Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
This song is called
Thanksgiving.
We're just moving back.
Back in time.
B
Bm
C#sus4
Lord, every year we gather here
Bm
F#
give us the strength to stomach as much
B
F#
as fast as we are able
B
Bsus4
B
bless this fool to our use
B
Bsus4
B
F#
don't let me drink
C#sus4
Lord, you know how I get ruthless
B
F#
B
Let us somehow get
C#sus4
F#
Without that bad old feeling
B
F#
With history and memory
B
F#
And home cooking we're dealing
Bsus4
B
all grown up
Bsus4
B
that spill the milk
F#
B
C#sus4
B
And our turn to wanna kill them
F#
B
Bm
B
I look around an d recognize
C#sus4
F#
A sister and a brother
Bm
B
F#
We rarely see our parents now,
F#
B
Bsus4
On this auspicious occasion,
B
F#
this special family dinner.
B
Bsus4
B
If I argue with a loved one,
F#
B
Lord, please make me the
C#sus4
B
winner.
F#
B
Bm
All this food looks and smells so good
B
F#
But I can hardly taste it
B
F#
There's no way to replace it
B
Bsus4
B
After the meal, switch on the game,
F#
B
it's just a few more seconds, but I'm so tired, I need
B
C#sus4
B
The guest bedroom bed beckons.
F#
B
Bm
B
C#sus4
F#
I fall asleep, I have a dream, in it is the family,
Bm
B
F#
B
nothing bad has happened yet an d everyone
F#
is happy.
B
Bsus4
B
Mother and father, both still young,
F#
C#sus4
B
watching the stars above us.
F#
Bm
Lord, every year we gather here
B
F#
to eat around this table.
Bm
F#
Give us the strength to stomach
Outro 1
F#
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# B Bm C#sus4 Bsus4
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