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Part Of The Plan

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[Intro]
D  A  G  A  D  A  G  A
D  A  G  A  D  A  G  A
[Verse 1]
DI have these momAents so stGeady and strong
I'm feDeling so hAoly and huGmble
The nDext thing I kAnow I'm all wGorried and weak
And I fDeel myself stAarting to crGumble
BmMeanings get lost and the tE7eachings get tossed and
You dGon't know what you're gonna A/Ddo next
You Bmwait for the sun but it Enever quite comes
GSome kind of message comes E7through to you
GSome kind of message Acomes Asus4through, Gand it says to you
[Chorus]
DLove when you Acan, Gcry when you have Ato
DBe who you muAst, that's a pGart of the pAlan
ADwait your arArival with Gsimple surAvival
And Bmone day we'll all unEderstand
GOne day we'll all Eunderstand
GOne day we'll all DunderAstAsus4andG  A  Asus4  G  
[Verse 2]
DI had a Awoman who Ggave me her soul
But DI wasn't Aready to Gtake it
Her Dheart was so Afragile and Gheavy to hold
And DI was afAraid I might Gbreak it
Your Bmconscience awakes and you E7see your mistakes and
You Gwish someone would buy your conA/Dfessions
The Bmdays miss their mark and the Enight gets so dark
And Gsome kind of message comes E7through to you
GSome kind of message Ashoots AsusthrougGh, and it says to you
[Chorus]
DLove when you Acan, Gcry when you have Ato
DBe who you muAst, that's a pGart of the pAlan
ADwait your arArival with Gsimple surAvival
And Bmone day we'll all unEderstand
GOne day we'll all Eunderstand
GOne day we'll all DunderAstAsus4andG  A  Asus4  G  
[Solo]
D  A  G
D  A  G  A
D  A  G
Bm   E7   G   E7
G   E   E F# G   E F# G
[Outro]
DThere is no AEden or Gheavenly gate
That Dyou're gonna Amake it to Gone day
DAll of the aAnswers you sGeek can be found
In the dDreams that you drAeam on Gthe wayDmaj7  

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Part Of The Plan

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

Asus4

Asus

Dmaj7

[Intro]

D A G A D A G A

[Verse 1]

D A G

I have these moments so steady and strong

D A G

I'm feeling so holy and humble

D A G

The next thing I know I'm all worried and weak

D A G

And I feel myself starting to crumble

Bm E7

Meanings get lost and the teachings get tossed and

G A/D

You don't know what you're gonna do next

Bm E

You wait for the sun but it never quite comes

G E7

Some kind of message comes through to you

G A Asus4 G

Some kind of message comes through, and it says to you

[Chorus]

D A G A

Love when you can, cry when you have to

D A G A

Be who you must, that's a part of the plan

D A G A

Await your arrival with simple survival

Bm E

And one day we'll all understand

G E

One day we'll all understand

G D A Asus4 G A Asus4 G

One day we'll all understand

[Verse 2]

D A G

I had a woman who gave me her soul

D A G

But I wasn't ready to take it

D A G

Her heart was so fragile and heavy to hold

D A G

And I was afraid I might break it

Bm E7

Your conscience awakes and you see your mistakes and

G A/D

You wish someone would buy your confessions

Bm E

The days miss their mark and the night gets so dark

G E7

And some kind of message comes through to you

G A Asus G

Some kind of message shoots through, and it says to you

[Chorus]

D A G A

Love when you can, cry when you have to

D A G A

Be who you must, that's a part of the plan

D A G A

Await your arrival with simple survival

Bm E

And one day we'll all understand

G E

One day we'll all understand

G D A Asus4 G A Asus4 G

One day we'll all understand

[Solo]

D A G

D A G A

D A G

Bm E7 G E7

G E E F# G E F# G

[Outro]

D A G

There is no Eden or heavenly gate

D A G

That you're gonna make it to one day

D A G

All of the answers you seek can be found

D A G Dmaj7

In the dreams that you dream on the way

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