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[Verse 1]
GSun comin' up on the earthAm7  
Open up strong and we learnEm7  
Never done
Never Cdo we waverG  
Who is the one that we seek?Am7  
Who is the one within we?Em7  
I don't fear
I don't Cfear the answerG  
I know Hope, it has wingsAm7  
I can see it rest with the KingEm7  
Let it shine
Let it Cshine unboundedG  
Out of the mouth comes the waAm7ter
Out of the earth came a Em7daughter
[Pre-chorus]
All I hear
All I Chear is to forGgiveAm7  
[Chorus]
Em7GiveC  
ForAm7giveG  
ForEm7giveC  
[Verse 2]
GOut of the hands of creAm7ator
I call out MahaEm7deva
Lead us in
Lead us Cin to patienceG  
They drew the mist on the ceAm7iling
Let it rain down for our heEm7aling
I know this
I know Cthis is ancientG  
Well I love you and I meAm7an it
Hey little child can you feEm7el it?
Let it come
Let it Ccome full circleG  
Giving up on separationAm7  
Now it's time that we fEm7ace it
[Pre-chorus]
All I hear
All I Chear is to forGgiveAm7  
[Chorus]
Em7GiveC  
ForGgiveAm7  
ForEm7giveC  
[Bridge]
DBurn the sage and the cedEm7ar
Oh grandmother we need aC.. a way home, a way home
DWith the sound of the rEm7iver
Watch it come and Fcarry us homCe 
(repeat)
[Outro]
Forgive
  GForgive everything that has ever happened Am7  
life is everything we can imagine
laid oEm7ut in patterns of pain and passion
you cannoCt control it
so keep your compassion
  GThere are no accidents
  Am7there are no factions
there is no us or them
Em7nothing to borrow or lend
no enemy or friend
and onlCy forgiveness can make that happen
   GThe only battle worth the fightAm7  
from the Rwandan genocide
to the Seven Sisters forgiving OEm7rion for how he chases them 
across the skies Cevery night
forgivenessG  
is for giving
so give yourself this gift from Am7time to time
and let all of your mistakesEm7  
become all of your greatest giftCs
in disguise.
GFoAm7rgivEm7e (rCepeat till end)

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Forgive

by Trevor Hall

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Am7

Em7

[Verse 1]

G Am7

Sun comin' up on the earth

Em7

Open up strong and we learn

Never done

C G

Never do we waver

Am7

Who is the one that we seek?

Em7

Who is the one within we?

I don't fear

C G

I don't fear the answer

Am7

I know Hope, it has wings

Em7

I can see it rest with the King

Let it shine

C G

Let it shine unbounded

Am7

Out of the mouth comes the water

Em7

Out of the earth came a daughter

[Pre-chorus]

All I hear

C G Am7

All I hear is to forgive

[Chorus]

Em7 C

Give

Am7 G

Forgive

Em7 C

Forgive

[Verse 2]

G Am7

Out of the hands of creator

Em7

I call out Mahadeva

Lead us in

C G

Lead us in to patience

Am7

They drew the mist on the ceiling

Em7

Let it rain down for our healing

I know this

C G

I know this is ancient

Am7

Well I love you and I mean it

Em7

Hey little child can you feel it?

Let it come

C G

Let it come full circle

Am7

Giving up on separation

Em7

Now it's time that we face it

[Pre-chorus]

All I hear

C G Am7

All I hear is to forgive

[Chorus]

Em7 C

Give

G Am7

Forgive

Em7 C

Forgive

[Bridge]

D Em7

Burn the sage and the cedar

Oh grandmother we need a.. a way home, a way home

D Em7

With the sound of the river

F C

Watch it come and carry us home

(repeat)

[Outro]

Forgive

G Am7

Forgive everything that has ever happened

life is everything we can imagine

Em7

laid out in patterns of pain and passion

you cannot control it

so keep your compassion

There are no accidents

Am7

there are no factions

there is no us or them

Em7

nothing to borrow or lend

no enemy or friend

and only forgiveness can make that happen

G Am7

The only battle worth the fight

from the Rwandan genocide

Em7

to the Seven Sisters forgiving Orion for how he chases them

across the skies every night

forgiveness

is for giving

Am7

so give yourself this gift from time to time

Em7

and let all of your mistakes

become all of your greatest gifts

in disguise.

G Am7 Em7 C

Forgive (repeat till end)

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