The Gift
View chords used in this chart
Intro: G C G C Am Em D G (played over do do do...)
G
Darling don't you understand I feel so ill at ease
C
The room is full of silence and it's getting hard to breathe.
G
Take this guilded cage of pain and set me free
C Am Em D
Take this overcoat of shame, it never did belong to me.
G
It never did belong to me.
G
I need to go outside, I need to leave the smoke,
C
Cause I can't go on living in this same sick joke.
G
It seems our lives have taken on a different kind of twist
C Am Em D
Now that you have given me the perfect gift
G
You have given me the gift.
G Bb
For we have fallen from our shelves.
F G
To face the truth about our selves.
G Bb F G
And we have tumbled from our trees. Tumbled from our trees.
C G
And I can almost...I can almost hear the rain falling.
G C
Don't you know it feels so good. It feels so good.
Am Em D
So let's go out into the rain again.
G
Just like we said we always would.
End D F E Am D G
Hope you like the song as much as I do. Rory Strentz
How to play The Gift
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 G. 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.