Chords for "Growth Rings: A Short film narrated by Neil Peart"
Tempo:
64.6 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
D
G
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [D] The entire [Dm] history of a tree, year by year, can be read in the circular grooves that [Dm] mark
its annual cycle, its growth [D] rings.
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D]
Dry years, wet years, health and affliction, a scattered wildfire or lightning [F] strike,
all can be divined in [Dm] those annual recordings, those unique slices [D] of time.
[Dm]
Trees like redwoods and sequoias can be hundreds of years old, and scientists can read their
history and something about the [D] world they grew up in, back in time.
Like those [Db] growth rings, popular music also reflects the weather [Em] of its times, evokes
and [G] embodies the moods and movements [C] that gave it context.
[E] The songs of [N] the 1930s speak of their time, but remain alive in ours.
The great American songbook.
[Dm]
We cannot talk about the 1960s without featuring [Gm] the music that [Dm] reflected the era and even
helped to shake those times.
Songs of protest, songs [Dm] of celebration.
[G]
[Bm] [D] Humans [Bm] have our growth rings too, and often we measure those years, those triumphs and
ordeals in [G] music.
The songs of our youth, of our courtships, of our good and bad [E] times remain alive to
us for life.
[Bm]
Music [G] interweaves tightly into our memories, [Bm] its rhythms and harmonies [D] conveying so much
that we lack words for, a kind of spiritual energy, dreamlike, emotional, and so ingrained
[Bm] that hearing a fugitive melody [D] can instantly transport us back [B] to another time and place.
Throughout [Abm] human history, music has been at the heart of religious worship and celebration.
From caves to cathedrals, sacred groves to revival tents, communal music has the power
to bring people together, to [E] inspire and reinforce their shared beliefs.
Music is [Db] in our DNA.
Music is in our veins.
Music is in our [Abm] growth rings.
First [E] there was a drum, maybe just a hollow log.
A stick of wood banging on [Dbm] it carried messages a long way.
That was the original [Abm] talking drum.
Before there was metal, all instruments would have been wooden with enhancements of animal skins.
[Ab]
[E] [Abm] In our modern world of synthetic materials and robotics, the time-honored marriage of
art and nature lives on in the crafting [E] of fine musical instruments.
Choice woods and [Db] other elements are selected and artfully formed with techniques both ancient
and modern [Abm] into what will become human voices that will carry ideas and emotions into the
deepest spirit worlds of song and story.
[Em] Artists work with their instruments to create a story that will mark their own place [E] in the world.
And maybe if they [Em] are excellent and fortunate, [B] they will leave a mark on the world of their
[D] own to be measured and [B] counted among our [E] growth rings.
[Gb] [E]
[F] A fallen tree [Dm] rises and lives again.
Where once it gave shade, now it brings light.
[Bb] As [Dm] time takes us down its winding path, we look into the faces of the next generation
taking their place beside us.
We [F] watch as they grow and learn to express themselves.
We search their eyes, [Dm] expectantly hoping to witness the spark, the hunger to make and
create and not just consume.
[B] As [Dm] they grow, they will undoubtedly uncover a significant truth.
Artists are compelled to dream, to imagine, to innovate.
Good is never good enough.
[Eb] You will never [F] arrive, nor will you want to.
For a true master, the joy of making [Dm] is an end in itself.
So enjoy the journey.
[C] And when you find that singular focus, the [D] thing you were [Dm] created to do, your art will
take root and your work will begin to [C] speak to the world.
As you dream [Dm] and create, you will eventually look back and see that [C] you have earned your
spot among the other masters of resonance.
[Am] [Em] [G] [F]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [F] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[G]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [D] The entire [Dm] history of a tree, year by year, can be read in the circular grooves that [Dm] mark
its annual cycle, its growth [D] rings.
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D]
Dry years, wet years, health and affliction, a scattered wildfire or lightning [F] strike,
all can be divined in [Dm] those annual recordings, those unique slices [D] of time.
[Dm]
Trees like redwoods and sequoias can be hundreds of years old, and scientists can read their
history and something about the [D] world they grew up in, back in time.
Like those [Db] growth rings, popular music also reflects the weather [Em] of its times, evokes
and [G] embodies the moods and movements [C] that gave it context.
[E] The songs of [N] the 1930s speak of their time, but remain alive in ours.
The great American songbook.
[Dm]
We cannot talk about the 1960s without featuring [Gm] the music that [Dm] reflected the era and even
helped to shake those times.
Songs of protest, songs [Dm] of celebration.
[G]
[Bm] [D] Humans [Bm] have our growth rings too, and often we measure those years, those triumphs and
ordeals in [G] music.
