Last Will And Testament Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Em][A][Bb][D]

[Verse 1]
Being of [D]sound [A]and
dispos[D]ing mind and memory,
I do hereby publish [G]this,
my [Em]last will [G]and [D]testament,
to distribute my [Bb]interest
[A]in the world justly
among [E]succeeding men,
women, [A]and [Bb]children.
[D]That part of my interest,
which is recognized
[G]in the leather -bound vol[D]umes of law,
as my property,
being inconsiderable and of no value,
[G]I make n[D]o disposi[G]tion
of in this [D]will.[Em][D]
My right to [A]live,
being but a life es[D]tate,
[A]is [Bb]not at my dispo[A]sal.
But [D]these things accepted,
all [Eb]else I now proceed [D]to
devise and [Eb]bequeath.
To [D]all fathers and mothers
in trust of their children,
I leave [G]words of praise and
[E]encouragement.
And I charge, [D]said parents,
to use [A]them justly,
but generously
as the deeds [Em]of the
[G]children [D]may require.
To girls inclusively,
I leave the flowers of the field,
the blossoms of the [G]woods,
and the butterflies of the [Em]meadows,
[E]with [F]the right [E]to play amon[F]g them
freely [E]accord[D]ing to custom[A],
[Em]warning [E]them at the same [A]time
against [D]the thistles and [Eb]thorns.[D]
To boys jointly,
[Eb]I le[D]ave the idle fields and commons
where ball may be [G]played,
the streams and lakes
where one [E]may fish or [D]swim,[E][D]
the woods where the [A]birds and squirrels [D]and
rab[Bb]bits [A]echoes [D]strange noises,
and all the adventures there to be found,
and to each boy
[Eb]I leave his own plac[D]e
at the farsighted [Eb]night,
with [D]all the pictures which may [G]be seen
[Ab]in the burning wood,[G]
to enjoy without [E]hindrance
an[F]d without e[D]ncumbrance of c[A]are.[Bb][A]
To [D]lovers,
[A]I d[D]evise their imaginary world
with whatever they may need.
The moon and stars of the sky,
the red roses of the garden,
the sweet plains of music
[G]and anything else they may desire
[E]to express to each [A]oth[D]er the [A]lastingness
and the beauty of [D]their [A]love.[Bb]
[A]To young [D]men and women,
I give the disdain of weakness
and the undaunted confidence
of their own strength
[Eb]with [D]the powers to make
lasting friendships
[G]and of possessing [E]companions.
And to them,
[A]I leave a[D]ll my songs t[A]hat they may sing.
And [D]to those who are no longer children,
or youths, or [Eb]lovers,
I leave memory
[D]that they may live the old days
over again [G]freely and [D]fully.
[E]And to the [F]loved ones [E]with snowy crown[A]s,
I bequeath the happiness of old [D]age.
and the love and respect
and the gratitude of [Eb]their [D]children
un[Eb]til they fall [D]asleep to

[Outro 1]
final rest.
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