ON THE ROAD TO CALVARY by Richie Havens 6th trac on Wishing Well CD
[A]I saw St[Amaj7].Christopher walking [Dsus2]downtown on [A]main,
A Amaj7 Dsus2 E,E4,E7
with Black Madonna fingers holding the flame,
[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 Amaj7,Dsus2 E,E4,E7
too weak to cry,her tears rolled down into straw.
[A]I saw an [Amaj7]orphan give a[Dsus2] vagabond [A]try,
[A]just at that [Amaj7]moment [Dsus2]I reali[A]zed.
A C#m,D A
You carry me across the smiling river,
A C#m D E,E4,E7
You lift me up above the raging sea,
[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 Amaj7 Dsus2 E,E4,E7
Four cars and a yacht and a mistress untold.
[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 C#m,D A
You carry me across the smiling river,
A C#m,D E,E4,E7
you lift me up above the raging sea,
[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 Amaj7 Dsus2 E,E4,E7
well, Black Madonna, yea, She gave me the light.
[A]I guess it?s not [Amaj7]much more [Dsus2]that I have to [A]say,
[A]Just tell St[Amaj7].Christopher [Dsus2]we?re all on our [A]way,
[A]tell St[Amaj7].Christopher [Dsus2]we?re all on our [A]way.
A Em6/c# A
We?re all on our way.
[A]I saw St[Amaj7].Christopher walking [Dsus2]downtown on [A]main,
A Amaj7 Dsus2 E,E4,E7
with Black Madonna fingers holding the flame,
[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 Amaj7,Dsus2 E,E4,E7
too weak to cry,her tears rolled down into straw.
[A]I saw an [Amaj7]orphan give a[Dsus2] vagabond [A]try,
[A]just at that [Amaj7]moment [Dsus2]I reali[A]zed.
A C#m,D A
You carry me across the smiling river,
A C#m D E,E4,E7
You lift me up above the raging sea,
[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 Amaj7 Dsus2 E,E4,E7
Four cars and a yacht and a mistress untold.
[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 C#m,D A
You carry me across the smiling river,
A C#m,D E,E4,E7
you lift me up above the raging sea,
[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 Amaj7 Dsus2 E,E4,E7
well, Black Madonna, yea, She gave me the light.
[A]I guess it?s not [Amaj7]much more [Dsus2]that I have to [A]say,
[A]Just tell St[Amaj7].Christopher [Dsus2]we?re all on our [A]way,
[A]tell St[Amaj7].Christopher [Dsus2]we?re all on our [A]way.
A Em6/c# A
We?re all on our way.
