Delta Spirit - "St. Francis" This version was transcribed from In-studio on TheAlternateSide.org (send corrections to emailyourbuddy@gmail.com) Tuning is down 1/2 step from standard tuning Intro: AmG CF CE7 Am (x02210@1) DmG CF BbE7 Am (x02210@1)(Verse I) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) They're all throwing stones at the back of my home C (x32010@1) E7 (020130@1) Amkicking (x02210@1)the dirt in the air Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Well I left to think while they're thinking I'm stoned Bb (x1333x@1) E7 (020130@1) AmWell (x02210@1)I had no cause to be there Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) And out of this town while I had something left C (x32010@1) E7 (020130@1) Am (x02210@1) bury the fear in my head Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Well it's all just the same cause the city's just as bare Bb (x1333x@1) E7 (020130@1) AmIt's (x02210@1)full of people like me (Chorus) G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1)We've all run away G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) Everyone wants but nobody needs G (320003@1)G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) Silver and gold F (133211@1) E7 (020130@1) F (133211@1) GWell (320003@1)everyone wants, but nobody needs [Interlude (Shorter)] Am G C F C E7 Am (Verse II) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Well I ran to the woods and I preached to the birds C (x32010@1) E7 (020130@1) AmSt. (x02210@1)Francis talking to me Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Well they said I'd find love in a pain I'd endure Bb (x1333x@1) E7 (020130@1) AmIf (x02210@1)I would just listen to him Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) With my ear to the ground and my heart full of lead C (x32010@1) E7 (020130@1) AmWell (x02210@1)I quietly listened to him teach Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)But with tears in his eyes, he just looked straight through me Bb (x1333x@1) E7 (020130@1) AmI (x02210@1)awkwardly waited for speech (Chorus) G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) We've all run away G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) C (x32010@1) Everyone wants but nobody needs G (320003@1)E7 (020130@1) Am (x02210@1) Silver and gold F (133211@1) E7 (020130@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Everyone wants, but nobody needs [Interlude w/ changed piano part] AmG CF CE7 Am (x02210@1) DmG CF BbE7 Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Once I was sure that this love was the truth C (x32010@1) E7 (020130@1) Am (x02210@1) Well I quickly spit in his face Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) I returned to my home, friends and I, we threw stones Bb (x1333x@1) E7 (020130@1) Am (x02210@1)Bragging that we knew the way [hummed chorus 1x until the end] AmG CF CE7 Am (x02210@1) DmG CF BbE7 Am