Intro
A6/9
[Verse 1]
Gbm Fb Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim C#7/G# Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
D C# D A6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
D
Who’d bear my breathing
Fb7 A
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Gbm Fb Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim C#7/G# Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
D C# D A6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
D
Who’d share their blankets?
Fb7 A
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m C#m A
This is not difficult or radical
Fb Fbsus Fb Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
A6/9 D
Be kind, be gentle
A6/9 D
Be mild, be simple
A6/9 D
Be patient, be peaceful
D
But above all else
Ab7(2) A
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Gbm Fb Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim C#7/G# Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
D C# Gm7dim Dmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 D
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
Fb7 A
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m C#m A
This is not difficult or radical
Fb Fbsus Fb Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
A6/9 D
Be kind, be gentle
A6/9 D
Be mild, be simple
A6/C# D
Be patient, be peaceful
Fb7 A6/9
But above all be kind
D
…be humble
A6/9 D
Show mercy, show caring
A6/9 Cb
Don’t hate or hide
A6/C# D
Don’t let fear divide
D
Above all else,
Fb7 A
Above all else, be kind