Wonder by Natalie Merchant Wonder - Natalie Merchant Transcribed by Kyle B. Give ya the chords first - tab comes after Intro Db Ab Bbm Ab Gb Verse 1 Db Ab Bbm Ab Gb (Same chords over & over) Doctors have come from distant cities just to see me stand over my bed disbelieving what they're seeing Chorus: they say I must be one of the wonders of God's own creation and as far as they can see they can offer no explanation Verse 2 : same pattern of chords newspapers ask intimate questions want confessions they reach into my head to steal the glory of my story Chorus Bridge: Ebm Db Bbm Gb I believe Ebm Db Bbm Gb Fate smiled and destiny Bbm Gb laughed as she came to my cradle "know this child will be able" laughed as my body she lifted "know this child will be gifted Bbm Gb Db Ab Bbm with love, with patience and with faith, Ab Gb she'll make her way" verse 3 (just like verses 1 & 2) people see me I'm a challenge to your balance, I'm over your heads how I confound you and astound you to know I must be one the wonders of...(Chorus) bridge (just like the 1st one) I believe fate smiled & destiny laughed as she came to my cradle "know this child will be able" laughed as she came to my mother "know this child will not suffer" laughed as my body she lifted "know this child will be gifted with love, with patience and with faith she'll make her way...she'll make her way Db Ab Bbm -----------------------|-------------------------------|------------6---| --9--------------------|--------------------9----------|6----6-h-9------| --8-b-10-r-8----6------|-6---6h8--6-8-b-10-----10-r-8--|----------------| --------------------6--|-------------------------------|----------------| -----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------| Ab Gb Db --------------------|------------------------------------|--------------| --6-h-9-p-6---------|------------------------------------|--------------| -------------6-h-8v-|----------------------6-----8-b-10v-|---------6----| --------------------|-6h8----6h8------6h8-----8----------|-6-h-8--------| --------------------|------------------------------------|--------------| --------------------|------------------------------------|--------------| Bbm -----------------------------------------6-----------6---|-------------| --------------------------9------6-h-9-------6---9v--6---|-------------| --6-----8---6--8--8-b-10-----10--------------------------|-------------| -----8---------------------------------------------------|-------------| ---------------------------------------------------------|-------------| ---------------------------------------------------------|-------------| Ab Gb ----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ----------6-----------------|-----------------------------------------| ---6-h-8------6---8b10r8-6--|-------6---------------------------------| ----------------------------|6-h-8-----ringing, repeat several times--| ----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Db Ab Bbm Ab Gb --------------|-------------------------------------------|------------| --------------|----------------------6-h-7-----6-h-7-h-9--|------------| --6--8--6-----|-6v--------------------------8-------------|------------| --------------|-------------------------------------------|------------| --------------|-------------------------------------------|------------| --------------|-------------------------------------------|------------| Doctors have come from distant cities Just to see me... Db play slow arpeggios --------------------------------------------|---9---------Gb----------| -----------------------6-h-7-p-6------6-----|---9---------7-----------| -----------------------------------8-----6--|---6---------6-----------| --------------------------------------------|-------------8-----------| --------------------------------------------|-------------------------| --------------------------------------------|-------------------------| Stand up over my bed They say I must be one blah blah blah Disbelieving What they see -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---8-b-10-8-p-6------6-------------------------------------------------| ------------------8----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| Newspapers ask intimate questions Of confessions Hold 9's with 4th finger, let ring Db Ab Bbm Ab Gb ------------------------9-----9-------9-----9----9---9----9----9----------6-| --6-h-7-----6-h-7-h-9------9-------------9---------9--------9-----------7---| ---------8-------------------------5---------------------------------6------| -----------------------------------------------8--------6----------8--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Reach into my head to steal the glory of my story Db chunk these sorta --------------------------------------------|-----9------9------9------9--------| -----------------------6-h-7-p-6------6-----|-----9------9------9------9--------| -----------------------------------8-----6--|---6-----5-------------------------| --------------------------------------------|----------------8------6-----------| --------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| --------------------------------------------|----------------------------------- They say I must be one blah blah blah God's own creation -------------------------------------| ----------------------6--------------| ----6-h-8--8--6---8---6------repeat--|same as 'chunk these' ----6-h-8--8--6---8------------------| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| and as far as they can see they can offer no explanation --------------------------------------------------| ----------------------6---------------------------| ----6-h-8--8--6---8---6------6-h-8--8--6----------| ----6-h-8--8--6---8----------6-h-8--8--6----------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| Ebm