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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|-G3-Cadd9--3---D2--C-0|
B|-3---3---3---1|
G|-0---0---2---0|
D|-0---2---0---2|
A|-2---3---x---3|
E|-3---x---x---0|
D C Cadd9 G
DJust for today
CI will not worry what toCadd9morrow will bring
NoG-o.
DI’m gonna try something new
CGonna walk through this day
Like I've nothCadd9ing to prove
Yeah-Gee (yeah)
DAlthough I have the best Cintentions
cant predict anyones Cadd9reaction 
So I’ll just do my Gbest 
Ill Dput one foot in front of the Cother 
Keep on moving Cadd9forward
And let god do the Grest (hey)
DI don’t know what’s gonna happen
CThat’s alright with me
Cadd9I open up my arms and I embGrace the mystery
DI don’t know what’s gonna happen
CThat’s alright with me
Cadd9I open up my arms and I embGrace the mystery
DJust for today- CI’m telling the truth like its Cadd9going out of style (Gyeah)
DGonna swallow my pride
CGonna be who am I and I don’t Cadd9care who don’t like it (yGeah)
DI feel 
Fear but I’ll do it anCyway (yeah)
Wont let it stand in the wCadd9ay 
I know what I must dGo (yeah) yeah
There’s Dno guarantee that it’ll be Ceasy (yeah)
But I know that it’ll beat the Cadd9feeling 
Its time for me to show and Gprove (yeah) yeah yeah
Cadd9It’s okay not to kCnow
ExploraCadd9tion is how wGe grow
It’s Cadd9ok to not have thCe answer
Coz somDetimes
It’s the question that mGatters … yeah
DI don’t know what’s gonna happen
CThat’s alright with me
Cadd9I open up my arms and I embGrace the mystery
DI don’t know what’s gonna happen
CThat’s alright with me
Cadd9I open up my arms and I embGrace the mystery.Cadd9  C  G  

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Just For Today

by India.Arie

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Cadd9

G Cadd9 D C

e|-3---3---2---0|

B|-3---3---3---1|

G|-0---0---2---0|

D|-0---2---0---2|

A|-2---3---x---3|

E|-3---x---x---0|

D C Cadd9 G

Just for today

C Cadd9

I will not worry what tomorrow will bring

No-o.

I’m gonna try something new

Gonna walk through this day

Cadd9

Like I've nothing to prove

Yeah-ee (yeah)

D C

Although I have the best intentions

Cadd9

cant predict anyones reaction

So I’ll just do my best

D C

Ill put one foot in front of the other

Cadd9

Keep on moving forward

And let god do the rest (hey)

I don’t know what’s gonna happen

That’s alright with me

Cadd9 G

I open up my arms and I embrace the mystery

I don’t know what’s gonna happen

That’s alright with me

Cadd9 G

I open up my arms and I embrace the mystery

D C Cadd9 G

Just for today- I’m telling the truth like its going out of style (yeah)

Gonna swallow my pride

C Cadd9 G

Gonna be who am I and I don’t care who don’t like it (yeah)

I feel

Fear but I’ll do it anyway (yeah)

Cadd9

Wont let it stand in the way

I know what I must do (yeah) yeah

D C

There’s no guarantee that it’ll be easy (yeah)

Cadd9

But I know that it’ll beat the feeling

Its time for me to show and prove (yeah) yeah yeah

Cadd9 C

It’s okay not to know

Cadd9 G

Exploration is how we grow

Cadd9 C

It’s ok to not have the answer

Coz sometimes

It’s the question that matters … yeah

I don’t know what’s gonna happen

That’s alright with me

Cadd9 G

I open up my arms and I embrace the mystery

I don’t know what’s gonna happen

That’s alright with me

Cadd9 G Cadd9 C G

I open up my arms and I embrace the mystery.

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