Topic: Number 47 – A Regular Fortune
In October, some of you may remember that my family and I went to Japan. One of the places we visited was the Asakusa Shrine(http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3004.html). One of the tourist type things people do there is buy these little fortunes which I bought and ended up getting what was called a regular fortune. If you get a bad one you can tie it to a tree and the fortune goes away but if you get a good one then you keep it. Regular ones I guess you can give it back too but I kept mine because my life has been regular and fortunate with no big windfalls or tragedies just a regular life that I’m happy to say suits me just fine. Sorry to make it so long but it was a story so I had to finish it. Hope you all like it.
Number 47 – A Regular Fortune By Jeff Gilpin
January 7th, 2008
Intro
[Em]
Verse 1
[Amaj7]In an ancient temple
[Cmaj7]Visiting an ancient land
[Amaj7]I purchased my fortune
[Cmaj7]From this ancient stand
[D]Number 47
[Amaj7]Regular Fortune it said
I [Cmaj7]Didn’t understand it
In English on the back I [A]read
It said your [D]fortune is not special
It’s [A]plain and ordinary
But [D]just because it’s plain
Doesn’t mean it’s [Em]scary[Amaj7]
Verse 2
[Amaj7]Though you may want it now
Like [Cmaj7]waiting for a holiday
[Amaj7]Wait try and be patient
It will [Cmaj7]come with a slight delay
Like [D]hiking through the mountains
[Amaj7]It takes work and time
But the [Cmaj7]journey and destination
Makes it well worth the [A]climb
Your [D]fortune is not special
There [A]are no short cuts here
[D]Hard work, patience
And good people to help [Em]steer [Amaj7]
Verse 3
The [Amaj7]request you most desire
Will be [Cmaj7]recovered later on
Like the [Amaj7]moral of a fairy tale
The final [Cmaj7]chorus of a song
[D]You’ll find what you have lost
And [Amaj7]you will find it soon
It’s [Cmaj7]where you last remember
Tucked away in your [A]room
Your [D]fortune is not special
Neither [A]is it one to dread
Your life [D]will be long and happy
Smoothing sailing [Em]ahead [Amaj7]
Verse 4
A [Amaj7]new home might be worthwhile
Or [Cmaj7]tear an old one down
It’s [Amaj7]good to take a trip
[Cmaj7]To some far off town
Don’t [D]worry about your marriage
Or your [Amaj7]place of employment
[Cmaj7]Better to live your life
Savor every mo[A]ment
Your [D]fortune is not special
Not [A]special is still just fine
No [D]worries for tomorrow
Enjoy this gift of [Em]time [Amaj7]
So I [D]thought about my fortune
The [A]one I had just read
It [D]made me stop and wonder
Then had to [Em]catch up with my family up on a[Amaj7]head
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
