St Clare chords by Suzanne Vega

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Key: F# minorF#m

🎸 Intro:

E minorEm D MajorD  C majorC


🎸 Verse 1:

       E minorEm
Call on that saint
          B minorBm
and the candle that burns
      C majorC    D MajorD
keeping her safe
     C majorC
until her return.
      G+G    D MajorD
Paster and paint
      E minorEm   D MajorD
holding the fire.
        C majorC  D MajorD
A augmentedA poor woman's saint
         E minorEm
holding all man's desire.

🎸 Verse 2:

      E minorEm
Bold little bird
     B minorBm
fly away home.
         C majorC    D MajorD
Could I but ride herd
          C majorC
on the wind and the foam.
      G+G       D MajorD
All of the souls
         E minorEm   D MajorD
that curl by the fire
C majorC       D MajorD
they never know
      E minorEm
all man's desire.


🎸 Verse 3:

      E minorEm
Watercress clings
          B minorBm
to the banks of the stream
           C majorC    D MajorD
in the first grip of spring
            C majorC
when the snow melts to green.
       G+G       D MajorD
Barefoot and cold
E minorEm      D MajorD
and holding a lyre
          C majorC    D MajorD
by the side of the road
         E minorEm
holding all man's desire.


🎸 Verse 4:

      E minorEm
Call on the saint
           B minorBm
when the white candle burns.
      C majorC     D MajorD
Keeping her safe
     C majorC
until her return.