The songs of our youth, of our courtships, of our good and bad [E] times remain alive to
us for life.
[Bm]
Music [G] interweaves tightly into our memories, [Bm] its rhythms and harmonies [D] conveying so much
that we lack words for, a kind of spiritual energy, dreamlike, emotional, and so ingrained
[Bm] that hearing a fugitive melody [D] can instantly transport us back [B] to another time and place.
Throughout [Abm] human history, music has been at the heart of religious worship and celebration.
From caves to cathedrals, sacred groves to revival tents, communal music has the power
to bring people together, to [E] inspire and reinforce their shared beliefs.
Music is [Db] in our DNA.
Music is in our veins.
Music is in our [Abm] growth rings.
First [E] there was a drum, maybe just a hollow log.
A stick of wood banging on [Dbm] it carried messages a long way.
That was the original [Abm] talking drum.
Before there was metal, all instruments would have been wooden with enhancements of animal skins.
[Ab]
[E] [Abm] In our modern world of synthetic materials and robotics, the time-honored marriage of
art and nature lives on in the crafting [E] of fine musical instruments.
Choice woods and [Db] other elements are selected and artfully formed with techniques both ancient
and modern [Abm] into what will become human voices that will carry ideas and emotions into the
deepest spirit worlds of song and story.
[Em] Artists work with their instruments to create a story that will mark their own place [E] in the world.
And maybe if they [Em] are excellent and fortunate, [B] they will leave a mark on the world of their
[D] own to be measured and [B] counted among our [E] growth rings.
[Gb] [E]
[F] A fallen tree [Dm] rises and lives again.
Where once it gave shade, now it brings light.
[Bb] As [Dm] time takes us down its winding path, we look into the faces of the next generation
taking their place beside us.
We [F] watch as they grow and learn to express themselves.
We search their eyes, [Dm] expectantly hoping to witness the spark, the hunger to make and
create and not just consume.
[B] As [Dm] they grow, they will undoubtedly uncover a significant truth.
Artists are compelled to dream, to imagine, to innovate.
Good is never good enough.
[Eb] You will never [F] arrive, nor will you want to.
For a true master, the joy of making [Dm] is an end in itself.
So enjoy the journey.
[C] And when you find that singular focus, the [D] thing you were [Dm] created to do, your art will
take root and your work will begin to [C] speak to the world.
As you dream [Dm] and create, you will eventually look back and see that [C] you have earned your
spot among the other masters of resonance.
[Am] [Em] [G] [F]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [F] [Am]
[C] [Am]
Key:
Dm
D
G
E
F
Dm
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] The entire [Dm] history of a tree, year by year, can be read in the circular grooves that [Dm] mark
its annual cycle, _ _ _ its growth [D] rings.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Dry years, wet years, health and affliction, a scattered wildfire or lightning [F] strike,
all can be divined in [Dm] those annual recordings, those unique slices [D] of time.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Trees like redwoods and sequoias can be hundreds of years old, and scientists can read their
history and something about the [D] world they grew up in, back in time. _ _ _
Like those [Db] growth rings, popular music also reflects the weather [Em] of its times, evokes
and [G] embodies the moods and movements [C] that gave it context.
[E] The songs of [N] the 1930s speak of their time, but remain alive in ours.
The great American songbook.
[Dm] _ _
We cannot talk about the 1960s without featuring [Gm] the music that [Dm] reflected the era and even
helped to shake those times. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Songs of protest, songs [Dm] of celebration.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Humans [Bm] have our growth rings too, and often we measure those years, those triumphs and
ordeals in [G] music.
The songs of our youth, of our courtships, of our good and bad [E] times remain alive to
us for life.
[Bm]
Music [G] interweaves tightly into our memories, [Bm] its rhythms and harmonies [D] conveying so much
that we lack words for, a kind of spiritual energy, dreamlike, emotional, and so ingrained
[Bm] that hearing a fugitive melody [D] can instantly transport us back [B] to another time and place.
_ _ Throughout [Abm] human history, music has been at the heart of religious worship and celebration.
From caves to cathedrals, sacred groves to revival tents, communal music has the power
to bring people together, to [E] inspire and reinforce their shared beliefs.
_ _ Music is [Db] in our DNA.
Music is in our veins.
Music is in our [Abm] growth rings. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ First [E] there was a drum, maybe just a hollow log.
A stick of wood banging on [Dbm] it carried messages a long way.
That was the original [Abm] talking drum.
Before there was metal, all instruments would have been wooden with enhancements of animal skins.
[Ab] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] In our modern world of synthetic materials and robotics, the time-honored marriage of
art and nature lives on in the crafting [E] of fine musical instruments.
