Intro
Eb6/9
[Verse 1]
Cm A# Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim G7/D Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
Ab G Ab Eb6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
Ab
Who’d bear my breathing
A#7 Eb
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Cm A# Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim G7/D Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
Ab G Ab Eb6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
Ab
Who’d share their blankets?
A#7 Eb
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Gm Eb
This is not difficult or radical
A# A#sus A# Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
Eb6/9 Ab
Be kind, be gentle
Eb6/9 Ab
Be mild, be simple
Eb6/9 Ab
Be patient, be peaceful
Ab
But above all else
Ab7(2) Eb
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Cm A# Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim G7/D Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
Ab G Gm7dim Abmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 Ab
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
A#7 Eb
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Gm Eb
This is not difficult or radical
A# A#sus A# Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
Eb6/9 Ab
Be kind, be gentle
Eb6/9 Ab
Be mild, be simple
Eb6/G Ab
Be patient, be peaceful
A#7 Eb6/9
But above all be kind
Ab
…be humble
Eb6/9 Ab
Show mercy, show caring
Eb6/9 F
Don’t hate or hide
Eb6/G Ab
Don’t let fear divide
Ab
Above all else,
A#7 Eb
Above all else, be kind