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Dar Williams - The Blessings
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   F    C    Em     Am    F  G  
If you're Fgonna get your heart broke, you better do it Cjust rightEm  
It's gotta be Amraining and you gotta move your Fstuff that Gnight
And the Amonly friend you can reach, isn't a Fgood friend at Gall
And you Amknow when he says, “Now who dumped who?”
That you Fnever should have made that Gcall
I had Fblessings
There's nobody Cthere, there's nobody Ghome
Yeah, the Amblessings
At the Fmoment I was Gmost alone and Amaimless as a fulltime fool
The jCoke was on Gme
I got Amall those birds flying Foff of that Gtree
That's a FblessingC  Em  Am  F  G  
And the Fblessings were like poets that we Cnever find time to Emknow
But Amwhen time stopped, I found the place where Fthe poets Ggo
And they Amsaid, “Here have some coffee, it's straight Fblack and very Gold”
And they Amgave me sticks and rocks and stars and Fall that I could Ghold
I had Fblessings
A moment of Cpeace even when the night Gends
Yeah, Amblessings
Can we Fmeet? Can we Gmeet again at the Amcrossroads of disaster 
And the Cimperfect Gsmile
With the Amangel in the streetlamp that blinks Fon as I walk Gon a mile
ThFe blessingsC  Em  Am  F  G  
And the Ambest ones were the ones I got to Fkeep as I grew Gstrong
And the Amdays that opened up until my Fwhole life could beGlong
It's like getting the Fanswers, when I don't Cneed them anyGmore
I'm finding the Ampictures, and I finally Fknow what I kept them Emfor
I reAmmember, I can Csee themG  
See them Amsmiling, see them stuck
See them Ftry, I wish them Gluck
AnFd all the blessinCgsEm  Am  F  G  
I was Ffast asleep at three in the morning, when I Cgot the payphone call
And she Amsaid, “Did I wake you up”, I said, “Hey, Fno, not at Gall”
And she Amsaid, “I got this suitcase and I Fdon't know what to Gpack”
And I Amsaid, “You can take anything you Fwant,G  
Just wait Fand see, it's not a reClease, it's not a reGward
It's the Amblessings,
It's the Fgift of what you Gnotice more,” 
And I Amwalked out and I watched her kick the Cbig pile of the Gnight
And we Amsat down and we waited for that Fstrange and empty Glight
Yeah, the Fblessings, aah, Caah, Emaah
See them Amsmiling, see them stuck, see them Ctry, I wish them Gluck
And Fall the blessingsC  Em  Am  

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The Blessings

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Dar Williams - The Blessings

CAPO: 2nd Fret

F C Em Am F G

INTRO:

F C Em

If you're gonna get your heart broke, you better do it just right

Am F G

It's gotta be raining and you gotta move your stuff that night

Am F G

And the only friend you can reach, isn't a good friend at all

And you know when he says, “Now who dumped who?”

F G

That you never should have made that call

I had blessings

C G

There's nobody there, there's nobody home

Yeah, the blessings

F G Am

At the moment I was most alone and aimless as a fulltime fool

C G

The joke was on me

Am F G

I got all those birds flying off of that tree

F C Em Am F G

That's a blessing

F C Em

And the blessings were like poets that we never find time to know

Am F G

But when time stopped, I found the place where the poets go

Am F G

And they said, “Here have some coffee, it's straight black and very old”

Am F G

And they gave me sticks and rocks and stars and all that I could hold

I had blessings

C G

A moment of peace even when the night ends

Yeah, blessings

F G Am

Can we meet? Can we meet again at the crossroads of disaster

C G

And the imperfect smile

Am F G

With the angel in the streetlamp that blinks on as I walk on a mile

F C Em Am F G

The blessings

Am F G

And the best ones were the ones I got to keep as I grew strong

Am F G

And the days that opened up until my whole life could belong

F C G

It's like getting the answers, when I don't need them anymore

Am F Em

I'm finding the pictures, and I finally know what I kept them for

Am C G

I remember, I can see them

See them smiling, see them stuck

F G

See them try, I wish them luck

F C Em Am F G

And all the blessings

F C

I was fast asleep at three in the morning, when I got the payphone call

Am F G

And she said, “Did I wake you up”, I said, “Hey, no, not at all”

Am F G

And she said, “I got this suitcase and I don't know what to pack”

Am F G

And I said, “You can take anything you want,

F C G

Just wait and see, it's not a release, it's not a reward

It's the blessings,

F G

It's the gift of what you notice more,”

Am C G

And I walked out and I watched her kick the big pile of the night

Am F G

And we sat down and we waited for that strange and empty light

F C Em

Yeah, the blessings, aah, aah, aah

Am C G

See them smiling, see them stuck, see them try, I wish them luck

F C Em Am

And all the blessings

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