The Balance chords by The Moody Blues
Intro 1
G
Am
C
Em
G
Am
C
Em
Verse 1
C
After he had journeyed,
And his feet were sore,
Am
And he was tired,
He came upon an orange grove
D
G
And he rested.
Am
And he lay in the
Verse 2
cool,
C
And while he rested,
He took to himself an orange
Em
And tasted it,
C
And it was good.
Verse 3
Am
Dm
And he felt the earth to his spine,
Am
And he asked,
G
D
And he saw the tree above him,
Em
And the stars,
Bm
And the veins in the leaf,
Em
And the light,
Bm
And the balance.
Verse 4
Em
And he saw magnificent perfection,
Bm
Em
Whereon he thought
of himself in balance,
C
G
And he knew he was.
D
Em
Just open your eyes,
Verse 5
and realize,
C
G
The way it's always been.
Em
Just open your mind and you will find
C
G
The way it's always been.
Bm
Em
Just open your heart and that's
Interlude 1
a start
C
D
G
Am
C
Em
Verse 6
C
And he thought of those he angered,
Am
For he was not a violent man,
And he thought of those he hurt
D
G
For he was not a cruel man
And he thought of those he frightened
Am
C
For he was not a evil man,
Verse 7
Em
And he understood.
G
He understood himself.
C
Upon this
Em
Am
He saw that when he was of anger
Or knew hurt
Or felt fear,
It was because he was
G
D
not understanding.
Bm
Em
And he learned, compassion.
Verse 8
Bm
Em
And with his eye of compassion
He saw his enemies
Bm
Em
Like unto himself,
C
Bm
And he learned love.
Em
Then, he was answered.
C
Verse 9
G
Em
Just open your eyes, and realize,
C
G
The way it's always been.
Em
Just open your mind and you will find
C
The way it's always been.
G
Em
Just open your heart and that's
G
a start
Interlude 2
C
G
Em
G
C
G
Em
Just open your eyes,
Verse 10
and realize,
C
G
C
G
C
The way it's always been.
G
D
G
Em
Just open your mind and you will find
G
C
The way it's always been.
G
Em
G
C
G
Bm
Em
G
Just open your heart and that's a start
C
G
The Balance
The Moody Blues
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopPlay with musicMore songs by The Moody Blues
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.9
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs