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Capo II but only the first 5 strings. Leave the sixth open and then play it like its drop D. Sounds beautiful.
[Intro]
D  G   A  D  G   D
[Verse]
DThis guitar came from a timber, from the body of a tree
Through the Gworkshop of a luthier, now it's on loan to me
And it's good cAompany after dinner, and it fits my hands just fine
But some dGay another singer with a pair of hands like mine
DWill coax out songs much prettier still hiding in its strings
GAnd sing stronger, braver words than I could ever sing
And foAlks are gonna love it, of this ID'm almost sure
So I'Gll take good care of it, cause I'm borrowing it from her
[Chorus]
DPass it along, pass it aGlong
DMay it land in careful hands when we're gAone
DYou carry it for a moment
GBut time won't loan it to you for Bmlong
You donA't own it, Gpass it along
[Verse]
DThis here is my country, sometimes it's hard to recognize it
But I count Gmyself lucky, to have been born inside it
And I'm gArateful for the rights others struggled hard to win
And you caGn be sure I'm gonna fight when they try to take 'em back again
DOh, and everywhere are teachers, though some fell along the way
GThe words they said still reach us, just like you're teaching me here today
And yoAu may not speak it loud, but it's clear in what you do
And I Ghope to make you proud, because I borrowed it from you
[Chorus]
DPass it along, pass it aGlong
DMay it land in careful hands when we're gAone
DYou carry it for a moment
GBut time won't loan it to you for Bmlong
You donA't own it, pass it Galong
[Verse]
DSeems these days we're in a hurry, to grab up all that's left to use
Putting Gpatents on discovery, making seeds that don't reproduce
If our vision iAs so narrow, seeing only bought anDd sold
We'll end Gup like the pharaohs, buried with their gold
DWe've all pushed this thing along, we've all been guided by our fear
GBut the river sings a song we've gotta be quieter to hear
It's iAn every child's face, new and hopeful as a stem
Best Gbe gentle with this place, cause we're borrowing it from them
[Outro]
DPass it along, pass it aGlong
DMay it land in careful hands when we're gAone
DYou carry it for a moment
GBut time won't loan it to you for Bmlong
You donA't own it, pass it Galong
G

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Pass It Along

by Scott Cook

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Capo II but only the first 5 strings. Leave the sixth open and then play it like its drop D. Sounds beautiful.

[Intro]

D G A D G D

[Verse]

This guitar came from a timber, from the body of a tree

Through the workshop of a luthier, now it's on loan to me

And it's good company after dinner, and it fits my hands just fine

But some day another singer with a pair of hands like mine

Will coax out songs much prettier still hiding in its strings

And sing stronger, braver words than I could ever sing

A D

And folks are gonna love it, of this I'm almost sure

So I'll take good care of it, cause I'm borrowing it from her

[Chorus]

D G

Pass it along, pass it along

D A

May it land in careful hands when we're gone

You carry it for a moment

G Bm

But time won't loan it to you for long

A G

You don't own it, pass it along

[Verse]

This here is my country, sometimes it's hard to recognize it

But I count myself lucky, to have been born inside it

And I'm grateful for the rights others struggled hard to win

And you can be sure I'm gonna fight when they try to take 'em back again

Oh, and everywhere are teachers, though some fell along the way

The words they said still reach us, just like you're teaching me here today

And you may not speak it loud, but it's clear in what you do

And I hope to make you proud, because I borrowed it from you

[Chorus]

D G

Pass it along, pass it along

D A

May it land in careful hands when we're gone

You carry it for a moment

G Bm

But time won't loan it to you for long

A G

You don't own it, pass it along

[Verse]

Seems these days we're in a hurry, to grab up all that's left to use

Putting patents on discovery, making seeds that don't reproduce

A D

If our vision is so narrow, seeing only bought and sold

We'll end up like the pharaohs, buried with their gold

We've all pushed this thing along, we've all been guided by our fear

But the river sings a song we've gotta be quieter to hear

It's in every child's face, new and hopeful as a stem

Best be gentle with this place, cause we're borrowing it from them

[Outro]

D G

Pass it along, pass it along

D A

May it land in careful hands when we're gone

You carry it for a moment

G Bm

But time won't loan it to you for long

A G

You don't own it, pass it along

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