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Simple Gifts by Jewel
Simple Gifts
Capo:1st fret
A
'Tis a gift to be simple it's a gift to be free. CAPO
1
E E {There's no
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.
strumming pattern as the
A strings should
And when we find ourselves in the place just right.
to be picked}
D A
It will be in the valley of love and delight.
A
When true simplicity is gained,
E
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed.
A A
To turn, turn will be our delight,
E A
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
(Instrumental refrain)
A
'Tis a gift to be simple it's a gift to be free.
E E
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.
A
And when we find ourselves in the place just right.
D A
It will be in the valley of love and delight.
A
When true simplicity is gained,
E
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed.
A A
to turn, turn will be our delight,
E A
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
E A
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
(I've gone for the A Key chords, as I don't know what 'key' Jewel plays on
this.)
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version 2
Capo:1st fret
Some variation of the picking pattern below will work well for the verses.
D
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[Intro]
D D F#m F#m G G D Dsus4 D
[Verse 1]
D F#m
Its a gift to be simple, its a gift to be free,
G A Asus4 A
It’s a gift to come down where you ought to be,
D F#m
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Em A D Dsus4 D
We’ll be in the valley of love and delight.
[Verse 2]
D F#m
When true simplicity is gained,
D A Asus4 A
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed,
D F#m
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
G A D Dsus4 D
Till by turning, turning we come round right
D D A A G A D D D D A A Em Em A A D D A Em G A D Dsus4 D
[Verse 1]
D F#m
Its a gift to be simple, its a gift to be free,
Em G A
Its a gift to come down where you ought to be,
D F#m D
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Em A D Dsus4 D
We’ll be in the valley of love and delight.
[Verse 2]
D F#m D
When true simplicity is gained,
D A
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed,
D F#m D
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
A D Dsus4 D
Till by turning, turning we come round right
A D Dsus4 D
Till turning, turning we come round right
Its a gift to be simple, Its a gift to be free,
Its the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Will be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed,
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right
Its a gift to be simple, Its a gift to be free,
Its a gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Will be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed,
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right
Till by turning, turning we come round right
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version 3
Capo:no capo
[BASS GUITAR]
[Intro]
Eb D C Bb Eb
[Verse 1]
Eb D
'Tis a gift to be simple it's a gift to be free.
C Bb
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.
Eb D
And when we find ourselves in the place just right.
C Bb Eb
It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[Chorus 1]
Eb D
When true simplicity is gained,
C Bb
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed.
Eb D
To turn, turn will be our delight,
C Bb Eb
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
[Guitar Solo]
Eb D C Bb Eb
[Verse 2]
Eb D
'Tis a gift to be simple it's a gift to be free.
C Bb
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.
Eb D
And when we find ourselves in the place just right.
C Bb Eb
It will be in the valley of love and delight.
[Chorus 2]
Eb D
When true simplicity is gained,
C Bb
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed.
Eb D
to turn, turn will be our delight,
C Bb Eb
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
C Bb Eb
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
Its a gift to be simple, Its a gift to be free,
Its the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Will be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed,
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right
Its a gift to be simple, Its a gift to be free,
Its a gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Will be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed,
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right
Till by turning, turning we come round right
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