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What I have labeled here as G is sorta close to G; it's a weird voicing
the open voicing sopunds just fine.  A#dim is, from the lowest string to
the highest, x12320 (that is, it's A major, but turn all the As into
A#s).  A fairly simple fingerpicking pattern sounds good here; there's no
rather than strummed.
GHow early is "DBeginning"?  GFrom when is there a Dsoul?
GDo we discover Dliving, or, Gsomehow, are we Dtold?
AIn sudden pain, in empty cold, in A#dimblinding light of day
We're Bmgiven breath and it Bm/Atakes our breath away.
How cruel to unformed fancy, the way in which we come --
Over-whelmed by feeling and sudden loss of love
And what price dark confining pain, (the hardest to forgive)
When all at once we're called upon to live
(  G    G/F#    Em-  A)
By giant hand we're taken from the shelter of the womb
That dreaded firt horizon, the endless empty room
Where communion is lost forever when a heart first beats alone
Still, it remembers, no matter how it's grown
(  G    G/F#    Em-  A)
We Dgrow, but D/Ggrow Dapart --
We Dlive, but D/Gmore alone --
The Emmore to be, the more to see,
CTo cry aloud that we are free
BbTo hide our ancient fear of Abeing alone
And how we live in darkness, embracing spiteful cold
Refusing any answers, for no man can be told
That Delivery is delayed until at last we're made aware
And first reach for love, to find twas always there.
DELIVERY DELAYED   Time: 2/2   Tenor: D   Bass: D
- Stan Rogers, 1979, on: Between the Breaks, Key: D
INTRO(?): Gmaj7,  Gmaj7,  D,  Dmaj7  
       Gmaj7*                  D  Dmaj7  
....... How early is Be-ginning______
        Gmaj7*                   D  Dmaj7  
....... from when is there a soul______
      Gmaj7*                  D  Dmaj7  
....... Do we disco-ver living______
       Gmaj7*                       D  Dmaj7  
....... or, somehow, are____ we told______
                  A*                           A#dim*
In sudden pain, in empty cold, in blinding light of day
                        Bm*                 A        G*
We're given breath and it takes our breath a-way
How cruel to unformed fancy / The way in which we come
Over-whelmed by feeling / And sudden loss of love
And what price dark confining pain, the hardest to forgive
                     Bm*          A            G     G/F#     Em*      A*
When all at once we're called upon . to live
(Then) by giant hand we're taken / From the shelter of the womb
That dreaded first horizon / The endless empty room
Where communion is lost forever, when a heart first beats alone
                      Bm*              A    G     G/F#     Em  A7  
Still, it remembers, no matter how it's grown____________
        D*            Dsus4  D  
We grow____,  but  grow  a-part
        D*           Dsus4  D  
We live____,  but  more   alone
                  Em*            C  
The more to be, the more to see____
                  *
To cry aloud that we are free
                 Bb6*          *             A*
To hide our ancient fear(s) of being alone______
And how we live in darkness / Embracing spiteful cold
Refusing any answers / For no man can be told
That Delivery is delayed until at last we're made aware
                           Bm*                A    G     G/F#  Em  
And first reach for love, to find 'twas always there_______
- Tuning: DADGBE
- Strings (fingerpicking):  B+2,  4 3,  B 2,  4 3
- A#dim: Rogers: x12020, posted x12320  (both are correct)

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Delivery Delayed

by Stan Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#dim

Bm/A

G/F#

D/G

Gmaj7

Dmaj7

Dsus4

Bb6

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What I have labeled here as G is sorta close to G; it's a weird voicing

the open voicing sopunds just fine. A#dim is, from the lowest string to

the highest, x12320 (that is, it's A major, but turn all the As into

A#s). A fairly simple fingerpicking pattern sounds good here; there's no

rather than strummed.

G D G D

How early is "Beginning"? From when is there a soul?

G D G D

Do we discover living, or, somehow, are we told?

A A#dim

In sudden pain, in empty cold, in blinding light of day

Bm Bm/A

We're given breath and it takes our breath away.

How cruel to unformed fancy, the way in which we come --

Over-whelmed by feeling and sudden loss of love

And what price dark confining pain, (the hardest to forgive)

When all at once we're called upon to live

G G/F# Em A

( - )

By giant hand we're taken from the shelter of the womb

That dreaded firt horizon, the endless empty room

Where communion is lost forever when a heart first beats alone

Still, it remembers, no matter how it's grown

G G/F# Em A

( - )

D D/G D

We grow, but grow apart --

D D/G

We live, but more alone --

The more to be, the more to see,

To cry aloud that we are free

Bb A

To hide our ancient fear of being alone

And how we live in darkness, embracing spiteful cold

Refusing any answers, for no man can be told

That Delivery is delayed until at last we're made aware

And first reach for love, to find twas always there.

DELIVERY DELAYED Time: 2/2 Tenor: D Bass: D

- Stan Rogers, 1979, on: Between the Breaks, Key: D

Gmaj7 Gmaj7 D Dmaj7

INTRO(?): , , ,

Gmaj7 D Dmaj7

....... How early is Be-ginning______

Gmaj7 D Dmaj7

....... from when is there a soul______

Gmaj7 D Dmaj7

....... Do we disco-ver living______

Gmaj7 D Dmaj7

....... or, somehow, are____ we told______

A A#dim

* *

In sudden pain, in empty cold, in blinding light of day

Bm A G

* *

We're given breath and it takes our breath a-way

How cruel to unformed fancy / The way in which we come

Over-whelmed by feeling / And sudden loss of love

And what price dark confining pain, the hardest to forgive

Bm A G G/F# Em A

* * *

When all at once we're called upon . to live

(Then) by giant hand we're taken / From the shelter of the womb

That dreaded first horizon / The endless empty room

Where communion is lost forever, when a heart first beats alone

Bm A G G/F# Em A7

Still, it remembers, no matter how it's grown____________

D Dsus4 D

We grow____, but grow a-part

D Dsus4 D

We live____, but more alone

Em C

The more to be, the more to see____

To cry aloud that we are free

Bb6 A

* * *

To hide our ancient fear(s) of being alone______

And how we live in darkness / Embracing spiteful cold

Refusing any answers / For no man can be told

That Delivery is delayed until at last we're made aware

Bm A G G/F# Em

And first reach for love, to find 'twas always there_______

- Tuning: DADGBE

- Strings (fingerpicking): B+2, 4 3, B 2, 4 3

- A#dim: Rogers: x12020, posted x12320 (both are correct)

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