Daniel Ingram - A kirin tale

^FLa, la-la-la, la-^Bbla La-la-^Fla, la-la-^Ebla

The ^FKirin used to speak and s^Bbing We weren't always^F quiet ^Eb We told ^Fstories and funny ^Bbjokes My stand-up was a ^Friot ^Eb But ^Bbthen one day, a ^F/Cfight broke out And ^Churtful words were ^Fsaid ^BbFlaring tempers w^F/Cere inflamed ^GDestruction quickly ^Cspread ^BbAnd flaming red from head to ^Chead Even burnt our..^F. bread Sorry, I f^Bborgo^Ft h^Ebow much I love rhyming. Where was I? Oh, right!

My ^Fhappy village l^Bbay in ruins Re^Flationships got ^Ebworse ^FSpoiler alert: we ^Bbquickly learned That ^Fwords could be a c^Eburse ^Bb"No more talking," y^F/Celled our leader ^CThe last thing said a^Floud ^G7Into the Stream of Silence We ^Fstepped as a crowd The ^Bbwater cooled emotions And ^G7peace was soon restored But with ^Bbno way to speak my ^Cthoughts I got super..^F. bored Seriously, ^Bbther^Fe's^Eb only so long that Sudoku can keep you entertained!

'Cause ^Grainbows won't light up the sky^Bb Unless you let it rain And ^Dmshiny apples sometimes come with ^Cworms No, you ^Gcan't give up your laughter 'Cause you're ^Bbscared of a little pain It's a ^Eblesson that the ^CKirin never ^Flearned

^FI was stuck in s^Bbilent prison With the ^Fvoices in my ^Ebhead 'Til ^FI tripped over m^Bby salvation In a ^G7helpful flower^Cbed I ^Bbfound a cure to c^F/Clear my pipes And ^CI became quite ^Fchatty With ^Bbyears and years of s^F/Ctored-up words I ^G7drove my village ^Cbatty They ^Dmdidn't like my jokes and songs And ^Adaily dose of news The ^Fplays I wrote, the speeches spoke Var^G7iety reviews Or the ^Dmstory about the Kirin who hid bel^Aow an opera stage And ^Cfell

N.C.

in love with this opera singer, and he wore a freaky half-mask thing, and he played the organ a lot and got all broody 'cause the singer was in love with another dude, so he took her away on this underground gondola. ^C7I mean, who doesn't love musical theater?!

The ^Fvillage leader m^Bbade it clear I ^Fhad to make my ^Ebchoice ^FI could stay and ^Bblive with them Or ^FI could keep my ^Ebvoice So ^BbI came here, but ^F/Cleft the couch a^Clone They're hard to ^Fmove With ^Bbjust the view for ^F/Ccompany Until ^Ddimya heard me g^G7roove

N.C.

Take it away, boys!

'Cause ^Grainbows won't light up the sk^Bby Unless you let it rain And ^Dmcandles just won't glow until they're ^Cburned No, you ^Gcan't give up your laughter 'Cause you're ^Bbscared of a little pain It's a ^Eblesson that my ^Cvillage never ^Dmlear^Cned^F No ^Gmmatter how hard I schooled them Fear of h^Bburt is still what ruled them Some^Ctimes you gotta let it r^Faaa^Ebaaaa^Dmain!

Yeah, some^Ctimes you gotta let it ^Frain