Jorge Rivera-Herrans - Open Arms

[POLITES]
A D
You can relax, my friend

[ODYSSEUS]

Huh?

[POLITES]
E
I can tell you’re getting nervous
A
So do yourself a service
F#m
And try to relax my friend

[ODYSSEUS]
D
I’m fine, Polites

[POLITES]
F#m
Think of all that we have been through
E A
We’ll survive what we get into

C#m F#m
I know that you’re tired of the war and bloodshed
D
Tell me, is this how we’re supposed to live?
E
Look at how you grip your sword, enough said

Why should we take when we could give?
F#m
You could show a person that you trust them
D
When you stop and lower your guard
F#m
Here we have a chance for some adjustment
E A
Give it a try, it’s not that hard
E
I’m telling you

E F#m E A
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
E F#m E A E
Whatever we face, we’ll be fine if we’re leading from the heart
F#m E A
No matter the place, we can light up the world

Here’s how to start:
E F#m
Greet the world with open arms
E A
Greet the world with open arms

[LOTUS EATERS]

Welcome

[ODYSSEUS]

Stay back

[LOTUS EATERS]

Stay back

[POLITES]
E
My friend, greet the world with open arms

[ODYSSEUS]
D
We’re only here for food

[LOTUS EATERS]
E
Food

[ODYSSEUS]
F#m
Six hundred friends are waiting for us to show our faces

[LOTUS EATERS]
E
Food

[ODYSSEUS]
F#m
Stay back, I’m warning you
E F#m
If we don’t get back safely, my men will turn this place into blazes

[LOTUS EATERS]
E
Here you go

[POLITES]
N.C.
See?
E F#m E A
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
E F#m E A E
Whatever we face, we’ll be fine if we’re leading from the heart
F#m C#m F#m
No matter the place, we can light up the world

Here’s how to start:
E F#m
Greet the world with open arms
E A
Greet the world with open arms

[ODYSSEUS]
Bm E
My friend, I wish that I could say that I agree
A F#m
But look at the way this fruit is glowing and filled with glowing seeds
Bm E
It took me a while to notice what kind of fruit they eat
A F#m
It’s a lotus, it controls your mind and never lets you free
D E
That’s what we’d get with open arms

[POLITES]
Bm E
Lotus eaters, I’d like to show my friend that kindness is brave
A F#m
Could you tell me where there’s other food to eat?

[LOTUS EATERS]

The cave

[POLITES]
Bm E
A cave! You’re saying there’s a cave where we could feast?
A F#m
And where do we sail to find this fruit-filled cave?

[LOTUS EATERS]

East

[POLITES]
D
Thank you!

[LOTUS EATERS]
E
Welcome

[POLITES]
E
This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
A
I see in your face, there is so much guilt inside your heart
D E
So why not replace it and light up the world

Here’s how to start:
D A
Greet the world with open arms

Greet the world with open arms

[ODYSSEUS]
D E
Greet the world with open arms

[POLITES]
A
You can relax, my friend