Joseph Arthur – Saint Of Impossible Causes (Guitar)

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[Intro] A Em G D x3 [Verse 1]
A                     Em
I need the saint of impossible causes

    G           D
The saint of no return

A                   Em
I need the saint of scented candles

     G            D
That never really burn

A                   Em
I need the saint of laughter

G                   D
I need the saint of tears

A                  Em
I need the saint detective

        G              D    A Em G D
Who can find my stolen years
[Verse 2]
A                   Em
I need the saint of needing

  G                 D
I need the saint of loss

A                   Em
The one who gave up wanting

    G                 D
His heart to trash to toss

A                   Em
I need the saint of longing

  G                 D
I need the saint of will

  A                 Em
I need the saint of killers

G             D   A Em G D
Too afraid to kill
[Chorus]
G                   D                       Em
I need the saint of music need the saint of love

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you
[Verse 3]
A                     Em
I need the saint of weapons

     G             D
That never hurt no one

A                     Em
A struggle towards perfection

   G              D
To obliterate the sun

A                   Em
I need the saint of drinking

G                 D
Wine and ice-cold beer

A                     Em
Is there any saint of thinking

  G                 D   A Em G D
Beyond the reach of fear
[Verse 4]
A                Em
The saint of our desire

   G                 D
Is sitting here with me

A                    Em
He says you ain't no Buddha

G                     D
There ain't no mystic tree

A                Em
You could sit forever

    G          D
And never understand

A                   Em
The mind of this creator

G                        D   A Em G D
Moving mountains in your hand
[Chorus]
G                   D                       Em
I need the saint of music need the saint of love

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you

G                   D                       Em
I need the saint of music need the saint of love

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you
[Break] Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em D Em D Em [Verse 5]
A                   Em
I need the saint of healing

  G                 D
I need the saint of health

A                   Em
I shot the saint of money

G                    D
Beat up the saint of wealth

A                    Em
The saint of twisted memory

    G                  D
The saint that sets us free

A                Em
I saw them run together

G                      D  A Em G D
They look like you and me
[Verse 6]
A                Em
For the saint of fallen skies

        G              D
And the saint of heavy rain

A                    Em
The saint of bored encounters

    G                    D
Was making fun of all my pain

A              Em
You are a tiny man he said

     G               D
With language from below

A                Em
A hitcher in the whirlwind

G                      D    A Em G D
Just like the saint of snow
[Chorus]
G                   D                       Em
I need the saint of music need the saint of love

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you

G                   D                       Em
I need the saint of music need the saint of love

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you

G             D                        Em
Only they can save me reaching out for you