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This Too Shall Pass

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Intro:  Bm/  Bm/  Bm/ Bm  
Things change Bmfast but this Bmtoo shall pass
Better Dcarve it on your forehead or tatGtoo it on your ass
Cause who can Bmtell when the Bmclock strikes twelve
If toDday's become tomorrow or if it's Gall just gone to hell
My friend makes Bmrings she Bmswirls and sings
She's a Dmystic in the sense that she's still Gmystified by things
But scared to Bmask how can Bmnothing last
Cause like a Dcancer in your body it Gall just goes too fast.
 Bm/  Bm/  Bm/ Bm  
We think too Bmbig we think our Bmself is one whole thing
And we Dclaim that this collection has a Gname and is a being
But deep inBmside when every Bmcell divides
It Dsets upon the rule that states self-Ginterest is divine
Cancer tBmoo lives by this goBmlden rule
That you must Ddo unto the others as the Gothers unto you
All for the Bmbest cause that's all the life Bmaccepts
And so we Dkill it like a buffalo with Gawe and with respect.
 Bm/  Bm/  Bm/ Bm  
Don't ask BmGod just Bmholler at the sky
She'll Dtell it to you plainly in the Gclouds that whisper by
And praise the Bmshapes and then Bmpraise the way they change
And they'll Dteach you not to pray to light withGout you pray to rain
So I pray to Bmhands and I pray to Bmneeds
And I Dpray to blades of grass to find forGgiveness in the weeds
But as for Bmhealth I just Bmnever did believe
And so I Dnever prayed myself except to Gthose that prayed for me.
 Bm/  Bm/  Bm/ Bm  
The story Bmgoes or the Bmway that I was told
There was a Dking that always felt too high and Gthen he fell too low
And so he Bmcalled all the Bmwise men to the hall
And Dbegged them for a gift to end the Grises and the falls
And here's the Bmthing they Bmcame back with a ring
It was Dsimple and was plainly unbeGfitting of a king
Engraved in Bmblack it Bmhad no front or back
But there were Dwords around the band that said just Gknow: This Too Shall Pass
Outro: Bm  

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This Too Shall Pass

by Danny Schmidt

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm Bm Bm Bm

Intro: / / /

Bm Bm

Things change fast but this too shall pass

D G

Better carve it on your forehead or tattoo it on your ass

Bm Bm

Cause who can tell when the clock strikes twelve

D G

If today's become tomorrow or if it's all just gone to hell

Bm Bm

My friend makes rings she swirls and sings

D G

She's a mystic in the sense that she's still mystified by things

Bm Bm

But scared to ask how can nothing last

D G

Cause like a cancer in your body it all just goes too fast.

Bm Bm Bm Bm

/ / /

Bm Bm

We think too big we think our self is one whole thing

D G

And we claim that this collection has a name and is a being

Bm Bm

But deep inside when every cell divides

D G

It sets upon the rule that states self-interest is divine

Bm Bm

Cancer too lives by this golden rule

D G

That you must do unto the others as the others unto you

Bm Bm

All for the best cause that's all the life accepts

D G

And so we kill it like a buffalo with awe and with respect.

Bm Bm Bm Bm

/ / /

Bm Bm

Don't ask God just holler at the sky

D G

She'll tell it to you plainly in the clouds that whisper by

Bm Bm

And praise the shapes and then praise the way they change

D G

And they'll teach you not to pray to light without you pray to rain

Bm Bm

So I pray to hands and I pray to needs

D G

And I pray to blades of grass to find forgiveness in the weeds

Bm Bm

But as for health I just never did believe

D G

And so I never prayed myself except to those that prayed for me.

Bm Bm Bm Bm

/ / /

Bm Bm

The story goes or the way that I was told

D G

There was a king that always felt too high and then he fell too low

Bm Bm

And so he called all the wise men to the hall

D G

And begged them for a gift to end the rises and the falls

Bm Bm

And here's the thing they came back with a ring

D G

It was simple and was plainly unbefitting of a king

Bm Bm

Engraved in black it had no front or back

D G

But there were words around the band that said just know: This Too Shall Pass

Outro:

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