Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Moon And St Christopher (Ukulele)
Capo 5
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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#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. #
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THE MOON AND ST. CHRISTOPHER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
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* 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 C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G [intro] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G [intro] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) 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) F(9) Gsus G And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky Am F(9) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus G It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations Dm7 Dm C(9)/E C(9)/E F(9) F(9) Gsus G With adventures for the stout of heart, and the lure of the open spaces C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) 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) F(9) Gsus G Accounts for where you want to go, or what you're running from Am F(9) Em Am Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) F(9) F(9) F(9) 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) F(9) C(9)/E G Christopher [instrumental] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) F(9) C(9)/E G [instrumental] Am F(9) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus G [instrumental] C Dm7(4) G G F(9) F(9) F(9) F(9) [instrumental] C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) 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) F(9) Gsus G For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) 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) F(9) Gsus G For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times Am F(9) Em Am F(9) Em Gsus G 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) F(9) Gsus G Gsus G I have run from the hands of kindness, I've run just because I can C C Dm7(4) Dm7(4) F(9) 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) F(9) Gsus G And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes Am F(9) Em Am Dm7 C(9)/E F(9) F(9) F(9) 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) F(9) 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 Dm7(4) F(9) 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, [email protected]