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The Leap 🛫
the road / the mission · D mixolydian · rolling folk anthem ~100 bpm
For the morning you fly to Tokyo with a backpack, a laptop, and the instruments left home — proof you already released the fear. A servant leader doesn’t buy his seat; he earns it by serving.
| Key / feel | D mixolydian · rolling folk anthem · ~100 bpm · 4/4 |
|---|---|
| Chord spine | C – G – D – D loop = A Planet We Share As One canon 🌍 in G major · | C (1 bar) | G (1 bar) | D (2 bars) | — same the whole song (artist-blessed ✅ by Shaka 2026-09-23) |
| Uke shapes (GCEA) | C 0003 · G 0232 · D 2220 · Em 0432 — all open, no barre |
Intro
| C | G | D | D | (x2)
Verse 1
C G D I left my old guitar just hanging on the wall, C G D grabbed a backpack and a laptop — didn't pack much at all. C G D The strings will keep their tuning, the songs will keep their home, C G D 'cause a man who trusts the giving never travels alone.
Chorus
G D C
So I take the leap — I take the leap of faith,
G D C
just a heart and a handful of aloha on the plane.
G D C
Asking for what I need was never asking for a fee —
G D C (D)
it's how I properly deliver the gift you gave to me.
Verse 2
C G D There's a harvest moon in Tokyo hung over the machines, C G D ten thousand builders coding out a world behind their screens. C G D Three for the foundation, six to make it move, C G D nine to keep it giving — that's the rhythm I was born into.
Chorus (as before)
Bridge (soft, palm-mute — Em walks in)
Em C D
They said the door had a price, said you gotta bring the fare,
Em C D
but I left my fear at home right beside that empty chair.
Em C D
The best seat in the house belongs to whoever came to serve —
Em C D (hold)
so I'm flying east with open hands and everything I'm worth.
Final Chorus (everybody, lift — optional capo 2 = key E)
G D C
So I take the leap — we take the leap of faith,
G D C
just a heart and a whole ʻohana singing on the plane.
G D C
Asking for what we need was never asking for a fee —
G D C (D)
it's how we properly deliver the gift the world gave me.
Outro (spoken, over | C | G | D | D |)
...backpack, laptop, and a heart wide open...
...leave the fear on the wall next to the guitar...
Deo Volente — God willing. See you in Tokyo. 🌏🌺
