Key: E
Introduction:
Ebm
What ya gonna do when the light
B7 Bb7
Slips from your eyes?
Ebm
And what will you keep bar the penny
B7 Bb7
In your fist for the tide?
Eb Gm Cm Fm
Become the joke because you can't let go
Ab Gm Cm Eb Fm
You suffer hurt because you can't let go
Ebm
Give the penny to the boatman
B7 Bb7
See he guides you well
Ebm
Reflect upon the water
B7 Bb7
As you reflect upon yourself
Eb Gm Cm
This river always will be here
Fm Ab
Always rushing here
Gm Cm Eb Bb
All traces disappear
Eb Fm
So, as equanimity shows
Fº
To try and stay in control
Eb
And not fall apart
Eb Fm
Slow, the ataraxy will grow
Fº
As the shepherd has shown
Cm Gm
Gentleness and kindness
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Is what our world needs now
Cm Gm
Find it in my heart somehow
Ab Bb
Oh yeah you know
Eb Gm Cm
This river always will be here
Fm Ab
Always rushing here
Gm Cm Eb Bb
All traces disappear
Eb Fm
And soon, equanimity blooms
Fº
Giving scent to the room
Eb
You might not have noticed
Eb Fm
Ah, and so, some self control
Fº
Might save the day
Cm Gm
Which is worth saving
Cm Gm Cm Gm
It's what our world needs now
Cm Gm
Let's find it in our hearts somehow
Ab Bb
You know, yeah, you know