LIFES RICH PAGEANT: I BELIEVE

As noted before, this song is the lyrical remnants of "Throw Those Trolls Away" only better.  Apparently, Michael was inspired by the Mahalia Jackson gospel song "I Believe."  It really only bears similarity in title, although Peter's riffing on the F chord bears similarity to the piano in the song.  Is there a better line than
"silly rule: golden words make practice, practice makes perfect, perfect is a fault, and fault lines change." Probably, but it's up there.

I BELIEVE
When I was young and full of grace
and spirited a rattlesnake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit I will not tell
You’re on your honor
Not to tell

I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract
Explain the change, the difference between
What you want and what you need, there’s a key

Your adventure for today what do you do between
The horns of the day?

I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe

When I was young and give and take
And foolish said my fool awake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You’re on your honor
On your honor

Trust in your calling make sure your calling’s true
Think of others the others think of you
Silly rule golden words make practice, practice makes perfect,
Perfect is a fault, and fault lines change

I believe my humor’s wearing thin
And change is what I believe in

I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe

When I was young and full of grace
And spirited a rattlesnake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit I will not tell
You’re on your honor, on your honor

I believe in example
I believe my throat hurts
Example is the checker to the key

I believe my humor’s wearing thin
And I believe the poles are shifting
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in

The only really difficult part about this song is the banjo at the beginning.  With the chords I've put here, you can play a pretty mean rendition on guitar.  And to those of you banjo pickers out there, my apologies for not putting true notation here, but it seems to be a pretty standard picking progression.

I BELIEVE

Intro Banjo Chords

Repeat the (2-4h) portion x3

d|---0----5----------0----5-|

B|---3----5----------3----5-|

G|-2-4h---0----0-2---4h---0-|

D|---0----2----------0----2-|

G|---0----0----------0----0-|

Verse:

Guitar 1

e|-1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1-------|

B|-1--1--1----1--1----1--1----1------|

G|-2---2--2----2--2----2--2----2-----|

D|-3---------------------------------|

A|-3---------------------------------|

E|-1---------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-------0-2-3-2-0--------0-2-3-2-0--|

D|------3---------3------3---------3-|

A|-----3----------------3------------|

E|-0-1h-------------0-1h-------------|

Guitar 1:

e|1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1---6-6--6--6-6--6---3-3--3-3-3--3--|

B|1--1--1----1--1----1--1----1--6--6--6----6--6--3--3--3---3--3-|

G|2---2--2----2--2----2--2----2-7---7--7----7--7-3---3--3---3--3|

D|3-----------------------------8----------------4--------------|

A|3-----------------------------8----------------4--------------|

E|1-----------------------------6----------------3--------------|

Guitar 2:

e|----------------------1-1-1-1--6----------------3-|

B|----------------------1-1-1-1--6----------------3-|

G|-------0-2-3-2-0--x-x-2-2-2-2--7----------------3-|

D|------3---------3-x-x-3-3-3-3--8----------------4-|

A|-----3------------x-x-3-3-3-3--8----------------4-|

E|-0-1h-------------x-x-1-1-1-1--6----------------3-|

Bridge to Chorus

“There’s a key”

e|--8---5---6----8-----|

B|--8---5---6----8-----|

G|--9---5---7----9-----|

D|-10---7---8---10-----|

A|-10---7---8---10-----|

E|--8---5---6----8-----|

Chorus

e|-1-1-1-1-0-0------3--3--3--3---6--6--6--6--|

B|-1-1-1-1-0-1------3---3--3--3--6---6--6--6-|

G|-2-3-3-2-0-0------3----3--3--3-7----7--7--7|

D|-3-3-3-3-0-2---x3-4-4----------8-8---------|

A|-3-1-1-1-0-3------4------------8-----------|

E|-1-1-1-1-0-0------3------------6-----------|

Middle Bridge

e|-5--5--5--5---6--6--6--6--------8---8---8---8----|

B|-6---6--6--6--6---6--6--6-------8----8---8---8---|

G|-7----7--7--7-7----7--7--7------9-----9---9---9--|

D|-7-7----------8-8----------x3--10-10-------------|

A|-5------------8----------------10----------------|

E|-5------------6-----------------8----------------|

End on:

e|-5----|

B|-6----|

G|-7----|

D|-7----|

A|-5----|

E|-5----|