The Balance Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Am][C][Em][G]
[Am][C][Em]

[Verse 1]
After he [C]had journeyed,
And his feet were sore,
[Am]And he was tired,
He came upon an orange grove
[D]And he [G]rested.
And he [Am]lay in the

[Verse 2]
cool,
And while [C]he rested,
He took to himself an orange
And tasted [Em]it,
And it [C]was good.

[Verse 3]
And [Am]he felt the earth to his [Dm]spine,
And [Am]he asked,
An[G]d he saw the [D]tree above him,
And [Em]the stars,
And the vein[Bm]s in the leaf,
And [Em]the light,
And the [Bm]balance.

[Verse 4]
[Em]And he saw magnificent perfection,
[Bm]Whereon he thoug[Em]ht
of himself in balance,
[C]And he knew [G]he was.
Just open [D]your eye[Em] s,

[Verse 5]
and realize,
The way it's [C]always [G]been.
Just open [Em]your mind and you will find
The way it's [C]always [G]been.
Just open your [Bm]heart [Em]and that's

[Interlude 1]
a start
[C][D][G]
[Am][C][Em]

[Verse 6]
And he thought of those [C]he angered,
For he was not a viol[Am]ent man,
And he thought of those he hurt
For he was not [D]a cruel [G]man
And he thought of those he frightened
[Am]For he was not a evil man,[C]

[Verse 7]
And [Em]he understood.
He understood him[G]self.
[C]Upon this
He saw [Em]that when he was [Am]of anger
Or knew hurt
Or felt fear,
It was because he was
[G]not under[D]standing.
And [Bm]he learned, [Em]compassion.

[Verse 8]
[Bm]And with his eye of co[Em]mpassion
He saw his enemies
[Bm]Like unto [Em]himself,
And he [C]learned [Bm]love.
[Em]Then, he was answered.
[C]

[Verse 9]
[G]
Just open your eye[Em]s, and realize,
The way it's [C]always [G]been.
Just open your mind and [Em]you will find
The way it's [C]always been.
[G]Just open your [Em]heart and that's
[G]a start

[Interlude 2]
[C][G][Em][G][C]
[G]
Just open [Em]your eyes,

[Verse 10]
and realize,
The way [C]it's always [G]been.[C][G][C]
[G]
Just [D]open [G]your [Em]mind and you will find
[G]The way it's always [C]been.
[G][Em][G][C]
[G]Just open [Bm]your [Em]heart and that's a [G]start
[C][G]