Chapin Harry - The Shortest Story guitar chord

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 03:48:34 -0800

From: Jed

Subject: The Shortest Story by Harry Chapin

LISTEN TO THE SONG ON "GREATEST SONGS LIVE" TO UNDESTAND.

STRUM C CHORD SLOWLY

PLUCK C ON THE B STRING AND THE OPEN G STRING TOGETHOR THREE TIME

C         G      F                 G             em    (STRUM em

SLOWLY)

I am born today, the sun burns its promise in my eyes;

F       G              C      em         am

Mama strikes me and I draw a breath and cry.

F          G            C       em          am

Above me a cloud softly tumbles through the sky;

G       G          F

I am glad to be alive.

>G     F

C                 G   F            G           em (STRUM em SLOW)

It is me seventh day, I taste the hunger and I cry;

F               G     C       em      am

my brother and sister cling to Mama's side.

F                G                  C      em      am

She squeezes her breast, but it has nothing to provide;

G               G         F

someone weeps, I fall asleep.

>G    F

C                 G      F             G          em  (STRUM)

It is twenty days today, Mama does not hold me anymore;

F         G            C  em        am

I open my mouth but I am too weak to cry.

F          G            C     em         am

Above me a bird slowly crawls across the sky;

G                    G              am

why is there nothing now to do but die?