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The Moon And St Christopher by Mary Chapin Carpenter
The Moon And St Christopher
Capo: 5th fret
* Tuning: DADGBC (yes, C)
* Actually in F; capo 5.
* Each chord is half a measure.
CHORDS:
C: x32010 C(9)/E: 230010 Dm7(4): 003030
Dm7: 033210 Em: 22200x Em7: 25500x
F(9): 333010 G: 55500x or 55000x Gsus: 5500x0
Am: x02210
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
[intro]
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
[intro]
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
When I was young I spoke like a child, and I saw with a child''''s eyes
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) Gsus G
And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky
Am F(9) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus G
It''''s funny how the world lives up to all your expectations
Dm7 Dm C(9)/E C(9)/E F(9) F(9) Gsus G
With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
There''''s 2 lanes running down this road, whichever side you''''re on
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) Gsus G
Accounts for where you want to go, or what you''''re running from
Am F(9) Em Am Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) F(9) F(9) F(9)
Back when darkness overtook me on a blind man''''s curve
C Dm7(4) G G C Dm7(4) G G
I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon
C Dm7(4) G G
I relied upon the moon and Saint
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
Christopher [instrumental]
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
[instrumental]
Am F(9) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus G
[instrumental]
C Dm7(4) G G F(9) F(9) F(9) F(9)
[instrumental]
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
Now I''''ve paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I''''ve paid a price sometimes
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) Gsus G
For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
Now I''''ve paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I''''ve paid a price sometimes
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) Gsus G
For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times
Am F(9) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus G
Now I have run from the arms of lovers, I''''ve run from the eyes of friends
Dm7(4) Dm7(4) C(9)/E C(9)/E F(9) F(9) Gsus G Gsus G
I have run from the hands of kindness, I''''ve run just because I can
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G
But now I''''m grown and I speak like a woman and I see with a woman''''s eyes
C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) Gsus G
And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes
Am F(9) Em Am Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) F(9) F(9) G
It''''s too late for turning back, I pray for the heart and the nerve
C Dm7(4) G G C Dm7(4) G G
And I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon
C Dm7(4) G G C Dm7 G G
I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher
C Dm7(4) G G C Dm7(4) G Em7
I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon
Am Dm7 G G F(9) F(9)
I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher
C(9)/E C(9)/E Dm7 C(9)/E F(9).
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.
C Dm7(4) F(9) C(9)/E G
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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