Take What Youre Given
Lucy Wainwright Roche
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Dm Am Dm F [Verse]Dm Am Seven Sundays, late for frontDm stepsF Dm Sitting warm in the midday blockAm Dm Little bare feet, dirty foreheadF Dm I can see where your train will stop [Verse]Am At the point of several mountainsDmF Dm Sold from one to another tribeAm Just a basket baby waitingDm F Dm Towering at only three feet high [Chorus]C F I know "Take what you're given"Dm I know "Seen and not heard"C F You left me buckets of ribbonsDm Woven together by flying birds [Verse]Am Dm Me and you crept on for hoursContinúa después del anuncioF Dm Right behind the big blue houseAm Dm All the roots of all her flowersF Dm So to feed all our creatures' mouths [Verse]Am She cried, "What have you doneDm here?F Dm You girls are the devil's kind!"Am Dm I can't run any fasterF Dm Leaving all the battles behind [Verse]Am Dm After dinner, kitchen quietF Dm Hot air from the dishes washedAm Just a sink light buzzing brightlyDmF Dm In the front room, TV on [Chorus]C F I know "Take what you're given"Dm I know "Seen and not heard"C F You left me buckets of ribbonsDm Woven together by flying birds [Verse]Am Dm And the church sings hallelujahF When you're sitting still and rightDmAm Peering just between two shouldersDmF Trying to see what the priest looksDm like [Chorus]C F I know and also have youDm I know all things were madeC F Lift me to heavier waterDm Just in case I can be saved [Verse]Am I will wait here one last morningDmF Shield my eyes to the blazing sunDmAm If I scan the streets for warningDmF Dm I can see when your train will come