Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: G Em Am D We stand on the edge of a cliff in the deepest night I’ve ever seen G Em C D People looking for light, people who cherish a dream G Em C D But the light’s shining out from our eyes and the dream’s resting deep in our souls G Em Am D If it’s magic we’re needing to keep us from falling, it’s magic we already know Chorus: G Em Am D It’s music that keeps us alive, it’s dancing that sets our hearts free G Em Am D It’s children remember the laughter in life, it’s animals teach us to see G Em C D G Em Stay low to the ground, live close to the earth, don’t stray very far from your soul Am D Am D G It’s simple things show us the reason we’re here and it’s simple things keeping us whole.
Verse 2: G Em Am D Tell me the place you were born, the lives your ancestors led G Em C D The ground that surrounded the people you love, the streams from which you were fed G Em C D It’s the wind that carries the seed, and the seed that carries the song G Em Am D The food that we’re eating is rooted in soil, and it’s soil that is keeping us strong Chorus: G Em Am D It’s music that keeps us alive, it’s dancing that sets our hearts free G Em Am D It’s children remember the laughter in life, it’s animals teach us to see G Em C D G Em Stay low to the ground, live close to the earth, don’t stray very far from your soul Am D Am D G It’s simple things show us the reason we’re here and it’s simple things keeping us whole. Verse 3: G Em Am D The temples are falling around us, we stand strong and fierce where they’ve been G Em C D I never have seen a holier sight than a person who sings in the wind G Em C D Our blood is the river of life, our joy is the sun on the land G Em Am D All of the love that is inside this heart is more than one person can stand Chorus: G Em Am D It’s music that keeps us alive, it’s dancing that sets our hearts free G Em Am D It’s children remember the laughter in life, it’s animals teach us to see G Em C D G Em Stay low to the ground, live close to the earth, don’t stray very far from your soul Am D Am D G It’s simple things show us the reason we’re here and it’s simple things keeping us whole. Outro: G Em C D G Em Stay low to the ground, live close to the earth, don’t stray very far from your soul Am D Am D G It’s simple things show us the reason we’re here and it’s simple things keeping us whole. ...
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