
C A
Will you have what you want
A9 C (Em)
And feast when fear is fleeced from the sheets of a ghost
[Instrumental]
Em | Em |
Em | Em | B7 | A | Em | Em |
Em | G | B7 | A | Em |
[Chorus]
Em C Em
When you open your eyes
C Em
To the sound of the dawn
C A
Peel a dream off your brain
A9 C Em
A film that takes the shape of the surface you dry it on
[Outro]
Em C Em
Like a Thanksgiving prayer
C E
You can taste it in the air
How to play Thanksgiving Prayer
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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.