The Moon and St. Christopher
Mary Chapin CarpenterVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
: x32010 C(9)/E: 230010 (4): 003030
: 033210 : 22200x : 25500x
F (9 fr.): 333010 : 55500x or 55000x : 5500x0
When I was young I spoke like a child, and I saw with a child's eyes
And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky
It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations
With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces
There's 2 lanes running down this road, whichever side you're on
Accounts for where you want to go, or what you're running from
Back when darkness overtook me on a blind man's curve
I relied upon the moon, I relied upon the moon
I relied upon the moon and Saint
Christopher strumental]
Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes
For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times
Now I've paid my dues cuz I have owed them, but I've paid a price sometimes
For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times
Now I have run from the arms of lovers, I've run from the eyes of friends
I have run from the hands of kindness, I've run just because I can
But now I'm grown and I speak like a woman and I see with a woman's eyes
And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes
It's too late for turning back, I pray for the heart and the nerve
And I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon
I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher
I rely upon the moon, I rely upon the moon
I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher
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.
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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Readable chord sheet for The Moon and St. Christopher by Mary Chapin Carpenter
[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 [C] [C] [Dm7] [Dm7] [F] [F] [C] [E] [G] [C] [C] [Dm7] [Dm7] [F] [F] [C] [E] [G] [C] When I was [C]young I sp[Dm7]oke like a ch[Dm7]ild, and I s[F]aw with a child's[F] eyes [C] [E] [G] [C] And an open [C]door was [Dm7]to a gir[Dm7]l [F] like the stars a[F]re to the sky [Gsus4] [G] [Am] It's funny [F]how the world l[Em]ives up to [Am] al[F]l your expec[Em]tation[Gsus4]s [G] [Dm7] With adventures [Dm]for the [C]stout of h[E]eart,[C] [E]and[F] the lure of the [F]open spaces[Gsus4] [G] [C] There's 2 la[C]nes running [Dm7]down this [Dm7]road, [F] whichever side y[F]ou're on [C] [E] [G] [C] Accounts for wh[C]ere you [Dm7]want to g[Dm7]o, [F] or what you're r[F]unning from [Gsus4] [G] [Am] Back when [F]darkness overt[Em]ook me[Am] on [Dm7]a blind m[C(9)/E]an's curve[F] [F] [F] [F] I re[C]lied up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon,[G] I re[C]lied up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon [G] I re[C]lied up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon and [G]Saint Chri[C]stopher[C] [in[Dm7]strument[Dm7]al] [F] [F] [C] [E] [G] [C] [C] [Dm7] [Dm7] [F] [F] [C] [E] [G] [Am] [F] [Em] [Am] [F] [Em] [Gsus4] [G] [C] [Dm7] [G] [G] [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] Now I've paid my [C]dues cuz [Dm7]I have o[Dm7]wed them,[F] but I've paid a price[F] sometim[C]es [E] [G] [C] For being [C]such a st[Dm7]ubborn w[Dm7]oman [F] in such stu[F]bborn time[Gsus4]s [G] [C] Now I've paid my [C]dues cuz [Dm7]I have o[Dm7]wed them,[F] but I've paid a price[F] sometim[C]es [E] [G] [C] For being [C]such a st[Dm7]ubborn w[Dm7]oman [F] in such stu[F]bborn time[Gsus4]s [G] [Am] Now I have [F]run from the arms o[Em]f lover[Am]s, I've[F] run fr[Em]om the eyes o[Gsus4]f friends [G] [Dm7] I have r[Dm7]un from the h[C]ands of ki[E]ndne[C]ss, [E]I've[F] run just be[F]cause I ca[Gsus4]n [G] [Gsus4] [G] [C] But now I'm [C]grown and I sp[Dm7]eak like a [Dm7]woman and I [F]see with a woman[F]'s eyes [C] [E] [G] [C] And an open [C]door is [Dm7]to me no[Dm7]w [F] like the sadde[F]st of goo[Gsus4]dbyes [G] [Am] It's too [F]late for turnin[Em]g back, [Am]I pray f[Dm7]or the heart[C(9)/E] and the ne[F]rve [F] [F] [G] And I re[C]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon,[G] I re[C]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon [G] I re[C]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon and [G]Saint Chri[C]stopher [Dm7] [G] [G] I re[C]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon,[G] I re[C]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon [Em7] I re[Am]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon and [G]Saint Chri[F]stopher [F] [C] to [E]be m[C]y gu[E]ide[Dm7]. [C] [E] [F] 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] [F] [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-------| ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ * ^ * ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .