Intro: Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Dm (xx0231@1)               FI've (133211@1)been an ace girl
                 Dm (xx0231@1)               FOffering (133211@1)much, grumbling low
            Dm (xx0231@1)                        FAnd (133211@1)I gave all,     all that was asked of me
                       Dm (xx0231@1)                 FWhen (133211@1)order was slow and vision was unrelenting

Dm (xx0231@1)                            BbI (x1333x@1)      never stopped long enough
          F (133211@1)                    CTo (x32010@1)swim against the tides of old
       Dm (xx0231@1)                          BbAnd (x1333x@1)I     was single-minded too much
       F (133211@1)                  CTo (x32010@1)look toward this new true north
So now

F (133211@1)                           C (x32010@1)   Permission to be
                  DmPermission (xx0231@1)to slow
             Bb (x1333x@1)                      FAnd (133211@1)do the only things that matter to me
             CThe (x32010@1)freedom to flow
                  DmTo (xx0231@1)where genuine flows
             BbAnd (x1333x@1)do the only things that matter to me

Dm (xx0231@1)         FAnd (133211@1)sure, I've had my fun
            DmPlayed (xx0231@1)with my roles
            FWith (133211@1)time for a break hard-won
       Dm (xx0231@1)             FBut (133211@1)then after a while
               DmSo (xx0231@1)much done by rote
                 FNo (133211@1)longer by inspiration

Dm (xx0231@1)                   BbI've (x1333x@1)  never stopped long enough

F (133211@1)                       CTo (x32010@1)see whose was this blind ambition
       Dm (xx0231@1)                FAnd (133211@1)I      was not sanctioned to stop
            Bb (x1333x@1)                     CAnd (x32010@1)realize whose was this old mission
So now

F (133211@1)                           C (x32010@1)   Permission to be
                  DmPermission (xx0231@1)to slow
             Bb (x1333x@1)                      FAnd (133211@1)do the only things that matter to me
             CThe (x32010@1)freedom to flow
                  DmTo (xx0231@1)where genuine flows
             BbAnd (x1333x@1)do the only things that matter to me

C (x32010@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)            BbWith (x1333x@1)this space by the dropping of weights
             CThis (x32010@1)license to obey
         Dm (xx0231@1)               CWith (x32010@1)this time really wait
So now

F (133211@1)                           C (x32010@1)   Permission to be
                  DmPermission (xx0231@1)to slow
             Bb (x1333x@1)                      FAnd (133211@1)do the only things that matter to me
             CThe (x32010@1)freedom to flow
                  DmTo (xx0231@1)where genuine flows
             Bb (x1333x@1)                            FAnd (133211@1)do the only things that matter to me

C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                       F (133211@1)            The simple things that matter to me
C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)                       F (133211@1)            The simple things that matter to me?