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NOW BE THANKFUL 
Am D Em D
GWhen the Dstone is Cgrown too cold to Amkneel
GIn crystal Dwaters CI’ll be Dbound
GCold as Dstone, Cweary to the Amsounds upon the Dwheel
GNow be Dthankful Cfor good things Ambelow
GNow be Dthankful Cto your Dmaker
GFor the Drose, the Cred rose blooms for Amall  Emto  Dknow 
 Am G D Em D Em D
GWhen the Dfire is Cgrown too fierce to Ambreathe
GIn burning Dirons  CI’ll be Dbound
GFierce as Dfire, Cweary to the Amsounds upon the Dwheel
GNow be Dthankful Cfor good things Ambelow
GNow be Dthankful Cto your Dmaker
GFor the Drose, the Cred rose blooms for Amall Emto  Dknow
 Am G D Em D Em D
GWhen the Dstone is Cgrown too cold to Amkneel
GIn crystal Dwaters CI’ll be Dbound
GCold as Dstone, Cweary to the Amsounds upon the Dwheel
GNow be Dthankful Cfor good things Ambelow
GNow be Dthankful Cto your Dmaker
GFor the Drose, the Cred rose blooms for Amall Emto Dknow 
 Am G D Em D Em D
GWhen the Dfire is Cgrown too fierce to Ambreathe
GIn burning Dirons  CI’ll be Dbound
GFierce as Dfire, Cweary to the Amsounds upon the Dwheel
GNow be Dthankful Cfor good things Ambelow
GNow be Dthankful Cto your Dmaker
GFor the Drose, the Cred rose blooms for Amall Emto  Dknow
 Am G D Em D Em D
GWhen the Dstone is Cgrown too cold to Amkneel
GIn crystal Dwaters CI’ll be Dbound
GCold as Dstone, Cweary to the Amsounds upon the Dwheel
GNow be Dthankful Cfor good things Ambelow
GNow be Dthankful Cto your Dmaker
GFor the Drose, the Cred rose blooms for Amall Emto  Dknow 
When the stone... = flagstone
In crystal waters I’ll be bound = standing for ones faith
In burning irons  I’ll be bound = standing for ones faith
weary to the sounds upon the wheel= torture wheel
For the rose = Christ
When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe = red hot irons to the body

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Now Be Thankful

by Fairport Convention

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NOW BE THANKFUL

Am D Em D

G D C Am

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel

G D C D

In crystal waters I’ll be bound

G D C Am D

Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel

G D C Am

Now be thankful for good things below

G D C D

Now be thankful to your maker

G D C Am Em D

For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know

Am G D Em D Em D

G D C Am

When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe

G D C D

In burning irons I’ll be bound

G D C Am D

Fierce as fire, weary to the sounds upon the wheel

G D C Am

Now be thankful for good things below

G D C D

Now be thankful to your maker

G D C Am Em D

For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know

Am G D Em D Em D

G D C Am

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel

G D C D

In crystal waters I’ll be bound

G D C Am D

Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel

G D C Am

Now be thankful for good things below

G D C D

Now be thankful to your maker

G D C Am Em D

For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know

Am G D Em D Em D

G D C Am

When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe

G D C D

In burning irons I’ll be bound

G D C Am D

Fierce as fire, weary to the sounds upon the wheel

G D C Am

Now be thankful for good things below

G D C D

Now be thankful to your maker

G D C Am Em D

For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know

Am G D Em D Em D

G D C Am

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel

G D C D

In crystal waters I’ll be bound

G D C Am D

Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel

G D C Am

Now be thankful for good things below

G D C D

Now be thankful to your maker

G D C Am Em D

For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know

When the stone... = flagstone

In crystal waters I’ll be bound = standing for ones faith

In burning irons I’ll be bound = standing for ones faith

weary to the sounds upon the wheel= torture wheel

For the rose = Christ

When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe = red hot irons to the body

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