Intro
Ab6/9
[Verse 1]
Fm Eb Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim C7/G Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
Db C Db Ab6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
Db
Who’d bear my breathing
Eb7 Ab
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Fm Eb Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim C7/G Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
Db C Db Ab6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
Db
Who’d share their blankets?
Eb7 Ab
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Cm Ab
This is not difficult or radical
Eb Ebsus Eb Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
Ab6/9 Db
Be kind, be gentle
Ab6/9 Db
Be mild, be simple
Ab6/9 Db
Be patient, be peaceful
Db
But above all else
Ab7(2) Ab
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Fm Eb Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim C7/G Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
Db C Gm7dim Dbmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 Db
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
Eb7 Ab
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm Cm Ab
This is not difficult or radical
Eb Ebsus Eb Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
Ab6/9 Db
Be kind, be gentle
Ab6/9 Db
Be mild, be simple
Ab6/C Db
Be patient, be peaceful
Eb7 Ab6/9
But above all be kind
Db
…be humble
Ab6/9 Db
Show mercy, show caring
Ab6/9 A#
Don’t hate or hide
Ab6/C Db
Don’t let fear divide
Db
Above all else,
Eb7 Ab
Above all else, be kind