Intro
G6/9
[Verse 1]
Fbm D Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim B7/F# Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
C B C G6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
C
Who’d bear my breathing
D7 G
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Fbm D Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim B7/F# Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
C B C G6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
C
Who’d share their blankets?
D7 G
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m Bm G
This is not difficult or radical
D Dsus D Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
G6/9 C
Be kind, be gentle
G6/9 C
Be mild, be simple
G6/9 C
Be patient, be peaceful
C
But above all else
Ab7(2) G
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Fbm D Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim B7/F# Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
C B Gm7dim Cmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 C
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
D7 G
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m Bm G
This is not difficult or radical
D Dsus D Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
G6/9 C
Be kind, be gentle
G6/9 C
Be mild, be simple
G6/B C
Be patient, be peaceful
D7 G6/9
But above all be kind
C
…be humble
G6/9 C
Show mercy, show caring
G6/9 A
Don’t hate or hide
G6/B C
Don’t let fear divide
C
Above all else,
D7 G
Above all else, be kind