Intro
F6/9
[Verse 1]
Dm C Gb+2
There is a wind of spite that chills
Bbm7dim A7/E Db+2
There is a song-less sky of still
A# A A# F6/9
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?
A#
Who’d bear my breathing
C7 F
As I gasped in death?
[Verse 2]
Dm C Gb+2
There is a dark that light can’t kill
Bbm7dim A7/E Db+2
Within the blinding fear it fills
A# A A# F6/9
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes?
A#
Who’d share their blankets?
C7 F
Or would I freeze alone?
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am F
This is not difficult or radical
C Csus C Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. This is the most important:
[Chorus]
F6/9 A#
Be kind, be gentle
F6/9 A#
Be mild, be simple
F6/9 A#
Be patient, be peaceful
A#
But above all else
Ab7(2) F
Above all else, be kind
[Verse 3]
Dm C Gb+2
There is a thirst no substance can quench
Bbm7dim A7/E Db+2
There is a hunger that will not be silent
A# A Gm7dim A#min7
If you were famished, your children unfed
Db+2 A#
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
C7 F
Who would share their bread?
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am F
This is not difficult or radical
C Csus C Ab7(2)
This is fundamental. This is critical. This is the single most important:
[Chorus]
F6/9 A#
Be kind, be gentle
F6/9 A#
Be mild, be simple
F6/A A#
Be patient, be peaceful
C7 F6/9
But above all be kind
A#
…be humble
F6/9 A#
Show mercy, show caring
F6/9 G
Don’t hate or hide
F6/A A#
Don’t let fear divide
A#
Above all else,
C7 F
Above all else, be kind