Er rant (A)heat to the star
and the (D)rain let in.
And the haw ser rolls, the ves sel’s whole and Christ, it’s thin.
Well I’d (E)know that you’d of fer.
Would re veal it, though it’s (D)soft and flat.
Won’t re peat it, cull and (F#m)cof fer’s that for the (A)sof fit, hang this (Bm7)home ward.
Pry it op en with your (F#m)love.
Send ing (E)lost and a lone stand ing (D)of fers.
It is (A)steep, it is stone.
Such re (D)cov er y.
From the dai ly press, the deep est nest, in keep ers keep.
All the (A)news at the door,
such a (D)rev el ry.
Well, it’s hecked in side of ev ’ry thing you said to me.
It was (E)found,
what we (A)or phaned.
Did n’t men (E)tion it would serve (D)us picked.
Said your (F#m)love is known, I’m stand ing (A)up on it?
Aren’t we (Bm7)marr ied?!
I ain’t liv ing in the (F#m)dark no more.
It’s not a (E)pro mise, I’m just gon na (D)call it
hea vy mit ted love.
Our (A)love is a star,
sure, some (D)haz ard ry.
For the light be fore and (F#m)af ter most in (D)def ’nite ly.
This is (D)ax i om.
This is (D)ax i om.
This page shows “Beth/rest” by Bon Iver in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 65 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.