Proverbial Paradigm Shift

Several "Don't procrastinate" proverbs included here.

PROVERBIAL PARADIGM SHIFT
C F C
Every cloud has a silver lining, every rainbow a pot of gold
Am
Every dog has its day and in a weird sort of way
Dm G
It's nice to die before you get old
C F C
That grass is always greener, on the other side of the hill
Am
And if you count your chickens before they hatch
Dm G
Then you're in for some trouble at' mill
C F C
Never judge a book by its cover, the best things in life are free
Am Dm G
An apple a day keeps the doctor away and money doesn't grow on trees
C F C
If it isn't broke don't fix it a stitch in time saves nine
Am Dm G C
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing In our proverbial paradigm

C F C
Life is what you make it, you've got to strike while that iron is hot
Am Dm G
Grasp that nettle, fortune favours the brave He who hesitates is lost
C F C
Mighty oaks from acorns grow, pride comes before a fall
Am Dm G
It’s the little strokes that fell great oaks, you're never gonna win them all
C F C Am
So if at first you don't succeed try try try again, time and tide waits for no man
Dm G C
He who dares will always win

To err is only human, forgiveness divine
It always pays to forgive and forget and two wrongs never make a right
Do as you would be done by and practice what you preach
Do as I do not as I say, as you sow so shall you reap
The best things in life are always free; it's never too late to mend
Let bygones be bygones, it comes right in the end
Patience is a virtue, revenge is never sweet
Mend your ways and spend your days
On the sunny side of the street

Responses

  1. Really great lyrics, kind of thing the late great John Prine might write. The melody is very catchy, and all the better for being just one instrument and two voices which, for me, is what TiT is really about as opposed to some of the big production numbers we hear. Well done. Cheers, Phil