{"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":2303315,"song":"Now Be Thankful","artist":"Richard Thompson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11481518-now-be-thankful-chords-by-richard-thompson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2303315?type=chord","rating":4.57984,"votes":4,"content":"As played (well, basically) by Richard Thompson on the 1994 live album \"Two letter words\".\r\nPay attention to the structure, it's unusual: the verse is 3 + 2 + 3 +3/4 bars,\r\nand the refrain is 3 + 3 + 4 bars. Not the standard 8-bar thing.\r\nThe base Gm-Dm/F-C/E at the end of the chorus is optional, but nice (not the last time though).\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb/A[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWhen the stone is grown too cold to kneel[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn crystal waters I'll be bound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/A[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel [note: only 3 beats on the chord on \"wheel\"!][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb/A[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nNow be thankful for good things below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]F/A[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow be thankful to your maker[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nFor the rose, the red rose blooms for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Dm/F[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nall to    know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm/F[/ch] | [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb/A[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWhen the fire is grown too fierce to breathe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn burning irons I'll be bound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/A[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFierce as fire weary to the sounds upon the wheel [note: only 3 beats on the chord on \"wheel\"!][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb/A[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nNow be thankful for good things below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]F/A[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow be thankful to your maker[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nFor the rose, the red rose blooms for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Dm/F[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nall to    know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm/F[/ch] | [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] | [ch]C/E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Mandolin solo over verse]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb/A[/ch] | [ch]Gm[/ch]     |\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F/A[/ch] | [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    |\r\nF  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm  Dm | C  [note: only 3 beats on this chord!] |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Guitar solo over chorus]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb/A[/ch] | [ch]Gm[/ch]      |\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]F/A[/ch] | [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    | [ch]C[/ch]       |\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb/A[/ch] | [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm/F[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Repeat verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb/A[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWhen the stone is grown too cold to kneel[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]F/A[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn crystal waters I'll be bound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/A[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel [note: only 3 beats on the chord on \"wheel\"!][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb/A[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nNow be thankful for good things below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]F/A[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow be thankful to your maker[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nFor the rose, the red rose blooms for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nall to    know[/tab]","plain_text":"As played (well, basically) by Richard Thompson on the 1994 live album \"Two letter words\".\nPay attention to the structure, it's unusual: the verse is 3 + 2 + 3 +3/4 bars,\nand the refrain is 3 + 3 + 4 bars. Not the standard 8-bar thing.\nThe base Gm-Dm/F-C/E at the end of the chorus is optional, but nice (not the last time though).\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nGm Dm/F | C/E Dm | C Dm | C/E |\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nGm Dm/F | C/E Dm | C Dm | C/E |\n\n[Mandolin solo over verse]\n\nF  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm     |\n\n\n[Guitar solo over chorus]\n\nF  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm      |\nF  F/A | Bb  C    | C       |\nF  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm Dm/F | C  |\n\n\n[Repeat verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Gm","Dm/F","C/E","F","C","Bb","Bb/A","F/A","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}