On the 17th of April 2022, the track was released.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: A
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Chords: G, G/F#, Em, C, D, Am, C/B
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Sadness As A Gift
- Artist: Big Thief
- Released Date: 17 April 2022
[Intro]
G [Verse]
G G/F# Em You and I both know
Em C G There is nothing more to say
C G Chances shutter shining eyes
D Am And turn to face away [Chorus]
C G Leaning on the window sill
G C You could write me someday and
G
I think you will
G C We could see the sadness as
C/B Am
A gift and still
D Feel too heavy to hold [Verse]
G G/F# Em Snow falling
Em C G Try to keep from calling
C G Watch the spring turn to winter
D Am Fireflies all frozen [Chorus]
C G The seasons go fast
G C Thinking that this one
G
was gonna last
G C C/B Maybe the question was too
Am D
Much to ask [Verse]
G G/F# Em Searching for your eyes
Em C G All I see are blue skies
G C And that old man beats
G
His crooked cane
D Am It's time to let go [Chorus]
C G Leaning on the window sill
G C You could write me someday
G
and I bet you will
G C We could see the sadness as
C/B Am
A gift and still D Feel too heavy to hold [Chorus]
C G The seasons go so fast
G C Thinking that this one
G
was gonna last G C C/B Maybe the question was too
Am D
Much to ask [Verse]
G G/F# Em You and I could see
Em C G Into the same eternity
C G Every second brimming
D Am
With a majesty [Chorus]
C G Kiss so sweet, so fine
G C You could hear the music
G
Inside my mind
G C C/B Am And you showed me a place
Am
To find
D Even when I'm old [Chorus]
C G Leaning on the window sill
G C You could write me someday
G
and I hope you will
G C We could see the sadness as
C/B Am
A gift and still [Chorus]
C G The seasons go so fast
G C Thinking that this one
G
Was gonna last
G C Maybe the question was
C/B Am D
Too much to ask
