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At the end of each stanza in the verse the piano alternates
between D, Dsus2 and Dsus4 in various combinations
(it didn't read that well when tabbed out so i haven't included it all below)
...Intro...
D
...Verse 1...
G A
You've got all the emotion, that's heaving like an ocean,
Bm Dsus2
And you're drowning in a deep, dark well.
G A
I can hear it in your voice, that if you only had a choice,
D D Dsus2 D
You would rather be anyone else.
...Chorus 1...
D A
I love you just the way that you are,
Bm G
I love the way that he made your precious heart.
D
Be kind to yourself
D
Be kind to yourself
...Verse 2...
G A
I know it's hard to hear it, when that anger in your spirit,
Bm Dsus2
Is pointed like an arrow at your chest.
G A
When the voices in your mind, are anything but kind,
D D Dsus2 D
And your can't believe that your father knows best.
...Chorus 2...
D A
I love you just the way that you are,
Bm G
I love the way that he's shaping your heart.
D
Be kind to yourself
D
Be kind to yourself
...Verse 3...
D G D
Oh, how does it end, when the war that you're in,
D Dsus2
Is just you, against you, against you?
Bm A
Got to learn to love, learn to love,
G Dsus2
Learn to love you enemies too.
D
...Verse 4...
G A
You can't expect to be perfect, it's a fight you got to forfeit,
Bm Dsus2
You belong to whatever you do.
G A
so lay down your weapon, darling take a deep breath,
Bm D Dsus2
And believe that I love you.
...Coda..
D
Be kind to yourself
D
Be kind to yourself
D
Be kind to yourself
D Dsus2
Got to learn to love, learn to love,
Dsus2 D
Learn to love you enemies..
D Dsus2
Got to learn to love, learn to love,
Dsus4 D
Learn to love you enemies too.
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Last Updated: October 20, 2017