– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
beggars – thrice
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tabbed by : stanley

tuning : standard

chords and patter used :
Am F G E7 D7 Em
E | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Am F
all you great men of power , you who boast of your feats –
Am F
politicians and entrepreneurs .
Am F
can you safeguard your breath in the night while you sleep?
Am F
keep your heart beating steady and sure?
G E7
as you lie in your bed , does the thought haunt your head
Am D7
that youre really , rather small?
F Em
if theres one thing i know in this life : we are beggars all .

Am F
all you champions of science and rulers of men ,
Am F
can you summon the sun from its sleep?
Am F
does the earth seek your counsel on how fast to spin?
Am F
can you shut up the gates of the deep?
G E7
dont you know that all things hang , as if by a string ,
Am D7
oer the darkness – poised to fall?
F Em
if theres one thing i know in this life : we are beggars all .

Am F
all you big shots that swagger and stride with conceit ,
Am F
did you devise how your frame would be formed?
Am F
if youd be raised in a palace , or live out in the streets ,
Am F
did you choose the place or the hour youd be born?
G E7
tell me what can you claim? not a thing – not your name!
Am D7 F
tell me if you can recall just one thing ,
Em
thats not a gift in this life?

Am F
can you hear whats been said?
Am Em Am D7
can you see now that everythings grace after all?
F Em
if theres one thing i know in this life : we are beggars all .