Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
Intro: C majorC x8
Verse 1:
C majorC C majorC
The farmer drove his tractor where the soil had been tilled
E minorEm E minorEm
planting corn in rank and file from the silo to the lumber mill
C majorC C majorC E minorEm
he rode along in silence as looked out past the honeysuckle field
E minorEm
watched the water turn turn the water wheel
C majorC C majorC E minorEm
started thinking about his daughter with affection her reaction of disdain
E minorEm
the day he replaced the blue hydrangea with the climbing grain
C majorC C majorC
while her disappointed sister looked on quiet as the snow
E minorEm E minorEm
knowing well that those that know don't talk and those that talk don't know
Chorus 1:
G+G
but she couldn't help but sing
G+G
she couldn't help but sing
E minorEm
No, she couldn't help but sing
E minorEm
she couldn't help but sing
G+G
She tried but she couldn't help but sing
G+G
she couldn't help but sing
E minorEm
No, she couldn't help but sing
E minorEm
she couldn't help but sing
Verse 2: (Repeat chords from Verse 1: C majorC C E minorEm Em)
the tortoise in the wheelchair wrapped his forehead in a bandage
with a cast they made from plaster for his phony broken leg
so he'd get pushed around the sidewalk by the zookeeper's assistant
with the hummingbird observing from behind the yellow flower
and he flapped his tiny wings they moved so fast you couldn't see them
with resentment for the tortoise which was clear by his expression
but the tortoise turned and smiled with a peacefulness which proved
that there's a movement in our stillness and however much we move
Chorus 2: (Repeat chords from Chorus 1: G+G G MajorG E minorEm Em)
we're bound to stand completely still
we stand completely still
we all stand completely still
we stand completely still
Let's all stand completely still
Let's stand completely still
Let's all stand completely still
Let's stand completely still
Bridge:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm Em x2
Ending: (Repeat Bridge chords until end)
G+G D MajorD
come tortoise, standing still
E minorEm E minorEm
go hummingbird, my will
come tortoise, stumbling blind
go hummingbird, my eyes
come tortoise, empty hand
go hummingbird, my plan
come tortoise, undefined
go hummingbird, my mind
come tortoise, letting go
go hummingbird, I know
come tortoise, come and die
go hummingbird, my I
goodbye, I, goodbye, I
goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
(End on E minorEm chord)