#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE MOON AND ST. CHRISTOPHER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) ---------------------------------------------------- * Tuning: DADGBC (yes, C) * Actually in F; capo 5. * Each chord is half a measure. * No guarantees. 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 (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G[intro] (320003@1)C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G[intro] (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) When I was young I spoke like a child, and I saw with a child's eyes C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) G (320003@1) It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations Dm7 Dm (xx0231@1) C(9)/E C(9)/E F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) G (320003@1) With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) There's 2 lanes running down this road, whichever side you're on C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) Accounts for where you want to go, or what you're running from Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) (101011@1)F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1)F(9) (101011@1) Back when darkness overtook me on a blind man's curve C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) I relied upon the moon and Saint C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) Christopher [instrumental] C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) [instrumental] Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) G (320003@1) [instrumental] C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) [instrumental] C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) G (320003@1) 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) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) G (320003@1) Gsus (3x0013@1)G (320003@1) I have run from the hands of kindness, I've run just because I can C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E G (320003@1) But now I'm grown and I speak like a woman and I see with a woman's eyes C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) G (320003@1) And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes Am (x02210@1) F(9) (101011@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) (101011@1)F(9) (101011@1)F(9) (101011@1)G (320003@1) It's too late for turning back, I pray for the heart and the nerve C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) And I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7 G (320003@1) G (320003@1) I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Dm7(4) G (320003@1) Em7 I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon Am (x02210@1) Dm7 G (320003@1) G (320003@1) F(9) (101011@1) F(9) (101011@1) 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 (x32010@1) Dm7(4) F(9) (101011@1) C(9)/E GC (320003@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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-------| ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
