#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Transcribed by - Dave Coulthard Davidmurray.coulthard@ntlworld.com Capo 3 The Moon and St Christopher Mary Black (Mary Chapin-Carpenter) Intro When I was young I spoke like a child I saw with a child's eyes G Am C Em7 D And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the sky G Am C D It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations Em Cmaj7 Em7 Em C Em7 D With adventures for the stout of heart and the lure of the open spaces Am Em7 C D There's two lanes running down this road G Am And whichever side you're on C Em7 D Accounts for where you want to go G Am And what you 're running from C D Back when darkness overtook me on a blind man's curve Em Cmaj7 Em7 Em C Em7 C I relied upon the moon G Am D D/F# I relied upon the moon G Am D D/F# I relied upon the moon and St Christopher G Am D G ( as intro ) Now I've paid my dues 'cause I have owed them but I've paid a price sometimes For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times I have run from the arms of lo I have run from the eyes of friends I have run from the hands of kindness I have run just because I can But now I've 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 but it's to late for turning back And I pray for the heart and the nerve I rely upon the moon I rely upon the moon I rely upon the moon and St Christopher G Am D G Am D I rely upon the moon I rely upon the moon I rely upon the moon and St Christopher G Am D Cmaj7 Em7 To be my guide Am G ----------0-|-------------|-------0--------|-------0|-------2-|--------| --0-----3---|-----1-0-1---|---1--------1---|----3---|---3-----|--------| ---0--------|----2------2-|-----0-------0--|-----0--|-----2---|--------| ----0-------|---2--------2|--------------2-|--------|-0-------|--------| ------------|--0----------|-3--------------|-2------|---------|--------| -3----------|-------------|----------------|--------|---------|--------| G Am C Em7 D