To Hide a Little Thought
(Appears on Surrender to Jonathan, Bootleg 1 and You Must Ask the Heart)
Surrender to Jonathan version - Chords
Surrender to Jonathan version - Lyrics
well I tried to hide a little thought
and 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 tryin' to hide it I'd asked it to stay
By tryin' to hide it 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
so Many thoughts they come and go
This too shall pass, she'll never know
But since my way is bold and free
She noticed somethin' was strange in me
Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down
Maybe my eyes started dartin' around
Maybe my hands started coverin' my face
Maybe I rambled all over the place
tryin To hide that little thought
that little vagabond
that sprite in the dark
that wouldn't move along
guitar
well I don't say each thing on my mind
if I said each thing well that would be unkind
But with someone I know so well
it's unlike me not to tell
Usually I like confrontations, I do
I get this thrill out of telling what's true
I look so lifeless if I try to lie
That's why it's easy to tell if I try
To hide a little thought
A little vagabond
A sprite in the dark
That wouldn't move along
You Must Ask the Heart version - Chords
C
I tried to hide a little thought
Am G
The more I tried the worse things got
G C
It started out so meek and small
Am G
But in a wink pervaded all
G C
Just a stray little stray, stray, stray
G D
By tryin' to hide if I'd asked it to stay
G C
By tryin'to hide if I'd made it a bed
G D
from which to rule the world unsaid
D Em
To hide a little thought
D Em
A little vagabond
D Em
A sprite in the dark
D Em
that wouldn't move along
C
Many thoughts they come and go
Am G
This too shall pass, she'll never know
C
But since my way is bold and free
Am G
She noticed somethin' strange in me
C
Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down
G D
Maybe my eyes started dartin' around
G C
Maybe my hands started coverin' my face
G D
Maybe I rambled all over the place
Em
To hide a little thought
D Em
A little vagabond
D Em
A sprite in the dark
D Em
that wouldn't move along
F#m
I don't say each thing on my mind
Bm A
To say each thing would be unkind
F#m
But with someone I know so well
Bm A
it's so unlike me not to tell
A F#m
Usually I like confrontations, I do
A E
I get this thrill out of sayin' what's true
A F#m
I look so lifeless when I try to lie
A E
That's why it's easy to tell when I try
E F#m
To hide a little thought
E F#m
A little vagabond
E F#m
A sprite in the dark
E F#m
That wouldn't move along
You Must Ask the Heart version - Chordpro
I tried to hide a little [C] thought
[Am] The more I tried the worse things [G] got
[G] It started out so meek and [C] small
[Am] But in a wink pervaded [G] all
[G] Just a stray little stray, stray, [C] stray
By tryin' to [G] hide if I'd asked it to [D] stay
By tryin'to [G] hide if I'd made it a [C] bed
from which to [G] rule the world [D] unsaid
[D] To hide a little [Em] thought
A [D] little vaga[Em]bond
A [D] sprite in the [Em] dark
that [D] wouldn't move a[Em]long
Many thoughts they come and [C] go
[Am] This too shall pass, she'll never [G] know
But since my way is bold and [C] free
[Am] She noticed somethin' strange in [G] me
Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed [C] down
Maybe my [G] eyes started dartin' a[D]round
Maybe my [G] hands started coverin' my [C] face
Maybe I [G] rambled all over the [D] place
To hide a little [Em] thought
A [D] little vaga[Em]bond
A [D] sprite in the [Em] dark
that [D] wouldn't move a[Em]long
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 [F#m] well
[Bm] it's so unlike me not to [A] tell
[A] Usually I like confrontations, I [F#m] do
I get this [A] thrill out of sayin' what's [E] true
I look so [A] lifeless when I try to [F#m] lie
That's why it's [A] easy to tell when I [E] try
[E] To hide a little [F#m] thought
A [E] little vaga[F#m]bond
A [E] sprite in the [F#m] dark
That [E] wouldn't move a[F#m]long
You Must Ask the Heart version - Lyrics
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 tryin' to hide if I'd asked it to stay
By tryin'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 somethin' strange in me
Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down
Maybe my eyes started dartin' around
Maybe my hands started coverin' 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
At shows 'thought' starts with F#m
try: the following intro notes and notice that
they are part of the F#m BAR chord played at the 2nd fret
e- 2 0
b- 2 0
g- 2
d-
a-
E low-
Almost anyone can play the above 5 notes even if you know no chords
try this
I tried to hide a little [F#m] thought
[Bm] The more I tried the worse things [A] got (accent bar chord w/ pinky here)
It started out so meek and [C#m] small
[Bm] But in a wink pervaded [A] all (accent w/ pinky)
well I tried to hide a little thought
and The more I tried the worse things got
It started out just meek and small
But in a wink pervaded all
Just a stray little stray, stray, stray
By tryin' to hide it, it was like asking it to stay
By tryin'to hide it, 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
so Many thoughts they come and go
This too shall pass, she'll never know
But since my way is bold and free
She noticed somethin' strange in me
Maybe my voice speeded up or slowed down
Maybe my eyes started dartin' around
Maybe my hands started coverin' my face
Maybe I rambled all over the place
tryin To hide that little thought
that little vagabond
that sprite in the dark
that wouldn't move along
well 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 unlike me not to tell
Usually I like confrontations, I do
I get this thrill when I'm telling what's true
I look so lifeless if I try to lie
That's why it should be easy to tell when I try
To hide a little thought
A little vagabond
A sprite in the dark
That wouldn't move along
(hey John, could I have 2% more volume on that vocal microphone?)