THE MOON AND ST. CHRISTOPHER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
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* Tuning: DADGBC (yes, )
* Actually in F; capo 5.
* Each chord is half a measure.
* No guarantees.
CHORDS:
: x32010 C(9)/E: 230010 (4): 003030
: 033210 : 22200x : 25500x
: 333010 : 55500x or 55000x : 5500x0
: x02210
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
[intro]
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
[intro]
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
When I was young I spoke like a child, and I saw with a child's eyes
(4) (4) (9)
And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky
(9)
It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations
/ (9)/E (9)
With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
There's 2 lanes running down this road, whichever side you're on
(4) (4) (9)
Accounts for where you want to go, or what you're running from
C(9)/E (9)
Back when darkness overtook me on a blind man's curve
(4) (4)
I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon
(4)
I relied upon the moon and Saint
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
Christopher [instrumental]
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
[instrumental]
(9)
[instrumental]
(4) (9)
[instrumental]
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes
(4) (4) (9)
For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes
(4) (4) (9)
For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times
(9)
Now I have run from the arms of lovers, I've run from the eyes of friends
(4) (4) / (9)/E (9)
I have run from the hands of kindness, I've run just because I can
(4) (4) (9) (9)/E
But now I'm grown and I speak like a woman and I see with a woman's eyes
(4) (4) (9)
And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes
C(9)/E (9)
It's too late for turning back, I pray for the heart and the nerve
(4) (4)
And I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon
(4)
I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher
(4) (4)
I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon
(9)
I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher
/ (9)/ (9)/E .
to be my guide.
Here's some tab for the intro...where I put asterisks, that means fill in
a couple extra notes; I wasn't sure which ones to put in.
(4) C(9)/E
C ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ------1-1---0---|--------3---1---|--------1---0---|------1-0-------|
G 0---0-----------|------0---------|------0---------|----------0---0-|
D --2-------------|----3-----------|----3-----------|----0-------0---|
A 3---------------|--0-------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
D ----------------|0---------------|3---------------|2-------5-------|
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