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Everest

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Ani DiFranco - Everest
This is intended to be a simplified version, not how Ani actually plays it. To get closer to
the album version, vary the main chord sequence by adding and removing the upper F# to get
 Gmaj7(320002),  G6(320020),  A6(x02222) and  Asus4(x02230).
[Intro]
D   G   A   A
D   G   A   A
D   G   A   A
D   G   A   A
[Verse 1]
    D    GFrom the depth of the PacAific to the height of Everest
    D    GStill the world is smoAother than a shiny ball bearing
    D    GSo I take a few steps bAack and put on a wider lens
      DAnd it chGanges your skAin and your sex and what you’re wearing
[Bridge 1]
And  A7distance A7sus4shows your silhouA7ette to Esus2be         Em7a lot like mEmine
Like a A7sphere A7sus4is a spherA7e and all of us hEsus2ereEm7  
Have been here Emall the time,   A7yeah we’ve been here all the time
D   G   A   A
D   G   A   A
[Verse 2]
    D    GYou brought me to chAurch, cinder blocks, fluorescent light
      DYeah, you brGought me to churcAh at seven o’clock on Sunday night
      DAnd the bGand was rAockin’ and the floors were scrubbed clean
And A7everybody A7sus4ha  -  A7d a tambourine
D   G   A   A
[Verse 3]
    D    GSo I took a deep breAath and became the white girl with the hair
      DAnd you sGat right besAide me while everybody stared
    D    GAnd through the open wAindow I think that the singing went out(on)side
      DAnd flGoated up to tAell all the stars not to hide
      DCause by the Gtime church let Aout the sky was much clearer
      DAnd the mGoon was so beAautiful that the A7ocean held A7sus4up a mirrorA7  
[Bridge 2]
And A7as we walked home we spoke Esus2slowlyEm7  Em  
A7Yeah we A7sus4spoke slow A7and we spoke Esus2lowlyEm7  Em  
Like it was Ataking more Gtime than Bmusual to choAose
   AThe words to Ggo with your Bmsqueaky sandal shAoes
Like A7time is A7sus4not a thinA7g that’s ours to lose
[Outro]
D   G   A   A
D   G   A   A
   DFrom the hGeight of the PacAific to the depth of Everest
   DFrom the hGeight of the PacAific to the depth of Everest
   DFrom the hGeight of the PacAific to the depth of Everest
   DFrom the hGeight of the PacAific to the depth of Everest
   DFrom the hGeight of the PacAific to the depth of Everest
   DFrom the hGeight of the PacAific to the depth of Everest

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Everest

by Ani DiFranco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Asus4

A7sus4

Esus2

Em7

Ani DiFranco - Everest

This is intended to be a simplified version, not how Ani actually plays it. To get closer to

the album version, vary the main chord sequence by adding and removing the upper F# to get

Gmaj7 G6 A6 Asus4

(320002), (320020), (x02222) and (x02230).

[Intro]

D G A A

[Verse 1]

D G A

From the depth of the Pacific to the height of Everest

D G A

Still the world is smoother than a shiny ball bearing

D G A

So I take a few steps back and put on a wider lens

D G A

And it changes your skin and your sex and what you’re wearing

[Bridge 1]

A7 A7sus4 A7 Esus2 Em7 Em

And distance shows your silhouette to be a lot like mine

A7 A7sus4 A7 Esus2 Em7

Like a sphere is a sphere and all of us here

Em A7

Have been here all the time, yeah we’ve been here all the time

D G A A

[Verse 2]

D G A

You brought me to church, cinder blocks, fluorescent light

D G A

Yeah, you brought me to church at seven o’clock on Sunday night

D G A

And the band was rockin’ and the floors were scrubbed clean

A7 A7sus4 A7

And everybody ha - d a tambourine

D G A A

[Verse 3]

D G A

So I took a deep breath and became the white girl with the hair

D G A

And you sat right beside me while everybody stared

D G A

And through the open window I think that the singing went out(on)side

D G A

And floated up to tell all the stars not to hide

D G A

Cause by the time church let out the sky was much clearer

D G A A7 A7sus4 A7

And the moon was so beautiful that the ocean held up a mirror

[Bridge 2]

A7 Esus2 Em7 Em

And as we walked home we spoke slowly

A7 A7sus4 A7 Esus2 Em7 Em

Yeah we spoke slow and we spoke lowly

A G Bm A

Like it was taking more time than usual to choose

A G Bm A

The words to go with your squeaky sandal shoes

A7 A7sus4 A7

Like time is not a thing that’s ours to lose

[Outro]

D G A A

D G A