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                           Gladdest Thing - Deb Talan
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Tuning:  Standard, Capo III
Dadd9: 200230
Strumming: Alternate hitting the base note and strumming the higher strings of the chord.
Intro:   G   Dadd9   C  C  
        G Dadd9 C Dsus
GI will be the gladdesDadd9t thing
CUnder the sunC  
GI will touch a hundreDadd9d flowers
CAnd not pick one.Dsus  
GI will look at cliffs Dadd9and clouds
With quCiet eyes,Em  
AmWatch the wind bow down tEmhe grass,
AmAnd the grass rise.Dsus  
G Dadd9 C C
G Dadd9 C Dsus
AmDoesn't each of us have a placeEm  
EmWhere we belong.
AmCould be a sidewalk crack
DsusOr a sad song.
AmInside our searchings is Emdesire
AmTo etch a Bmsilent thought in Emstone
AmTo make a Bmtender heart Emknown.C  Dsus  
GI will be the gladdesDadd9t thing
CUnder the sunC  
GI will touch a hundreDadd9d flowers
CAnd not pick one.Dsus  
GI will look at cliffs Dadd9and clouds
With quCiet eyes,Em  
AmWatch the wind bow down tEmhe grass,
AmAnd the grass rise.Dsus  
AmAnd when the lights begin tEmo show
FUp from the town,
AmI will mark which must be mine,Em  
CAnd then start dDown!G  Dadd9  C  C  
G Dadd9 C Dsus
AmEverybody wants to be a heroEm  
AmOr a savior of small thingsDsus  
AmI want to be champion of eveningEm  
AmTo forget not the Bmbeauty of the Emin-betCweenDsuss.
EmEvery one of us an Dadd9orphan
Our bodies Amborn from Cdust of the sDsustars.
EmWe can comfort each Dadd9other in this place
AmI can look into your Ceyes
And see my Dsusown face.
G Dadd9 C C
GI will be the gladdesDadd9t thing
CUnder the sunC  
GI will touch a hundreDadd9d flowers
CAnd not pick one.Dsus  
GI will look at cliffs Dadd9and clouds
With quCiet eyes,Em  
AmWatch the wind bow down tEmhe grass,
AmAnd the grass rise.Dsus  
AmAnd when the lights begin tEmo show
FUp from the town,
AmI will mark which must be Emmine,
CAnd then Dstart down!G  Dadd9  C  
CAnd then Dstart dowGnDadd9  C  
CStart GdoDadd9wnC  C  
G Dadd9 C C
G Dadd9 C C

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Gladdest Thing

by Deb Talan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dadd9

Dsus

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Gladdest Thing - Deb Talan

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Tuning: Standard, Capo III

Dadd9

: 200230

Strumming: Alternate hitting the base note and strumming the higher strings of the chord.

G Dadd9 C C

Intro:

G Dadd9 C Dsus

G Dadd9

I will be the gladdest thing

C C

Under the sun

G Dadd9

I will touch a hundred flowers

C Dsus

And not pick one.

G Dadd9

I will look at cliffs and clouds

C Em

With quiet eyes,

Am Em

Watch the wind bow down the grass,

Am Dsus

And the grass rise.

G Dadd9 C C

G Dadd9 C Dsus

Am Em

Doesn't each of us have a place

Where we belong.

Could be a sidewalk crack

Dsus

Or a sad song.

Am Em

Inside our searchings is desire

Am Bm Em

To etch a silent thought in stone

Am Bm Em C Dsus

To make a tender heart known.

G Dadd9

I will be the gladdest thing

C C

Under the sun

G Dadd9

I will touch a hundred flowers

C Dsus

And not pick one.

G Dadd9

I will look at cliffs and clouds

C Em

With quiet eyes,

Am Em

Watch the wind bow down the grass,

Am Dsus

And the grass rise.

Am Em

And when the lights begin to show

Up from the town,

Am Em

I will mark which must be mine,

C D G Dadd9 C C

And then start down!

G Dadd9 C Dsus

Am Em

Everybody wants to be a hero

Am Dsus

Or a savior of small things

Am Em

I want to be champion of evening

Am Bm Em C Dsus

To forget not the beauty of the in-betweens.

Em Dadd9

Every one of us an orphan

Am C Dsus

Our bodies born from dust of the stars.

Em Dadd9

We can comfort each other in this place

Am C

I can look into your eyes

Dsus

And see my own face.

G Dadd9 C C

G Dadd9

I will be the gladdest thing

C C

Under the sun

G Dadd9

I will touch a hundred flowers

C Dsus

And not pick one.

G Dadd9

I will look at cliffs and clouds

C Em

With quiet eyes,

Am Em

Watch the wind bow down the grass,

Am Dsus

And the grass rise.

Am Em

And when the lights begin to show

Up from the town,

Am Em

I will mark which must be mine,

C D G Dadd9 C

And then start down!

C D G Dadd9 C

And then start down

C G Dadd9 C C

Start down

G Dadd9 C C

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