The Thanksgiving Song

Ben Rector

Thanksgiving-Fall

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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Capo 2
			    [C][\\]	[F][\]	 [C][\]     [Am][\\]	[G][\\]	    [C][\\]	[F][\]      [C][\]	[Gsus4]		
A |--------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E |--------|-3--5--3----|------------|------3-1-0-|-0-0--------|
C |--0-2-4-|---------4--|42----0-2-4-|0-2-4-------|----2-------|
G |--------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
or

[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\]	[|]	[Am]	[G]	[|]
[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\]	[|]	[Gsus4]

VERSE 1
...Familiar [|][C]highways
Lined with [|][Am]leaves turned bro[G]wn
Making [|][C][\]my way back to [|]
My [C][\]home town funny [|]
[C]How this all looks [F]different, but it [|]
[Gsus4]Feels the same [G]like how [|]
[C]Life never stops [F]changing, but some things [|]
[Gsus4]never change[G]
 
CHORUS
so [|][Am]fill your plate and [Gsus4]fill your drink and [|]
[Gsus4]fill this house with [C]family the kind of [|]
[Am]love that all these [C]years can't wash away [|]
[Gsus4][G]cause the [|]
[Am]older that I [G]get I see that [|]
[G][\\]life is short and [Am][\]bitter sweet [G][\]thank [|]
[F]God for this Thanks[G]giving [|][C][\\]Day [F][\] [C][\] [|]  (or play intro above)

[Am] [G]	 [|] 	[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\] 	[|]
 
VERSE 2
[C] [G]watching [|][C]football watching [|]
[Am]families [G]grow the old [|]
kids [C]table all have kids [|][Am]of their [G]own
starting [|][C]to see my grand[F]father in my [|][G]nephews eyes
mom [|][C]still can't talk [F]about him and not [|][G]almost cry
 
CHORUS
so [|][Am]fill your plate and [C]fill your drink and [|]
[Gsus4]fill this house with [C]family the kind of [|]
[Am]love a thousand [C]miles can't wash away[|]
[Gsus4] [G]cause the [|]
[Am]older that I [G]get I see that [|]
[G][\\]life is short and [Am][\]bitter sweet [G][\]thank [|]
[F]God for this Thanks[G]giving [|][C][\\]Day [F][\] [C][\] [|] (or play intro above)

[Am]	[G]	 [|] 	[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\] 	[|]	[C]	[G]	[|]
[C](percussive) [|]	[Am]	    [G]	         [|]	[C]		[|]	[G] (slower)

OUTRO
So [|][C]fill your plate and fill your drink
put your [|][G]dishes in the [|][C]kitchen sink
and let the [|][F]leftover yea[G]r just wash aw[|][G]ay (G string 7,5,4)
cause we [|][Am]made it through, I [C]do believe, the [|][G]longest year in [Am]history[|]
[F]thank God that it's Thanks[G]giving [|][pause4]Day[|]

[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\]	[|]	[Am]	[G]	[|]
[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\]	[|]	[Gsus4]		[|]
[C][\\]	[F][\] [C][\]	[|]	[Am7]	[G]	[|]
[C][\]	     [C][\]        [|]	[G]		[|] [C][\]