Db Bbm Gb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| --8-b-10--8-b-10-r-8-p-6------------------------------------6--6--6---6-----| --------------------------8--------6----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------8----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| oooo I believe Ebm Db Bbm Gb ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------6---6-6--6--6----------------------| --8-------6-----------------------------------------------------------| ------------------8---------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| fate smiled at destiny ---------------------------------------------6------------------------| ----------------------------------9---6--9---6------------------------| --------------------------------------------------6v------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| laughed as she came to my cradle -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------9------------------------------------| -------------------------------------8-b-10-b10-p-8--6-----------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| "know this child will be able" --------------------6--------------------------------------------------| ---------9---6--9---6--------------------------------------------------| -------------------------6v--------------------------6--8--6-8b10v-----| --------------------------------------------------8--------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| laughed as my Know this child body she lifted will be gifted ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| --/6--------/6--------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| with love, with patience and with faith almost just like at the beginning Db Ab Bbm -------------------------------|------------6---| --------------------9----------|6----6-h-9------| -----6h8--6-8-b-10-----10-r-8--|----------------| -------------------------------|----------------| -------------------------------|----------------| Ab Gb Db --------------------|------------------------------------|--------------| --6-h-9-p-6---------|------------------------------------|--------------| -------------6-h-8v-|----------------------6-----8-b-10v-|---------6----| --------------------|-6h8----6h8------6h8-----8----------|-6-h-8--------| --------------------|------------------------------------|--------------| --------------------|------------------------------------|--------------| She'll make her way She'll make her waaay Bbm -----------------------------------------6-----------6---|-------------| --------------------------9------6-h-9-------6---9v--6---|-------------| --6-----8---6--8--8-b-10-----10--------------------------|-------------| -----8---------------------------------------------------|-------------| ---------------------------------------------------------|-------------| ---------------------------------------------------------|-------------| she'll make her waaay ringing, as before --9b11-b11-b11-6h9----------------|---------9------------9------------| -----------------------9--6-------|------9-----------9----------------| ------------------------------8---|---6----------5--------------------| ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| people see me ----------9-------------9--------------------6--------------------------| ------9------------9--------------------7-------------------------------| ------------------------------------6-----------------------------------| --8------------6----------------8---------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm a challenge to your balance, (Keep repeating all through this...) I'm over your heads how I confound you and astound you to know I must be one the wonders of...(Chorus) -------------------------------------| ----------------------6--------------| ----6-h-8--8--6---8---6------repeat--|and then more ringing ----6-h-8--8--6---8------------------| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| and as far as they can see they can offer no explanation ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------6----------------------------------------------| ----6-h-8--8--6---8---6------6-h-8--8--6-----------------------------| ----6-h-8--8--6---8----------6-h-8--8--6-----------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| Ebm Db Bbm Gb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| --8-b-10--8-b-10-r-8-p-6------------------------------------6--6--6---6-----| --------------------------8--------6----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------8----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| oooo I believe and more of the same as before.... I believe fate smiled & destiny laughed as she came to my cradle "know this child will be able" laughed as she came to my mother "know this child will not suffer" Then comes this! (Very cool) ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---6--6---6--6--6---6-------9----9----9-9--9--------------------------| ----------(sorta)-----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| laughed as my body she lifted --6---6--6---6----6----------9---9---9----9---9---------------11--11--|11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| "know this child will be gifted with love, --13---13---13----13------13-------------18--------18-etc...----------| ---------------------------------16b18--------16b---------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| with patience and with faith she'll make her way... she'll make her way ...Jam it out until it ends - nothing special here so I didn't bother figuring it out. 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