On The Road To Calvary
Richie HavensVersion1
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I saw St.Christopher walking downtown on main,
with Black Madonna fingers holding the flame,
I saw an eagle rise,right out of the blue
I heard a car crash,it reminded me of you.
I saw a baby starve in South Africa,
too weak to cry,her tears rolled down into straw.
I saw an orphan give a vagabond try,
just at that moment I realized.
You carry me across the smiling river,
You lift me up above the raging sea,
You bring me home this love that you deliver,
straight to my back porch
on the road to Calvary.
I seen a rich man with his bracelets of gold.
Four cars and a yacht and a mistress untold.
Somewhere the restless wind blows out to sea,
somewhere there is a place for you and for me.
You carry me across the smiling river,
you lift me up above the raging sea,
you bring me home this love that you deliver.
Straight to my back porch
on the road to Calvary.
Straight to my back porch
on the road to calvary.
So if you wondering where I was last night,
well, Black Madonna, yea, She gave me the light.
I guess its not much more that I have to say,
Just tell St.Christopher were all on our way,
tell St.Christopher were all on our way.
Were all on our way.
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Readable chord sheet for On The Road To Calvary by Richie Havens
[A]I saw St[Amaj7].Christopher walking [Dsus2]downtown on [A]main, [A]with Black [Amaj7]Madonna fingers [Dsus2]holding the [E]fl[Esus4]ame, [E7] [A]I saw an [Amaj7]eagle rise,[Dsus2]right out of the [A]blue [A]I heard a [Amaj7]car crash,[Dsus2]it reminded me of [A]you. [A]I saw a [Amaj7]baby starve in [Dsus2]South Afric[A]a, [A]too weak t[Amaj7]o cry,[Dsus2]her tears rolled down into [E]st[Esus4]raw. [E7] [A]I saw an [Amaj7]orphan give a[Dsus2] vagabond [A]try, [A]just at that [Amaj7]moment [Dsus2]I reali[A]zed. [A]You carry[C#m] me [D]across the smiling [A]river, [A]You lift me[C#m] up [D]above the raging [E]se[Esus4]a, [E7] [A]You bring me [C#m]home [D]this love that you [A]deliver, [A]straight to [C#m]my back porch [D]on the road to Calv[A]ary. [A]I seen a [Amaj7]rich man with his [Dsus2]bracelets of [A]gold. [A]Four cars and [Amaj7]a yacht and a[Dsus2] mistress [E]un[Esus4]told. [E7] [A]Somewhere the [Amaj7]restless wind [Dsus2]blows out to [A]sea, [A]somewhere there [Amaj7]is a place for [Dsus2]you and for [A]me. [A]You carry [C#m]me a[D]cross the smiling [A]river, [A]you lift me[C#m] up [D]above the raging [E]se[Esus4]a, [E7] [A]you bring me [C#m]home [D]this love that you [A]deliver. [A]Straight to my [C#m]back porch on the [D]road to Calv[A]ary. [A]Straight to my [C#m]back porch [D]on the road to calv[A]ary. [A]So if you [Amaj7]wondering [Dsus2]where I was last [A]night, [A]well, Black [Amaj7]Madonna, yea, [Dsus2]She gave me the [E]li[Esus4]ght. [E7] [A]I guess its not [Amaj7]much more [Dsus2]that I have to [A]say, [A]Just tell St[Amaj7].Christopher [Dsus2]were all on our [A]way, [A]tell St[Amaj7].Christopher [Dsus2]were all on our [A]way. [A]Were all on our [Em6]way.[C#] [A]