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Young Moses

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Standard tuning; Capo 3rd
All C chords are shown as a C/G 332010 in the book.
G   G   C   C
[Verse 1]
  GLay down young Moses child
  GYour wandering star a while
  CHang your heart on a quiet soul and
  CStay a while in the house of gold
  GEach room has many mansions
  GEach mansion many rooms
  CYou'll sleep on sheets of silver
  CYou'll eat on plates of 
moo--Goon, oooh 
Gooo-ooh, ooh-ooh
Cooo-ooh, ooh   
    Cooooh-oooh
[Verse 2]
  GI will take up white linen
  GI will a' roving go
  CI do not need your mansions
CI will live in a house of soul
  GBring me my Florida Water
  GSet me my serpent free
  CHang ye no stars above me
CI am bound for Expidite!
Geee eee ee
  Geee-eee-ee
Ceee eee ee
  Ceee-eee-ee
Geee eee ee
  Geee-eee-ee
Ceee eee ee
C
[Solo]
G G C C
G G C Em
[Breakdown]  (slower)
  EmAnd all the love they're gonna give me
  BmAll the love, all the love, all the love
  Amin7They're gonna be my family now
    D7and y'all can keep your thrones
[Solo]
G G C C
G G C C
[Verse 3]
  GI've been up on the mountain
  GI've been to the end of the line
  CI've pierced the fiery curtain
And the Conly face I touched was mine
  GI'll burn me through Ohio
  GI'll find the Appleseed
  CWho lives on lightning bugs
His Cmouth'll glow when he begins to preach
  GI'll burn me through the handle
  GI'll drink the cactus truths
  CAppear to peyoteras
CHills the color of conqueror root
Gmmm mmm mmm
  Gooo-ooh, ooh ooh
Cooo-ooh, ooh
  Cooo-ooh, ooh ooh
[Verse 4]
  GI got my heavy working
  GI hung your capstone, too
  CI'm the king of the milk maids, honey
CSay my name you know it's true
  GI got my heavy working
  GI like my lightning sweet
  CI've been a beast of burden
CThat is to say I am a beast
mmm Gmmm mmm-mmm  mmm
  Gooo-ooh, ooh ooh
Cooo-ooh, ooh
  Cooo-ooh, ooh ooh
[Outro]
G G C C
G G C C
[Break]
[Solo]
G G C C
G G C C
G G C C
G G C C
G G C C
G

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Young Moses

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Amin7

Standard tuning; Capo 3rd

All C chords are shown as a C/G 332010 in the book.

G G C C

[Verse 1]

Lay down young Moses child

Your wandering star a while

Hang your heart on a quiet soul and

Stay a while in the house of gold

Each room has many mansions

Each mansion many rooms

You'll sleep on sheets of silver

You'll eat on plates of

moo--oon, oooh

ooo-ooh, ooh-ooh

ooo-ooh, ooh

ooooh-oooh

[Verse 2]

I will take up white linen

I will a' roving go

I do not need your mansions

I will live in a house of soul

Bring me my Florida Water

Set me my serpent free

Hang ye no stars above me

I am bound for Expidite!

eee eee ee

eee-eee-ee

eee eee ee

eee-eee-ee

eee eee ee

eee-eee-ee

eee eee ee

[Solo]

G G C C

G G C Em

[Breakdown] (slower)

And all the love they're gonna give me

All the love, all the love, all the love

Amin7

They're gonna be my family now

and y'all can keep your thrones

[Solo]

G G C C

[Verse 3]

I've been up on the mountain

I've been to the end of the line

I've pierced the fiery curtain

And the only face I touched was mine

I'll burn me through Ohio

I'll find the Appleseed

Who lives on lightning bugs

His mouth'll glow when he begins to preach

I'll burn me through the handle

I'll drink the cactus truths

Appear to peyoteras

Hills the color of conqueror root

mmm mmm mmm

ooo-ooh, ooh ooh

ooo-ooh, ooh

ooo-ooh, ooh ooh

[Verse 4]

I got my heavy working

I hung your capstone, too

I'm the king of the milk maids, honey

Say my name you know it's true

I got my heavy working

I like my lightning sweet

I've been a beast of burden

That is to say I am a beast

mmm mmm mmm-mmm mmm

ooo-ooh, ooh ooh

ooo-ooh, ooh

ooo-ooh, ooh ooh

[Outro]

G G C C

[Break]

[Solo]

G G C C

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