GENEROSITY

by Eve Decker

(Play in G. On the record it’s capo 5, I now do it capo 3)

Intro: gggc/gggc

Verse 1

I trust in the power of generosity

And give her a shawl I can’t afford

While she’s gone I’m the one who stays warm

Am D

Thinking about that shawl over her shoulders

I trust in the power of generosity

And give him a twenty dollar bill

He stands alone at the intersection

Am D

But he’s given me a sense of connection

Chorus

Em C G

What’s this secret I’ve stumbled on to

D Em

Something we all should have been told

C G

Maybe you always knew

D Em

For me I didn’t get it ‘til I got older

C G

But that’s better than never knowing

D G

The power of generosity

Verse 2 (Same chords as verse 1)

I trust in the power of generosity

And give a party for a friend

We come together to give her love she can see

She fills up on love but so do we

(Chorus)

Bridge:

Em C G D

There have been times when I didn’t know if I’d make it through

Em C G D

I searched desperately for remedies to feeling blue

Em C Am D G

Mindfulness, Forgiveness, Generosity - bring happiness; it’s true

Verse 3:

I trust in the power of generosity

And open my reclusive heart

It likes to hide likes to stay inside

But too much self concern and I fall apart

(Chorus)