Ani DiFranco - The Thing At Hand

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the bullfrogs and the crickets and the cicadas
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the loons and the songbirds too
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to all my music teachers
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7And the beauty they exude
 
[Verse 2]
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7They remind me, i don't need to be anything
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7I don't need a look, i don't need a brand
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7They remind me, i don't need to be anything
Ebm7 Ab Ab7I don't need to know what to say
Ebm7 Ab Ab7I don't need to know where i stand
 
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 AbmI just need to show up
EbmFor the thing at hand
Bmaj7 AbmYes, i just need to show up
EbmFor the thing at hand
 
[Verse 3]
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Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7I'm not black or white or grey
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7I'm not he or she or they
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7I'm not gay or bi or straight
Ebm7 Ab Ab7I'm just me and maybe
Ebm7That's just another thing to say
 
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 AbmI just wanna show up
EbmFor the thing at hand
Bmaj7 AbmYeah, i'm just trying to show up
EbmFor the thing at hand
 
[Verse 4]
Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the pine trees in the tall breeze
Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the ocean
Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the heartbeat and the spring leaves
Ebm7 Ab Ab7Springing into motion
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the big spinning cosmos and it's do-see-do
Ebm7 Ab Ab7Thanks to the emptiness and the energy
Ebm7That teaches me how to flow
 
[Chorus]
Bmaj7 AbmI just wanna show up
EbmFor the thing at hand
Bmaj7 AbmYes, i'm just trying to show up
EbmFor the thing at hand
 
[Outro]
Bbm EbI defy
Bbm EbBeing defined
Bbm EbI Am not my body
Bbm EbI Am not my mind
Bbm EbYou can point right at me
Bbm EbAnd still, there's nothing there
Bbm EbAnd whatever you call me
BbmI don't care
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