Ani DiFranco – The Thing At Hand (Guitar)

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[Intro] Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7 [Verse 1]
               Ebm7              Ab    Ab7         Ebm7  Ab Ab7
Thanks to the bullfrogs and the crickets and the cicadas

                 Ebm7         Ab  Ab7 Ebm7  Ab Ab7
Thanks to the loons and the songbirds too

         Ebm7    Ab Ab7  Ebm7  Ab Ab7
Thanks to all my music teachers

         Ebm7  Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7
And the beauty they exude
[Verse 2]
                Ebm7    Ab    Ab7   Ebm7    Ab Ab7
They remind me, i don't need to be anything

                Ebm7         Ab Ab7 Ebm7  Ab Ab7
I don't need a look, i don't need a brand

                Ebm7    Ab    Ab7   Ebm7    Ab Ab7
They remind me, i don't need to be anything

                 Ebm7    Ab    Ab7
I don't need to know what to say

                 Ebm7    Ab Ab7
I don't need to know where i stand
[Chorus]
                 Bmaj7 Abm
I just need to show up

                  Ebm
For the thing at hand

                     Bmaj7 Abm
Yes, i just need to show up

                  Ebm
For the thing at hand
[Verse 3] Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Ebm7 Ab Ab7
         Ebm7    Ab Ab7   Ebm7    Ab Ab7
I'm not black or white or grey

        Ebm7 Ab Ab7   Ebm7    Ab Ab7
I'm not he or she or they

         Ebm7 Ab Ab7  Ebm7    Ab Ab7
I'm not gay or bi or straight

         Ebm7    Ab    Ab7
I'm just me and maybe

             Ebm7
That's just another thing to say
[Chorus]
               Bmaj7 Abm
I just wanna show up

                 Ebm
For the thing at hand

                         Bmaj7  Abm
Yeah, i'm just trying to show up

                  Ebm
For the thing at hand
[Verse 4]
               Ebm7    Ab Ab7
Thanks to the pine trees in the tall breeze

Ebm7           Ab Ab7
Thanks to the ocean

                Ebm7    Ab Ab7
Thanks to the heartbeat and the spring leaves

Ebm7           Ab Ab7
Springing into motion

              Ebm7    Ab Ab7                Ebm7    Ab Ab7
Thanks to the big spinning cosmos and it's do-see-do

               Ebm7    Ab Ab7
Thanks to the emptiness and the energy

      Ebm7
That teaches me how to flow
[Chorus]
              Bmaj7  Abm
I just wanna show up

                  Ebm
For the thing at hand

                          Bmaj7 Abm
Yes, i'm just trying to show up

                  Ebm
For the thing at hand
[Outro]
     Bbm Eb
I defy

         Bbm Eb
Being defined

             Bbm Eb
I am not my body

             Bbm Eb
I am not my mind

                    Bbm Eb
You can point right at me

                            Bbm Eb
And still, there's nothing there

                 Bbm  Eb
And whatever you call me

         Bbm
I don't care