Chords for Joy Williams on The Today Show

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We want to turn to the comics to music now, which we know can bring out strong emotions.
Don't they think listening to music can be good for babies before they're born?
There's only one way for us to find out.
Jenna?
Yeah, I'm going to show you how.
Here's the deal, you guys.
Seriously, there are only a handful of tiny little advantages that you can give your baby
while he or she is still in the womb.
And rumor has it, music is one of them.
So I decided I would just, I don't know, do a little research of my own. _
[C] _ I wonder if I could have gone all the way.
Yeah, okay, so the answer is no.
So instead, I've resorted to having my [Am] soon-to-be-born baby listen to other people's music.
How about these Civil Wars?
You are my sunshine.
And from belly [Em] buds to lullabelly.
I'm playing a little workout music for [F] the baby.
There's an entire industry built around letting me do that.
[G] Research shows that mothers who play [Bb] music at low volumes [F]
while they're pregnant
can positively impact their babies after birth.
How?
Well, by improving reading, [Bb] writing, and speech development,
as well as [C] coordination, attention spans, [Dm] even sleep-wake cycles.
Yep, all from [Cm] listening to some music.
So to [G] give my daughter the best shot at reaching her full [Em] rock star potential,
_ _ [G] Baby's kicking.
_ I met up with [Em] three-time Grammy Award winner,
_ [G] new mom, and singer [D]-songwriter Joy Williams of the group The [G] Civil Wars.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ He's been around [Dm] music, I mean, even before he had eardrums, you know,
he was [Gm] there, obviously, for all those sound checks and all of those [Dm] shows
that we had when we were on the road.
Miles, are you a fan of, [Bb] oh, I don't know, The Civil Wars?
Oh, you turned.
[A] You've heard of this group?
We all want the same [E] thing.
I mean, I want my kid to come out and [C] have some rhythm
and maybe sing on [Gm] pitch.
I want my kid to be a genius.
I want her [Am] to be gifted.
I want her to be [Em] athletically, [C] intellectually, you know, and [G] musically the best at [Am] everything.
[G] So [C] if you buy into this, the next question [Ab] becomes, what type of music do you play?
[Fm] So we decided to videotape a recent [D] ultrasound of mine
to see [C] what music this little one would respond [F] to.
[Dm] _
[C] Barry Manilow.
We will [F] arise, [G] me.
I couldn't believe Barry Manilow [C] caused no movement.
[F] I started to [G] question my efforts.
Had I been [Ab] duped?
[Db] To think your dreams.
But then, like any good thing worth waiting for.
This is the song, right?
Look at her.
So she's moving.
She began to find her groove to the soulful sound of The Civil Wars.
Aw, baby girl.
[G] _ _
_ _ [D] So even if my [Em] baby doesn't come out with [C] superhuman hearing,
[G] _ _ [C] and [G] even if [Em] exposing her to music doesn't [G] exactly raise [D] her IQ ten [C] points,
_ _ [G] _ there's an [Am] undeniable [D] connection between music and our [Em] hearts.
She's looking right up.
[C] _ One that I [G] can't wait to share with her once [D] she's born.
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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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[D] _ [N] What can I possibly say?
I know.
I know.
It was actually really, really sweet.
I very rarely just pause and just take it all in.
And to every mother out there who has gone through this,
you just have to stop and appreciate every single little step of it.
It's absolutely beautiful.
Whether or not that kid even heard music, I was affected and moved by this.
So that could only have a positive impact.
Can I see a little playlist or some bass?
It's a bass.
It'll just be jazz, right?
It'll be eight hours of jazz if I let her. _ _
Yeah, that'd be great.
_ Yes.
Aw, that's very sweet.
I love you.
I love you, too.
Thanks, baby.