Key: G
Introduction:
G G/F#
Give thanks for the scar and
C G
Give thanks for the sore,
G D/F# Em D
Give thanks, t?was the battle you lost, not the war
G
Give thanks for the winter,
C G
The struggle, the strive,
C D Am G
Give thanks to the people who helped you survive.
D G D
Oh, the days they are long
G D
But keep getting shorter,
Am D
The night?s coming on
D G D
Oh, the winter is strong
G C D G
But sooner or later the Spring comes along
Interlude
G G/F#
Give thanks for the heartache,
C G
Give thanks for the pain,
G D/F# Em D
Give thanks for the rough unfamiliar terrain
G
Give thanks to the old days
C G
and say your goodbye,
C D Am G
Give thanks that the old rules no longer apply
D G D
Oh, the days they are long
G D
But keep getting shorter,
Am D
The night?s coming on
D G D
Oh, the winter is strong
G C D G D
But sooner or later the Spring comes along...
G Am
Give thanks for the Apple. (Freely, solemn)
C G
Give thanks for the Snake.
G D/F# Em D
Give thanks that we have our own choices to make.
G C G
Give thanks for the chances, the beauty, the song. (Picking up tempo)
C D Am G
Cause sooner or later the Spring comes along!
D G D
Oh, the days they are long (joyfully)
G D
But keep getting shorter,
Am D
The night?s coming on
D G D
Oh, the winter is strong
G C D G
But sooner or later the Spring comes along...
G C D G
Yes, sooner or later the Spring comes along...
G C D G
Yes, sooner or later the Spring comes along.