Chords for "Natural Gift"

Date: August 24, 1997  3:14 PM
From: Christopher Carl Heckman


                                 Natural Gift
           Written by Ray Davies, tabbed by Christopher Carl Heckman
           
When a small a is shown as the chord, play a static A note (open A
string,
or, better yet, tremolo pick on the E string, 5th fret).


E D A A E D A A 

E        D            A                    E            D     A    
See that girl walkin' down the street, she looks like a prima donna

        E           D            A                  
She's a star in her head and the world's at her feet

    E            D              A                 
She looks at you twice and your heart skips a beat

E          D           A                     E      D   A   
She didn't learn it at high school or from a glossy magazine

                a                              
You see she's a natural, she got a natural gift

          E     D            A              E        D          A 
You gotta rise above your stupidity, you're dumb but don't give in

          E     D         A           E     D          A 
You gotta rise above your station, discover what's within

              E        D   A               E          D  A     
And with some luck and dedication and some careful manipulation


E D A A 
        

E    D               A     A      E    D               A   A     
Everybody needs some inspiration, everybody needs some motivation

E      D              A  A           E        D       A     
Mix it up with some imagination, and use your natural gifts,

                  E    D A A E D A A                E     D A A E D A A
E D A A 
You got a natural gift              You got natural
gifts                       


a                                
Ah, hey, hey, hey, ah, hey, hey, 

    E        D       A                      E     D A A 
And use your natural gifts, you got natural gifts       


    E             D    A             
You don't have to be a genius to find

        E        D       A                
All the hidden potential deep in your mind

    E             D          A              
You don't have to know about nuclear physics

   E            D            A               
To know all the formulas and vital statistics


E         D             A    A        E         D            A    A   
You don't have to be an intellectual, you don't have to be a scientist

E           D       A                      E      D A A   
To use your natural gifts, you got natural gifts,      yeh

         E       D      A               E     D A A 
Use your natural gifts, you got natural gifts       


a                                           
You gotta stop this depression you're in now
Stop this emotional rift, you need a psychological lift now


E    D               A     A      E    D               A   A     
Everybody needs some inspiration, everybody needs some motivation

E      D              A  A           E        D        A           
Mix it up with some imagination, and use your natural, natural gift


a                                                             
There are bad people, mad people, bitter people, scared people
Wanna put you down and keep you in your place
But you've got a chance to break out (break out),
You've got a chance to get out (get out),


    E        D       A      E                     D A A   
And use your natural gifts, you got natural gifts      ...