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Gretchen Peters - Saint Francis
INTRO:   G    C/G    G    C/G  G  
Saint Francis walking C/Gon the Gwater
All his lambs have C/Ggone to GslaughterD  
And all the creatures who reCceive his grace
You Gcan see them all in his Dhaggard faceG  
Saint Francis begging C/Gat your Gdoorway
You want to let him in, but what will the C/Gneighbours GsayD  
And you know you can't go on, but you Ccan't give up
And he Ganswers you with his Dbegging cupG  
Saint Francis sitting C/Gat your Gtable
A cup of tea aC/Gmong the GfaithfulD  
Behind a wall that's made of Clittle lies
Much to Gyour surprise, you Dstart to cryG  D  
BRIDGE:
And by these wounds you will be Cwhole again
By these Gsigns you will Dknow
You'll feel a stirring in your Csoul againEm  
'Til sweet amnesia takes a FholdG  
Saint Francis sleeping C/Gin the Gmeadow
His halo is a C/Graven's GshadowD  
He's been sleeping for eight Chundred years
In a Gpotter's field full of Dsparrow's tears
And while we sleep and dream of Cheaven's gates
Down Ghere on earth the Dold man waitsG  

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Saint Francis

by Gretchen Peters

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C/G

Gretchen Peters - Saint Francis

G C/G G C/G G

INTRO:

C/G G

Saint Francis walking on the water

C/G G D

All his lambs have gone to slaughter

And all the creatures who receive his grace

G D G

You can see them all in his haggard face

C/G G

Saint Francis begging at your doorway

C/G G D

You want to let him in, but what will the neighbours say

And you know you can't go on, but you can't give up

G D G

And he answers you with his begging cup

C/G G

Saint Francis sitting at your table

C/G G D

A cup of tea among the faithful

Behind a wall that's made of little lies

G D G D

Much to your surprise, you start to cry

BRIDGE:

And by these wounds you will be whole again

G D

By these signs you will know

C Em

You'll feel a stirring in your soul again

F G

'Til sweet amnesia takes a hold

C/G G

Saint Francis sleeping in the meadow

C/G G D

His halo is a raven's shadow

He's been sleeping for eight hundred years

G D

In a potter's field full of sparrow's tears

And while we sleep and dream of heaven's gates

G D G

Down here on earth the old man waits

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