Blankets And Bedding chords

[JANICE, spoken]
[Em]11:53 am


[COMPANY, spoken]
Tuesday

[JANICE, spoken]
September 11th, 2001
Any available community buildings
Will be converted into shelters
With thousands of passengers arriving at any minute
The town is asking for help with -
Well, anything you can do

[BEULAH]
[Em]Crystal, I saw on the news
That they're looking for [C]blankets and bedding

And maybe some food

[CRYSTAL]
Do you [Em]know what they need and how much?


[MARTHA]
I need something to [C]do


[MARTHA, CRYSTAL & BEULAH]
'Cause I can't watch the [D]news anymore


[ANNETTE]
Can I [Em]help? Is there something? I need to do something
To [C]keep me from thinking of all of those scenes on the [Em]tube

[CRYSTAL]
I need something to do 'cause I can't watch the [C]news


[WOMEN]
No, I can't watch the [D]news anymore
In the [Em]winter from the water through the [D]wind
If a [C]stranger ends up at your [D]door

[BEULAH]
You get on the [Em]horn!

(spoken)
Hello, this is Beulah [C]Davis down at the Academy
I heard we[Em] might be getting some guests
And I though[C]t I'd see if I could help who's ever in charge of [D]getting the school organized
[Em]How many passen[D]gers can we take?
[C]Oh, well, we fit about four hundred [D]students --
Yes, we could probably [Em]do six hundred
Or sure, seven hundred if we [C]really pack 'em in
[Em]When are they coming?
Could be any [D]time now?
Well, [Em]I'm glad I phoned

[OZ, spoken]
[G]I get a call from Beulah
[C]Looking for anything seven hundred people
[Em]From around the world might need
[D]So, I go down to Shoppers and the [G]manager says
To just [C]take what I want off the shelves
[Em]Toothbrushes, floss, mouthwash, deodorant

And I'm back at the school when Beulah says:

[BEULAH, spoken]
You know, those planes probably got some babies on 'em [D]


[OZ, spoken]
So I'm back to [G]Shoppers for diapers
And we're [C]unpacking 'em when Annette says:

[ANNETTE, spoken]
You [Em]know, those babies are probably gonna be hungry[D]


[OZ, spoken]
So I'm back to [G]Shoppers for formula and baby food[C]
And when I get back Beula[Em]h says:

[BEULAH, spoken]
You know, those planes are probably filled with women of childbearing age[D]


[OZ, spoken]
So...

[BEULAH, spoken]
So I'm back to [G]Shoppers
To pick up as many pads and [C]tampons as they have[D]

[JANICE, spoken]
The Baptist church needs a hand [Em]moving their pews
[C]Doct[D]or O[Em]'Brien down at the pharmacy
Is [C]ready to [D]fill any [Em]prescriptions

Oh, and the Lions Club is looking for some toilet paper

If you have any extra

[ANNETTE]
[Em]Medicine


[MARGIE]
Toothpaste

[MARTHA]
Underwear

[BEULAH]
Aspirin

[CRYSTAL & ANNETTE]
[C]Jackets our kids grew out of last summer


[JANICE]
And [Em]down at the station we're taking donations
[C]Out by the door

[WOMEN]
Holy [D]Jesus, there's more!


[ANNETTE]
[Em]It's better than being at home alone
Wondering [D]what's really happening

[MARGIE]
Everyone's phoning!

[ANNETTE & BEULAH]
We're [C]setting up rooms in the schools


[MARGIE]
Been crying all [D]afternoon wondering what could be done!


[MEN]
[Em]What do we need?


[ANNETTE, spoken]
I made a tray of sandwiches

[BEULAH, spoken]
We need fifty more

[ANNETTE, spoken]
Sandwiches?

[BEULAH, spoken]
Trays!

[MEN]
[Em]What do we need?


[DWIGHT]
Two hundred gym mats. Is that enough?

[BEULAH, spoken]
You tell me and we'll both know

[MEN]
[Em]What do we need?


[JANICE]
For the love of God, stop bringing toilet paper to the Lions Club!

[C] [D]

[MEN]
[Em]How do you know what you need
When you don't know how [D]many you're needing to feed
When you don't know how [C]many are staying, how long they are staying
We [D]better start praying the weather stays nice

[WOMEN]
In the [Gm]winter from the water through the [F]wind

(In the winter from the water through the wind)
In the [D#]winter from the water through the [F]wind

[COMPANY]
(In the winter from the water)
If a [D#]stranger ends up sent by [F]fate


[ANNETTE, spoken]
Are we gonna be ready?

[BEULAH, spoken]
Well, we have to be. Don't we?