To Hide A Little Thought
HefnerVersion1
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I tried to hide a little thought
The more I tried the worse things got
It started out so meek and small
But in a wink pervaded all
Just a stray little stray, stray, stray
By trying to hide if I'd asked it to stay
By trying to hide if I'd made it a bed
from which to rule the world unsaid
To hide a little thought
A little vagabond
A sprite in the dark
that wouldn't move along
Many thoughts they come and go
This too shall pass, she'll never know
But since my way is bold and free
She noticed something strange in me
Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down
Maybe my eyes started darting around
Maybe my hands started covering my face
Maybe I rambled all over the place
To hide a little thought
A little vagabond
A sprite in the dark
that wouldn't move along
I don't say each thing on my mind
To say each thing would be unkind
But with someone I know so well
it's so unlike me not to tell
Usually I like confrontations, I do
I get this thrill out of sayin' what's true
I look so lifeless when I try to lie
That's why it's easy to tell when I try
To hide a little thought
A little vagabond
A sprite in the dark
That wouldn't move along
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Readable chord sheet for To Hide A Little Thought by Hefner
[Em]I tried to hide a little thought [Am]The more I tried the worse things[G] got [G]It started out so meek and [Bm]small [Am]But in a wink pervaded[G] all [G]Just a stray little stray, stray,[C] stray By trying to[G] hide if I'd asked it to[D] stay By trying t[G]o hide if I'd made it [C]a bed from which to[G] rule the world[D] unsaid [C]To hide a little[Em] thought A[C] little vaga[Em]bond A[C] sprite in the[Em] dark that[C] wouldn't move a[Em]long Many thoughts they come and[Em] go [Am]This too shall pass, she'll never[G] know [G]But since my way is bold and[Bm] free [Am]She noticed something strange in[G] me Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed[C] down Maybe my[G] eyes started darting a[D]round Maybe my[G] hands started covering my[C] face Maybe I[G] rambled all over the[D] place [C]To hide a little[Em] thought A[C] little vaga[Em]bond A[C] sprite in the[Em] dark that[C] wouldn't move a[Em]long [Em] [Am] [G] [Bm] [Am] [G] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [F#m] [D] [F#m] [D] [F#m] [D] [F#m] I don't say each thing on my[F#m] mind [Bm]To say each thing would be un[A]kind But with someone I know so[C#m] well [Bm]it's so unlike me not to[A] tell [A]Usually I like confrontations, I[D] do I get this[A] thrill out of sayin' what's[E] true I look so[A] lifeless when I try to[D] lie That's why it's[A] easy to tell when I[E] try [D]To hide a little[F#m] thought A[D] little vaga[F#m]bond A[D] sprite in the[F#m] dark That[D] wouldn't move a[F#m]long