Intro
Db6/9
[Verse 1]
A#m Ab Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim F7/C Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
Gb F Gb Db6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
Gb
Who’d bear my breathing
Ab7 Db
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
A#m Ab Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim F7/C Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
Gb F Gb Db6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
Gb
Who’d share their blankets?
Ab7 Db
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm Fm Db
This is not difficult or radical
Ab Absus Ab Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
Db6/9 Gb
Be kind, be gentle
Db6/9 Gb
Be mild, be simple
Db6/9 Gb
Be patient, be peaceful
Gb
But above all else
Ab7(2) Db
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
A#m Ab Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim F7/C Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
Gb F Gm7dim Gbmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 Gb
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
Ab7 Db
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
Cm Fm Db
This is not difficult or radical
Ab Absus Ab Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
Db6/9 Gb
Be kind, be gentle
Db6/9 Gb
Be mild, be simple
Db6/F Gb
Be patient, be peaceful
Ab7 Db6/9
But above all be kind
Gb
…be humble
Db6/9 Gb
Show mercy, show caring
Db6/9 Eb
Don’t hate or hide
Db6/F Gb
Don’t let fear divide
Gb
Above all else,
Ab7 Db
Above all else, be kind