Intro
D6/9
[Verse 1]
Cbm A Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim F#7/C# Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
G F# G D6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
G
Who’d bear my breathing
A7 D
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Cbm A Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim F#7/C# Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
G F# G D6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
G
Who’d share their blankets?
A7 D
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m F#m D
This is not difficult or radical
A Asus A Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
D6/9 G
Be kind, be gentle
D6/9 G
Be mild, be simple
D6/9 G
Be patient, be peaceful
G
But above all else
Ab7(2) D
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Cbm A Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim F#7/C# Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
G F# Gm7dim Gmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 G
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
A7 D
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m F#m D
This is not difficult or radical
A Asus A Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
D6/9 G
Be kind, be gentle
D6/9 G
Be mild, be simple
D6/F# G
Be patient, be peaceful
A7 D6/9
But above all be kind
G
…be humble
D6/9 G
Show mercy, show caring
D6/9 Fb
Don’t hate or hide
D6/F# G
Don’t let fear divide
G
Above all else,
A7 D
Above all else, be kind