{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1699156,"song":"The Gift","artist":"Lucy Kaplansky","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11357045-the-gift-chords-by-lucy-kaplansky/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1699156?type=chord","rating":4.61369,"votes":3,"content":"Lucy Kaplansky - The Gift\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGrandfather came to Canada[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a trade of a different time[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA learned man of god[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe just wasn't worth a dime[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo, mended clothes for pennies[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile his children went to school[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSang them asleep at night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSongs from the Old World and New[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOhh, he could sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHad nothing to leave behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut his voice, gave him wings[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor a little while, he could fly_ [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE: [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was talk on the radio[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout a contest with a prize[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nCast to the best singer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThought he'd give it a try[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis son could play the piano[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd don't you know, they won[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nPaid off some debts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the money was all gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOhh, he could sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHad nothing to leave behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut his voice, gave him wings[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor a little while, he could fly_ [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever saw his children grown[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was too young when he died[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis son became a scholar[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlayed piano on the side[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young my father played[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I would sing along[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSongs from the world he knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I remember 'most every one[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE: [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy voice was passed down to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrough the family line[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe gifts that we are given[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre the gifts we leave behind[/tab]","plain_text":"Lucy Kaplansky - The Gift\n\n\n\nINTRO: G    C  G  D    C  G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE: C  G  D   C G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL: C G  D  C G D  C Em  C    G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE: D  C G D  C  G","chords":["G","C","D","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}