Grief And Praise chords by Glen Phillips

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Intro:

G C G

Verse 1:

       G
Oh you sisters encircled
C           G
Children of mine
    C
You humble my heart
    C          G
And sharpen my mind

       G
Though scattered and weary
    D         Em
The change is upon us
       C
We are bound till the end
  C        G
a family I promise


Chorus 1:

D
All that you love
        C          G
will be taken some day
   G/F# Em
By the  angel of death
       C           G
Or the servants of change
     D
In a flood water tide
        Em     D  C
Without rancor or rage
     C
Sing loud while you’re able
   D            G        C G
In grief and in praise

Verse 2:

    G
For so many years
        C        G
We swam into the tide
       C
And we would not abandon
   C       G
Heroic and kind

           G
Shared our sweat and our shelter
    D          Em
Our bodies and blood
    C
God speed and good fortune
       C           G
I will miss you my love

Chorus 2:

    D
For all you hold dear
        C          G
will be taken some day
   G/F# Em
By the  angel of death
       C           G
Or the servants of change
     D
In a flood water tide
        Em     D  C
Without rancor or rage
     C
Sing loud while you’re able
   D            G
In grief and in praise

Bridge:

    G/F# Em
Now we   meet at the well of sorrow
    Am
Dug down to the heart of the earth
      Em            D
To be joined at its source
       C              G
To the spring of hope
      C
Drink deep while you can
     D
Give thanks for your thirst

Solo:

G G C G C C C G G D Em C C C G

Chorus 3:

    D
For all that you love
        C          G
will be taken some day
   G/F# Em
By the  angel of death
       C           G
Or the servants of change
     D
In a flood water tide
        Em     D  C
Without rancor or rage
     C
Sing loud while you’re able
   D            G        C G
In grief and in praise

Reprise:

     C
Sing loud while you re able
   D            G