Intro
A#6/9
[Verse 1]
Gm F Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim D7/A Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
Eb D Eb A#6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
Eb
Who’d bear my breathing
F7 A#
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Gm F Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim D7/A Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
Eb D Eb A#6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
Eb
Who’d share their blankets?
F7 A#
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Dm A#
This is not difficult or radical
F Fsus F Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
A#6/9 Eb
Be kind, be gentle
A#6/9 Eb
Be mild, be simple
A#6/9 Eb
Be patient, be peaceful
Eb
But above all else
Ab7(2) A#
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Gm F Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim D7/A Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
Eb D Gm7dim Ebmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 Eb
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
F7 A#
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Dm A#
This is not difficult or radical
F Fsus F Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
A#6/9 Eb
Be kind, be gentle
A#6/9 Eb
Be mild, be simple
A#6/D Eb
Be patient, be peaceful
F7 A#6/9
But above all be kind
Eb
…be humble
A#6/9 Eb
Show mercy, show caring
A#6/9 C
Don’t hate or hide
A#6/D Eb
Don’t let fear divide
Eb
Above all else,
F7 A#
Above all else, be kind