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The Gospel Of Mary by Josh Ritter
The Gospel Of Mary
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Pick the bass of each chord twice on beat and then for the final 3rd beat
strum down. On the verses and
interludes you'll repeat this pattern twice for each chord. For the intro and
outro play the pattern only once
for each chord
[Intro]
Am G F G x2
[Verse 1]
Am
We left our home by dark of night
G
Joseph and my boy and I
F
When all the gunmen were asleep
E
We slipped into the forest
[Verse 2]
Am
We left everything behind
G
Joseph and my boy and I
F
Took only what we had to keep
E
And the hopes they would not find us
[Verse 3]
Am
We prayed our prayers, we broke our bread
G
With others who had even less
F
'Til finally all we had were dreams
E
And we hoped that they would fill us
[Verse 4]
Am
We lived on roots and the bark of trees
G
Joseph and my boy and me
F
Drank the water from the stream
E
And hoped it would not kill us
[Interlude]
Am G F G
[Verse 5]
Am
A man offered a change of luck
G
All we had for a cargo truck
F
With fifty others in the back
E
They shut the door behind us
[Verse 6]
Am
It got so hot we could not breathe
G
Joseph and my boy and me
F
When we arrived, the sky was black
E
That's where I buried Joseph
[Verse 7]
Am
The river stole away my shoes
G
The soles of both my feet were bruised
F
My boy lay silent in my arms
E
His dreams were deep and soundless
[Verse 8]
Am
The day was long, the sun was high
G
A hammer on an anvil sky
F
By the wall I fell and cried
E
For death was all around us
[Interlude]
Am G F G x2
[Verse 9]
Am
They found me there where I had slept
G
Their handcuffs tight around my wrists
F
Shackles tight around my legs
E
As if I could escape you
[Verse 10]
Am
And since I could not hold my babe
G
You took my only boy away
F
Though I plead and though I beg
E
You won't say where he's gone to
[Verse 11]
Am
I'm tired now, my eyes are dry
G
There's only me alone tonight
F
In a land I thought would be
E
Ours if we could make it
[Verse 12]
Am
A land that welcomes strangers in
G
A land that beckoned like a friend
F
If I had the chance again
E
I'd rather die than take it
[Verse 13]
Am
The holy family got away
G
A simpler time, a simpler place
F
And Egypt stretched out it's great hand
E
To welcome them with mercy
[Verse 14]
Am
Now Joseph's dead out on the road
G
My boy is gone and I don't know
F
Where he is or where I am
E
With every breath, it hurts me
[Interlude]
Am G F G x2
[Verse 15]
Am
And you who stood at your great gates
G
Watched us as we met our fate
F
Then took our pride and stole our babes
E
You will one day die of something
[Verse 16]
Am
But as you rest your weary head
G
Your family close around your bed
F
May your thoughts all fly instead
E
To the ones who you gave nothing
[Verse 17]
Am
The naked one, the starving child
G
Who crawled the final brutal miles
F
Through blood and filth and rock and wild
E
In the hopes of only living
[Verse 18]
Am
May the pain within you dwell
G
May it follow you to hell
F
All alone in a lonely cell
E
Forever unforgiven
[Verse 19]
Am
May the pain within you dwell
G
May it follow you to hell
F
All alone in a lonely cell
E
Forever unforgiven
[Outro]
Am G F G x3
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