Now Be Thankful chords

Richard Thompson

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Simplify chords 

  			verse 1 

F          C        Bb      Bb/A      Gm 
When the stone is grown too cold to kneel 
     F      F/A    Bb      C 
In crystal waters I'll be bound 
F         C     Bb   Bb/A    Gm     Dm        C 
Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel note: only 3 beats on the chord on "wheel"! 

Chorus 

F        C       Bb      Bb/A     Gm 
Now be thankful for good things below 
F       F/A      Bb      C 
Now be thankful to your maker 
F        C         Bb       Bb/A 
For the rose, the red rose blooms for 
Gm  Dm/F  C/E 
all to    know 

Instrumental 

Gm Dm/F | C/E Dm | C Dm | C/E | 

verse 2 

F         C        Bb      Bb/A      Gm 
When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe 
    F      F/A    Bb      C 
In burning irons I'll be bound 
F          C    Bb   Bb/A    Gm     Dm        C 
Fierce as fire weary to the sounds upon the wheel note: only 3 beats on the chord on "wheel"! 

Chorus 

F        C       Bb      Bb/A     Gm 
Now be thankful for good things below 
F       F/A     Bb       C 
Now be thankful to your maker 
F        C         Bb       Bb/A 
For the rose, the red rose blooms for 
Gm  Dm/F  C/E 
all to    know 

Instrumental 

Gm Dm/F | C/E Dm | C Dm | C/E | 

Mandolin solo over verse 

F  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm     | 
F  F/A | Bb  C    | 
F  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm  Dm | C  note: only 3 beats on this chord! | 

Guitar solo over Chorus 

F  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm      | 
F  F/A | Bb  C    | C       | 
F  C   | Bb  Bb/A | Gm Dm/F | C  | 


Repeat verse 1 

F          C        Bb      Bb/A      Gm 
When the stone is grown too cold to kneel 
     F      F/A    Bb      C 
In crystal waters I'll be bound 
F         C     Bb   Bb/A    Gm     Dm        C 
Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel note: only 3 beats on the chord on "wheel"! 

Chorus 

F        C       Bb      Bb/A     Gm 
Now be thankful for good things below 
F       F/A     Bb       C 
Now be thankful to your maker 
F        C         Bb       Bb/A 
For the rose, the red rose blooms for 
Gm  Dm     C 
all to    know