Thanks

J Vincent Edwards

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(A)Sunday morning in the (D)valley
(E)We would gather for the (A)service
Emily Jane would run to (D)meet me
(E)She'd smile at Poppa, kind a (A)nervous
(D)All the people came from (Bm)miles around
(E)And they still could here the (A)sound
As (G)they sang:

(D)Thanks to the Lord
For the (G)sun up in the sky
For the (E)corn that's growing high
For the (A)child that didn't die
(D)Thanks to the Lord
For the (G)crops and for the farm
For the (E)strength in my right arm
And for (A)keeping us from harm"
And I say: (D)Thanks, (A)thanks, (Bm)thanks, (G)thanks
(D)Thanks to the (A)Lord for (G)a girl like Emily (D)Jane (D)(G)(A)

(A)Came the day that we were (D)married
(E)With all our folks in the congre(A)gation
Emily Jane was like an (D)angel
(E)The sweetest thing in all cre(A)ations
(D)Poppa hugged me and my (Bm)momma cried
(E)Everybody smiled with (A)pride
As (G)they sang:

(D)Thanks to the Lord
For the (G)sun up in the sky
For the (E)corn that's growing high
For the (A)child that didn't die
(D)Thanks to the Lord
For the (G)crops and for the farm
For the (E)strength in my right arm
And for (A)keeping us from harm"
And I say: (D)Thanks, (A)thanks, (Bm)thanks, (G)thanks
(D)Thanks to the (A)Lord for (G)a girl like Emily (D)Jane (D)(G)(A)(Bd)

(D#)Thanks to the Lord
For the (G#)sun up in the sky
For the (F)corn that's growing high
For the (Bd)child that didn't die
(D#)Thanks to the Lord
For the (G#)crops and for the farm
For the (F)strength in my right arm
And for (Bd)keeping us from harm"
And I say: (D#)Thanks, (Bd)thanks, (D#)thanks, (G#)thanks
(D#)Thanks to the (Bd)Lord for (G#)a girl like Emily (D#)Jane (G#)(Bd)(D#)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Thanks van J Vincent Edwards op Gitaartabs. Dit pop-nummer is een perfecte keuze als je net begint met gitaarspelen en direct wilt meespelen met een toegankelijk liedje. Met een heldere akkoordvolgorde en een rustig tempo bouw je hier je basisvaardigheden op.

Thanks staat op beginner-niveau en je speelt het met akkoorden A, D, G, E, D# en G#. Voor deze arrangementsversie heb je geen capo nodig. Pak je gitaar en speel mee met dit nummer van het album Thanks And Other Hits uit 2011 — je zult snel merken hoe bevredigend deze akkoorden aanvoelen.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: Bm ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.