_ Choice woods and [Db] other elements are selected and artfully formed with techniques both ancient
and modern [Abm] into what will become human voices that will carry ideas and emotions into the
deepest spirit worlds of song and story. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Artists work with their instruments to create a story that will mark their own place [E] in the world.
_ And maybe if they [Em] are excellent and fortunate, [B] they will leave a mark on the world of their
[D] own to be measured and [B] counted among our [E] growth rings. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ A fallen tree [Dm] rises and lives again.
_ Where once it gave shade, now it brings light.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] As [Dm] time takes us down its winding path, we look into the faces of the next generation
taking their place beside us.
We [F] watch as they grow and learn to express themselves.
We search their eyes, [Dm] expectantly hoping to witness the spark, the hunger to make and
create and not just consume.
[B] As [Dm] they grow, they will undoubtedly uncover a significant truth.
Artists are compelled to dream, to imagine, to innovate.
Good is never good enough.
[Eb] You will never [F] arrive, nor will you want to.
For a true master, the joy of making [Dm] is an end in itself.
So enjoy the journey. _
[C] And when you find that singular focus, the [D] thing you were [Dm] created to do, your art will
take root and your work will begin to [C] speak to the world.
_ As you dream [Dm] and create, you will eventually look back and see that [C] you have earned your
spot among the other masters of resonance.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] The entire [Dm] history of a tree, year by year, can be read in the circular grooves that [Dm] mark
its annual cycle, _ _ _ its growth [D] rings.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Dry years, wet years, health and affliction, a scattered wildfire or lightning [F] strike,
all can be divined in [Dm] those annual recordings, those unique slices [D] of time.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Trees like redwoods and sequoias can be hundreds of years old, and scientists can read their
history and something about the [D] world they grew up in, back in time. _ _ _
Like those [Db] growth rings, popular music also reflects the weather [Em] of its times, evokes
and [G] embodies the moods and movements [C] that gave it context.
[E] The songs of [N] the 1930s speak of their time, but remain alive in ours.
The great American songbook.
[Dm] _ _
We cannot talk about the 1960s without featuring [Gm] the music that [Dm] reflected the era and even
helped to shake those times. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Songs of protest, songs [Dm] of celebration.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Humans [Bm] have our growth rings too, and often we measure those years, those triumphs and
ordeals in [G] music.
The songs of our youth, of our courtships, of our good and bad [E] times remain alive to
us for life.
[Bm]
Music [G] interweaves tightly into our memories, [Bm] its rhythms and harmonies [D] conveying so much
that we lack words for, a kind of spiritual energy, dreamlike, emotional, and so ingrained
[Bm] that hearing a fugitive melody [D] can instantly transport us back [B] to another time and place.
_ _ Throughout [Abm] human history, music has been at the heart of religious worship and celebration.
From caves to cathedrals, sacred groves to revival tents, communal music has the power
to bring people together, to [E] inspire and reinforce their shared beliefs.
_ _ Music is [Db] in our DNA.
Music is in our veins.
Music is in our [Abm] growth rings. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ First [E] there was a drum, maybe just a hollow log.
A stick of wood banging on [Dbm] it carried messages a long way.
That was the original [Abm] talking drum.
Before there was metal, all instruments would have been wooden with enhancements of animal skins.
[Ab] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] In our modern world of synthetic materials and robotics, the time-honored marriage of
art and nature lives on in the crafting [E] of fine musical instruments.
_ Choice woods and [Db] other elements are selected and artfully formed with techniques both ancient
and modern [Abm] into what will become human voices that will carry ideas and emotions into the
deepest spirit worlds of song and story. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Artists work with their instruments to create a story that will mark their own place [E] in the world.
_ And maybe if they [Em] are excellent and fortunate, [B] they will leave a mark on the world of their
[D] own to be measured and [B] counted among our [E] growth rings. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ A fallen tree [Dm] rises and lives again.
_ Where once it gave shade, now it brings light.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] As [Dm] time takes us down its winding path, we look into the faces of the next generation
taking their place beside us.
We [F] watch as they grow and learn to express themselves.
We search their eyes, [Dm] expectantly hoping to witness the spark, the hunger to make and
create and not just consume.
[B] As [Dm] they grow, they will undoubtedly uncover a significant truth.
Artists are compelled to dream, to imagine, to innovate.
Good is never good enough.
[Eb] You will never [F] arrive, nor will you want to.
For a true master, the joy of making [Dm] is an end in itself.
So enjoy the journey. _
[C] And when you find that singular focus, the [D] thing you were [Dm] created to do, your art will
take root and your work will begin to [C] speak to the world.
_ As you dream [Dm] and create, you will eventually look back and see that [C] you have earned your
spot among the other masters of resonance.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _