Chords for A Kirin Tale

[Dm] I'd [C] rather _ _ [F] sing! _
[C] _ [F] La la la la [Bb] la la, [F] la la la, [Eb] la la [C] la!
[F] The Kirin used to speak [Gm] and sing, we weren't [F] always quiet.
[Eb] [F] We told stories and funny [Bb] jokes, but then it [F] was a riot.
[Eb] _ [C] [Gm] But then one day [F] a fight broke out, [Gm] and hurtful words were [F] said.
[Bb] Flaring tempers [Am] were inflamed, [Ab] destruction quickly [C] spread.
_ _ [Bb] And flaming red from head [C] to head, it even burnt [F] our bread.
[Gm] Sorry, I forgot how much I love [F] rhyming.
Where was I?
[Eb] Oh, [Cm] right!
[F] My happy village lay in ruins, relationships got worse.
[E]
[F] Spoiler alert!
We quickly learned that words could be [Cm] a curse.
[Bb] No [F] more talking, yelled our leader, [Gm] the last thing said [F] aloud.
[Ab] Into the stream of silence, [Am] we stepped as a crowd.
[Bb] The water cooled emotions, [B] and peace was soon restored.
But [Eb] with no way to speak [C] my thoughts, I got super [F] bored.
Seriously, there's only so long that Sudoku can keep you entertained!
[G] Cause rainbows won't light [Bb] up the sky, unless you let [Dm] it rain.
And shiny apples sometimes come [C] with worms.
[G] But you can't give up your laughter, [Bb] cause you're scared of a little pain.
[Eb] It's a lesson that [C] the Kirin [F] never learned.
[Bb] I [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] was stuck [Gm] in silent [F] prison with the voices in [Eb] my [G] head.
[F] Till I tripped [Gm] over my [Ab] salvation in a helpful [Cm] flowerbed.
[Bb] I found a cure [F] to clear my [Gm] pipes, and I became [F] quite shabby.
[Bb] With years and years [F] of stored up [G] words, I drove my [C] village batty.
[Dm] They didn't like my jokes and [A] songs, and they let dose of [Db] news.
[F] The plays I wrote, the speeches, folk [G] variety reviews.
[Dm] Or a story about the Kirin, who hid [A] below an opera stage.
[C] And fell in love with this opera singer, and he wore a freaky half-mask thing.
He played the organ a lot and got all broody, because the singer was in love with another dude.
So he took her away on this underground [Bb] gondola.
I mean, who doesn't?
_ _ [C] [F] The village [Gm] leader made it clear, [F] I had to make [D] my [C] choice.
[F] I could stay [Gm] and live with them, [F] or I could keep [Eb] my [C] voice.
[Bb] So I came here, [F] but left the couch [Gm] alone.
[F] They're hard to move, [Bb] with just the view [F] for company.
[Abm] Until [G] you hurt me, groove, take it away! _ _
_ Cause rainbows won't [Bb] light up the sky, unless you let [F] it rain.
And candles just won't glow until [C] they're burned.
_ [G] But you can't give up your laughter, [Bb] cause you're scared of a little pain.
[Eb] It's a lesson [C] that my village never [Dm]
[C] learned.
_ [F] _ [Gm] No matter how hard I schooled them, [Bb] fear of hurt is still what ruled them.
[F] Sometimes you [C] gotta let [F] it rain.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] Yeah, sometimes you gotta let [F] it rain.
_ [G] _ [Bb] [G] Cause rainbows won't [Bb] light up the sky, unless you let [Dm] it rain.
And candles just won't glow until [C] they're burned.
_ [G] But you can't give up your laughter, [Bb] cause you're scared of a little pain.
[Eb] It's a lesson [C] that my village [F] never [G] learned.
Oh [A] yes, cause rainbows won't light [C] up the sky, unless [G] you let it rain.
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