#----------------------------------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 fr.): 333010 G: 55500x or 55000x Gsus4: 5500x0 Am: x02210 C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) F(9) C(9)/E G [intro] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) F(9) C(9)/E G [intro] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky Am F (9 fr.) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus4 G It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations Dm7 Dm C (9 fr.)/E C(9)/E F (9 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G Accounts for where you want to go, or what you're running from Am F (9 fr.) Em Am Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) F (9 fr.) F (9 fr.) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) C(9)/E G Christopher [instrumental] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) F(9) C(9)/E G [instrumental] Am F (9 fr.) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus4 G [instrumental] C Dm7(4) G G F (9 fr.) F(9) F (9 fr.) F (9 fr.) [instrumental] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times Am F (9 fr.) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus4 G Now I have run from the arms of lovers, I've run from the eyes of friends Dm7(4) Dm7(4) C (9 fr.)/E C(9)/E F (9 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G Gsus4 G I have run from the hands of kindness, I've run just because I can C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) Gsus4 G And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes Am F (9 fr.) Em Am Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) F (9 fr.) F (9 fr.) 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 fr.) F(9) I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher C (9 fr.)/E C(9)/E Dm7 C(9)/E F (9 fr.). 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 fr.) 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-------| ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
