Things We Did Not Choose

(A Life in Three Counting Rhymes)

© Magpie Rivkis

Lyrics [pdf]

Am
  One for a candle
E Am
  Two for a  crown
Am C B E
  Three  to  go  up
E C B Am
  Four  to  come  down

Am Asus2 Am G6 Am Am
  Five  for  the gifts that the R aven  gav e

Am C C G G7 Am
  Six for the  ones  that you  cann ot  save

Am Am E G G7 Am
  Seven for the  slee pers  deep in  the  grave

Dm C G6 G7 Am
  Eight to know when  it is  time to  be  brave

Am Am C G6 G7 G G7 Am
  Nine to  know  when  it is  time  to  be  weak

Am Dm Dsus2 Am Em C Am
  And  ten  when you're  close to the a nsw ers you  seek
Dm G E
The  clouded sky is  bruised to  gray
Dm Am Em
The  broken road led  you aw ay
Am
From  home
One for sticks and
Two for stones
Three is for blood
Four is for bones
Five for the things you cannot keep
Six for the names you call in your sleep
Seven for the seeds you sow and you reap
Eight for the wonders that cause you to weep
Nine for the paths that you did not choose
Ten for the things that you cannot lose
The clouded sky is bruised to blue
The broken road is winding true
To home
One for the lost and
Two for the found
Three to be free
Four to be bound
Five for the words you never say
Six for the times that you chose not to stay
Seven for the joy you find on your way
Eight for the debts that you have to pay
Nine to mourn all of the bridges you burned
And ten to give thanks for the lessons you learned
The clouded sky is bruised to black
The broken road will guide you back
To home