Intro
Gb6/9
[Verse 1]
Ebm Db Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim A#7/F Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
Cb A# Cb Gb6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
Cb
Who’d bear my breathing
Db7 Gb
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Ebm Db Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim A#7/F Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
Cb A# Cb Gb6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
Cb
Who’d share their blankets?
Db7 Gb
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm A#m Gb
This is not difficult or radical
Db Dbsus Db Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
Gb6/9 Cb
Be kind, be gentle
Gb6/9 Cb
Be mild, be simple
Gb6/9 Cb
Be patient, be peaceful
Cb
But above all else
Ab7(2) Gb
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Ebm Db Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim A#7/F Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
Cb A# Gm7dim Cbmin7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 Cb
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
Db7 Gb
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm A#m Gb
This is not difficult or radical
Db Dbsus Db Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
Gb6/9 Cb
Be kind, be gentle
Gb6/9 Cb
Be mild, be simple
Gb6/A# Cb
Be patient, be peaceful
Db7 Gb6/9
But above all be kind
Cb
…be humble
Gb6/9 Cb
Show mercy, show caring
Gb6/9 Ab
Don’t hate or hide
Gb6/A# Cb
Don’t let fear divide
Cb
Above all else,
Db7 Gb
Above all else, be kind