Wonder - Natalie Merchant
Transcribed by Kyle B.
Give ya the chords first - tab comes after
Intro
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Verse 1
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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:
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I believe
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Fate smiled and destiny
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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
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with love, with patience and with faith,
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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
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Doctors have come
from distant cities
Just to see me...
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Stand up over my bed They say I must be one blah blah blah
Disbelieving
What they see
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Newspapers ask intimate questions
Of confessions
Hold 9's with 4th finger, let ring
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Reach into my head to steal the glory of my story
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They say I must be one blah blah blah God's own
creation
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and as far as they can see they can offer
no explanation
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oooo I believe
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fate smiled at destiny
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laughed as she came to my cradle
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"know this child will be able"
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laughed as my Know this child
body she lifted will be gifted
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with love, with patience and with faith
almost just like at the beginning
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She'll make her way She'll make her waaay
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she'll make her waaay
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people see me
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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)
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and as far as they can see they can offer
no explanation
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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)
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laughed as my body she lifted
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"know this child will be gifted with love,
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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.
It's pretty close - so much is just "feel" that it's hard to transcribe