Falling Upward

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[Verse]
   A                     E
A dragonfly landed on my friend Linn's fingertip
  Dsus2                          A
Reminding us we need to rest on this the long strange trip
    F#m          Dsus2               A                E
But also we did whisper that some change was on it's way
    F#m             Dsus2              E
The old world it is crumbling and the new one starts today
   A                                E
I played the smart professor, yes I tried it on for size
    Dsus2                              A
I'm done with facts and figures now I hunger to be wise
        F#m          Dsus2             A                E
And I'm finding some okayness deep inside this veil of tears
F#m             Dsus2             E
Some call it delusion I call it getting on in years


[Chorus]
        Dsus2                         A
Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone
    Dsus2             A               E
One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song
        Dsus2                          A
Falling upward, each step a quiet victory
     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be


[Verse]
 A                                 E
Hand on heart each morning take my dose of daily bread
    Dsus2                                A
And head off in the battle against the voices in my head
      F#m          Dsus2              A                 E
They say I'm not worthy, that I'm not too scuffed up to pray
     F#m            Dsus2        E
Well if there is a devil surely that is what he'd say
 A                                    E
The world's a great seductress and it wants me on it's team
 Dsus2                                 A
Best to heed the words of those that woke up from the dream
         F#m           Dsus2           A               E
So I'm reading all the holy books and this is my 40th year
   F#m                  Dsus2          E
Rejoice they say, have courage, be content and of good cheer


[Chorus]
        Dsus2                         A
Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone
    Dsus2             A               E
One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song
        Dsus2                          A
Falling upward, each step a quiet victory
     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be


[Verse]
 A                                E
Life is very short it's true and I'm left wondering why
    Dsus2                            A
The days they last forever and the years they sail by
        F#m             Dsus2             A                E
And the kid in me is confused about this man's face in the mirror
   F#m             Dsus2               E
It once was my complexion now it's my conscience I want clear
  A                                  E
I cannot fix or save the world and I know that that's alright
  Dsus2                                A
Solutions they aren't coming from the left or from the right
       F#m                Dsus2      A                   E
Like a great sage said in Ohio only love will heal this mess!
    F#m          Dsus2            E
And now my contribution - loving more and speaking less


[Chorus]
        Dsus2                         A
Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone
    Dsus2             A               E
One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song
        Dsus2                          A
Falling upward, each step a quiet victory
     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be

     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be
      Dsus2                             E     Dsus2   A
Thank God I'm falling upward toward the man I long to be