Sadness As A Gift chords by Adrianne Lenker

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

G/F# 2 2 0 0 0 3
C/BC/B  x 2 2 0 1 0

Intro:

G+G   G/F#  E minorEm
C majorC   G+G
C majorC   G+G
D MajorD   A minorAm
C majorC   G+G
C majorC   G+G
C majorC   C/BC/B  A minorAm D7D7

Verse 1:
G+G    G/F#  E minorEm
You and I both know
   C majorC        G+G
There is nothing more to say
C majorC        G+G
Chances shutter shining eyes
  D MajorD       A minorAm
And turn to face away

Chorus:
C majorC           G+G
Leaning on the window sill
          C majorC             G+G
You could write me someday and I think you will
        C majorC      C/BC/B   A minorAm
We could see the sadness as a gift and still
     D MajorD
Feel too heavy to hold

Verse 2:
G+G  G/F#  E minorEm
Snow falling
    C majorC        G+G
Try to keep from calling
      C majorC          G+G
Watch the spring turn to winter
  D MajorD        A minorAm
Fireflies all frozen

Chorus:
C majorC         G+G
The seasons go so fast
        C majorC           G+G
Thinking that this one was gonna last
     C majorC      C/BC/B     A minorAm    D MajorD
Maybe the question was too much to ask

Verse 3:
G+G     G/F#   E minorEm
Been searching for your eyes
    C majorC        G+G
All I see are blue skies
     C majorC         G+G
And that old man beats his crooked cane
   D MajorD       A minorAm
It's time to let go

Chorus:
C majorC           G+G
Leaning on the window sill
          C majorC              G+G
You could write me someday and I bet you will
        C majorC      C/BC/B   A minorAm
We could see the sadness as a gift and still
C majorC        G+G
The seasons go fast
        C majorC           G+G
Thinking that this one was gonna last
      C majorC      C/BC/B     A minorAm    D MajorD
Maybe the question was too much to ask

Instrumental:
G+G   G/F#  E minorEm
C majorC   G+G
C majorC   G+G
D MajorD   A minorAm
C majorC   G+G
C majorC   G+G
C majorC   C/BC/B  A minorAm D7D7

Verse 4:
G+G    G/F#  E minorEm
You and I could see
     C majorC      G+G
Into the same eternity
C majorC      G+G        D MajorD    A minorAm
Every second brimming with a majesty

Chorus:
C majorC         G+G
Kiss so sweet, so fine
          C majorC          G+G
You could hear the music inside my mind
    C majorC      C/BC/B    A minorAm
And you showed me a place I'll find
   D MajorD
Even when I'm old

Chorus:
   C majorC           G+G
Just Leaning on the window sill
          C majorC           G+G
You could write me someday and I hope you will
        C majorC      C/BC/B   A minorAm
We could see the sadness as a gift and still
C majorC        G+G
The seasons go fast
       C majorC           G+G
Thinking that this one was gonna last
     C majorC      C/BC/B     A minorAm    D MajorD
Maybe the question was too much to ask