Chords with lyrics
♫ Intro:
FF
♫ Verse 1:
FF
Good, sweet earth
Sleeves rolled up and hands buried in the dirt
B minorBm
I can see her there in one of dad's old shirts
BB FF
Showing me how life's supposed to work
♫ Verse 2:
FF
Good straight lines
You need seed and sweat and soil and sweet sunshine
B minorBm
And once those roots take hold you'll be just fine
♫ Pre-Chorus:
BB
It's a beautiful design
B minorBm C minorCm BB FF
It just takes love and faith and grace, a little time
♫ Chorus:
FF F/Gm
We're all sons and daughters
B minorBm BB
Just ripples on the water
FF F/Gm
Tryna make it matter
B minorBm BB
Until our time to leave
FF F/Gm
One day they'll carve your name in stone
B minorBm BB
Then send your soul on home
FF
'Til then it's praying for rain
F/Gm BB
And pulling up the weeds
FF FF
Planting trees we'll never see
♫ Verse 3:
FF
First day of spring
The whole world’s waking up and turning green
B minorBm
And everything connects to everything
♫ Pre-Chorus:
BB
It's a beautiful design
B minorBm C minorCm BB FF
It just takes love and faith and grace, a little time
♫ Chorus:
FF F/Gm
We're all sons and daughters
B minorBm BB
Just ripples on the water
FF F/Gm
Tryna make it matter
B minorBm BB
Until our time to leave
FF F/Gm
One day they'll carve your name in stone
B minorBm BB
Then send your soul on home
FF
'Til then it's praying for rain
F/Gm BB
And pulling up the weeds
FF FF
Planting trees we'll never see
♫ Bridge:
B minorBm C minorCm BB
Statues fall and glory fades
B minorBm C minorCm BB
But a hundred-year-old oak tree still gives shade
♫ Chorus:
FF F/Gm
We're all sons and daughters
B minorBm BB
Just ripples on the water
FF F/Gm
Tryna make it matter
B minorBm BB
Until our time to leave
FF F/Gm
One day they'll carve your name in stone
B minorBm BB
Then send your soul on home
FF
'Til then it's praying for rain
F/Gm BB
And pulling up the weeds
FF
'Til then it's praying for rain
F/Gm BB
And pulling up the weeds
FF FF
Planting trees we'll never see
♫ Outro:
FF
Trees we'll never see