FEATHERS
words by Emily Dickinson's "'Hope' is the thing with feathers"
music by The McMakens
V1
G D C
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
Am G D
That perches in the soul -
Am D C G
And sings the tune without the words -
Am G D
And never stops - at all -
C D G
And never stops - at all -
V2
G D C
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
Am G D
And sore must be the storm -
Am D C G
That could abash the little Bird
Am G D
That kept so many warm -
C D G
That kept so many warm -
G C G
Ohhhh Oh-oh-oh.
G C G D
Ohhhh Oh-oh-ohhhhhhh,
G C G G D
Ohhhh Oh-oh-oh. Ohhhh Ohhhh
V3
G D C
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
Am G D
And on the strangest Sea -
Am D C G
Yet - never - in Extremity,
Am G D
It asked a crumb - of me.
C D G
It asked a crumb - of me.
End