Chord/Tab song: The Moon and St. Christopher

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][int[C]ro][Dm7(4)][Dm7(4)][F(9)][F(9)][C(9)/E][G]
[C][int[C]ro][Dm7(4)][Dm7(4)][F(9)][F(9)][C(9)/E][G]

[C] When I was [C]young I sp[Dm7(4)]oke like a ch[Dm7(4)]ild, and I s[F(9)]aw with a ch[F(9)]ild's eye[C(9)/E]s[G]
[C] And an open [C]door was [Dm7(4)]to a gir[Dm7(4)]l [F(9)] like the st[F(9)]ars are to the [Gsus]sky[G]
[Am] It's funny [F(9)]how the wo[Em]rld lives u[Am]p to [F(9)] all your [Em]expect[Gsus]ations[G]
[Dm7] With adventures [Dm]for the [C(9)/E]stout of h[C(9)/E]eart, [F(9)] and the lu[F(9)]re of the o[Gsus]pen spaces[G]

[C] There's 2 la[C]nes running [Dm7(4)]down this [Dm7(4)]road, [F(9)] whichever s[F(9)]ide you're o[C(9)/E]n[G]
[C] Accounts for wh[C]ere you [Dm7(4)]want to g[Dm7(4)]o, [F(9)] or what you[F(9)]'re running [Gsus]from[G]
[Am] Back when [F(9)]darkness [Em]overto[Am]ok me [Dm7] on a bl[C(9)/E]ind man's [F(9)]curve[F(9)][F(9)][F(9)]

I re[C]lied up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon,[G] I re[C]lied up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon[G]
I re[C]lied up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon and [G]Saint

Chri[C]stopher[C] [in[Dm7(4)]strument[Dm7(4)]al][F(9)][F(9)][C(9)/E][G]
[C][instr[C]umental][Dm7(4)][Dm7(4)][F(9)][F(9)][C(9)/E][G]
[Am][instr[F(9)]umental][Em][Am][F(9)][Em][Gsus][G]
[C][instr[Dm7(4)]umental][G][G][F(9)][F(9)][F(9)][F(9)]

[C] Now I've paid my [C]dues cuz [Dm7(4)]I have o[Dm7(4)]wed them,[F(9)] but I've paid a [F(9)]price so[C(9)/E]metimes[G]
[C] For being [C]such a st[Dm7(4)]ubborn w[Dm7(4)]oman [F(9)] in suc[F(9)]h stubborn[Gsus] times[G]

[C] Now I've paid my [C]dues cuz [Dm7(4)]I have o[Dm7(4)]wed them,[F(9)] but I've paid a [F(9)]price so[C(9)/E]metimes[G]
[C] For being [C]such a st[Dm7(4)]ubborn w[Dm7(4)]oman [F(9)] in suc[F(9)]h stubborn[Gsus] times[G]
[Am] Now I have [F(9)]run from the a[Em]rms of [Am]lovers,[F(9)] I've r[Em]un from the e[Gsus]yes of frie[G]nds
[Dm7(4)] I have r[Dm7(4)]un from the h[C(9)/E]ands of k[C(9)/E]indness, [F(9)] I've r[F(9)]un just be[Gsus]cause I[G] can[Gsus][G]

[C] But now I'm [C]grown and I sp[Dm7(4)]eak like a [Dm7(4)]woman and I [F(9)]see with a [F(9)]woman's [C(9)/E]eyes[G]
[C] And an open [C]door is [Dm7(4)]to me no[Dm7(4)]w [F(9)] like the [F(9)]saddest o[Gsus]f goodbyes[G]
[Am] It's too [F(9)]late for t[Em]urning b[Am]ack, I p[Dm7]ray for the [C(9)/E]heart and t[F(9)]he ner[F(9)]ve[F(9)][G]

And I re[C]ly up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon,[G] I re[C]ly up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon[G]
I re[C]ly up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon and [G]Saint Chri[C]stopher[Dm7][G][G]

I re[C]ly up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon,[G] I re[C]ly up[Dm7(4)]on the m[G]oon[Em7]
I re[Am]ly up[Dm7]on the m[G]oon and [G]Saint Chri[F(9)]stopher[F(9)]
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-------|

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- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com