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Mean Mary - Shepherd's Hill
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G  C  G  C
[Verse 1]
Some Gdays the trail I follow grows too Cnarrow and too dense
And I Gcan’t always walk along the Ctop rail of the fence 
There are Gtimes I can’t move forward, Ctimes I can’t back out
There are Gtimes I can’t fly Fhigh, beyond a Cshadow of a Gdoubt
[Verse 2]
Stubbornly, I struggle on, not Cknowing what’s ahead 
With the Gtangle still around me when at Cnight I find my bed
I Gtoss and turn, and turn and toss, and Chold my pillow tight
Oh, it’s Gthen I go a-Fwalking, I go Cwalking late at Gnight
[Chorus]
I go walking late at night, when the Cworld is calm and Gstill
And the Emstars they light a Cpathway to the Gtop of Shepherd’s CHill
I lay Gdown my weary Bmbody on the Ccool and tender Gmoss
And I Emsleep underDneath a wooden GcrossC  G  C  
[Verse 3]
The Ggood shepherd whispers Csecrets in my ear
Like a Gbreeze, holy secrets, Conly I can hear
When the Gmorning sun comes softly, I’ll be Cin my own hard bed 
But his Ggentle voice will Flinger in my Csoul and in my Ghead 
[Verse 4]
And I’ll rush into the new day, like a Cpenny candy store
Like the Ggreenest adolescent, who Cdoesn’t know the score
But I Gknow where to find him when Cnothing’s going right 
Oh, I Gknow that he’ll be Fthere, when I go Cwalking late at Gnight
[Chorus]
I go walking late at night, when the Cworld is calm and Gstill
And the Emstars they light a Cpathway to the Gtop of Shepherd’s CHill
I lay Gdown my weary Bmbody on the Ccool and tender Gmoss
And I Emsleep underDneath a wooden GcrossC  
[Outro]
N.C.                                         Bm                 C  G  
On Shepherd's Hill I'll rest my body under the cool and tender moss
I lay me Emdown underDneath a wooden Gcross

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Shepherds Hill

by Mean Mary

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Mean Mary - Shepherd's Hill

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C

Some days the trail I follow grows too narrow and too dense

G C

And I can’t always walk along the top rail of the fence

G C

There are times I can’t move forward, times I can’t back out

G F C G

There are times I can’t fly high, beyond a shadow of a doubt

[Verse 2]

Stubbornly, I struggle on, not knowing what’s ahead

G C

With the tangle still around me when at night I find my bed

G C

I toss and turn, and turn and toss, and hold my pillow tight

G F C G

Oh, it’s then I go a-walking, I go walking late at night

[Chorus]

C G

I go walking late at night, when the world is calm and still

Em C G C

And the stars they light a pathway to the top of Shepherd’s Hill

G Bm C G

I lay down my weary body on the cool and tender moss

Em D G C G C

And I sleep underneath a wooden cross

[Verse 3]

G C

The good shepherd whispers secrets in my ear

G C

Like a breeze, holy secrets, only I can hear

G C

When the morning sun comes softly, I’ll be in my own hard bed

G F C G

But his gentle voice will linger in my soul and in my head

[Verse 4]

And I’ll rush into the new day, like a penny candy store

G C

Like the greenest adolescent, who doesn’t know the score

G C

But I know where to find him when nothing’s going right

G F C G

Oh, I know that he’ll be there, when I go walking late at night

[Chorus]

C G

I go walking late at night, when the world is calm and still

Em C G C

And the stars they light a pathway to the top of Shepherd’s Hill

G Bm C G

I lay down my weary body on the cool and tender moss

Em D G C

And I sleep underneath a wooden cross

[Outro]

Bm C G

N.C.

On Shepherd's Hill I'll rest my body under the cool and tender moss

Em D G

I lay me down underneath a wooden cross

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