The Moon And St Christopher

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE MOON AND ST. CHRISTOPHER (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) ---------------------------------------------------- * Tuning: DADGBC (yes C) * Actually in F; capo 5. * Each chord is half a measure. * No guarantees. CHORDS: : x32010                (9)/: 230010           (4): 003030 F(9): 333010             G: 55500x or 55000x      Gsus: 5500x0 Am: x02210 [intro]                                              [intro]                                                When I was young I spoke like a child and I saw with a child’s eyes          And an open door was to a girl          like the stars are to the sky      It’s funny how the world lives up to      all your expectations     With adventures for the stout of heart     and the lure of the open spaces   There’s 2 lanes running down this road    whichever side you’re on          Accounts for where you want to go        or what you’re running from     Back when darkness overtook me    on a blind man’s curve                 I relied upon the moon   I relied upon the moon   I relied upon the moon and Saint   Christopher  [instrumental]                                  [instrumental]                                              [instrumental]                                              [instrumental]                                              Now I’ve paid my dues cuz I have owed them but I’ve paid a price sometimes   For being such a stubborn woman      in such stubborn times   Now I’ve paid my dues cuz I have owed them but I’ve paid a price sometimes   For being such a stubborn woman      in such stubborn times   Now I have run from the arms of lovers I’ve run from the eyes of friends   I have run from the hands of kindness I’ve run just because I can         But now I’m grown and I speak like a woman and I see with a woman’s eyes       And an open door is to me now         like the saddest of goodbyes   It’s too late for turning back I pray for the heart and the nerve             And I rely upon the moon   I rely upon the moon   I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher              I rely upon the moon   I rely upon the moon   I rely upon the moon and Saint Christopher       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.                   (4)           (9)             (9)/   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