Stories From The Steeples Album chords by Mary Black

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Mary Black - Stories From The Steeples - Album (2011)


1.  Marguerite And The Gambler
2.  The Night Was Dark And Deep
3.  Mountains To The Sea
4.  Faith In Fate
5.  Steady Breathing
6.  Walking With My Love
7.  All The Fine Young Men
8.  The Night Is On Our Side
9.  Lighthouse Light
10. Wizard Of Oz
11. One True Place

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Track 1 - Marguerite And The Gambler


CAPO: 2nd Fret



Intro:
G  D  C  G    D  C  D  G

Verse 1:
                   D              C             G
See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove
         D                    C            D     G
A famous gambler, they say he never knew defeat
         D          C               D     Em
Lucky at cards, oh, he was lucky in love
            C            G      D     G
He gave his heart to the lovely Marguerite

Verse 2:
                D             C             G
See the woman beside him, whispering in his ear
                 D            C                  D     G
She was a famous beauty, with men falling at her feet
                   D                  C            D     Em
Her father was the richest man in the town of Belvedere
          C               G      D     G     Em
Where the Gambler met the lovely Marguerite

Verse 3:
                 C                 G                     D
The day when the handsome gambling man came through that town
     Em                   C             D   D7  G
They met by chance at the corner of the street
              D     C          D                  Em
The scene was set for the tragedy, it was love at first sight
        C               G      D     G
For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite

Verse 4:
                 D            C               G
Their passion was a fire that could not be contained
                   D         C                    D     G
And when they made love, oh, how their hearts did beat
              D                C                      D        Em
And from that moment the whole world would be forever changed
        C               G      D     G
For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite

Verse 5:
                D                      C             G
When her father heard the news, he was like a man possessed
                 D      C            D     G
In a cold fit of fury, hatred and despair
                    D                 C                    D      Em
No good-for-nothing gambler was gonna steal his daughter’s heart
               C             G      D     G     Em
He hired three men to put an end to the affair

Verse 6:
                  C             G             D
The Gambler had a room upstairs, in a cheap hotel
    Em                    C             D   D7  G
The men lay in wait in an alley off the street
                       D                    C                   D     Em
As the lovers strolled by, three shots rang out and the Gambler fell
               C           G      D     G
He died in the arms of the lovely Marguerite

Verse 7:
                      D              C               G
When they brought her home, she just could not be consoled
           D              C            D
Her mother sent out for a doctor and a priest
       G       D                C           D
But it was too late to save her body or her soul
                       Em
She’d gone to meet the Gambler
        C               G      D     G
Who was waiting for his lovely Marguerite

Verse 8:
                   D              C             G
See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove
                D                      C             D
And the woman beside him, the Queen of Hearts at her feet
  G                 D                         C           D     Em
Ohh, they looked so happy, they must have been so much in love
           C               G      D     G     Em
The famous Gambler and the lovely Marguerite

Verse 9:
                 C                G            D
They still talk about them in the town of Belvedere
        Em                          C              D   D7  G
The old people can remember hearing gunfire on the street
                 D                    C               D
And now when the moon is full, two lovers sometimes appear
                 Em            C               G      D     G     D  G  D
They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite
                 Em            C               G      D     G
They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite



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Track 2 - The Night Was Dark And Deep



Intro:
C

Verse 1:
C
We were driving back from the country one night
                                                 Am7
Mom and Dad up the front, the rest of us snug and tight
C
My kid brother grumbled for a little minute
                                           Am7
And my big sister said he better quit it or die

Verse 2:
       F
It had been a long day in the countryside
Dm7
Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side
    C
The sound of the radio closed our eyes
G                                     Am7
Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep

Verse 3:
      C
Well, I don’t know what woke me up
                                           Am7
Maybe a country song or a big truck passing by
C
I could hear Mama and Papa talk
                                  Am7
Papa said something and Mama began to cry

Verse 4:
F
No more words then, just soft sobs
Dm7
And my head began to throb
C
I just lay there playing dog
G                                            Am7    F
Breathing slow and deep, they thought I was asleep
     G            Am7
They thought I was asleep

Instrumental:
C    Am7    C    Am7    F  Dm7  C  G    Am7

Verse 5:
   C
It seemed like forever till the sobbing stopped
                                                    Am7
Then they talked for a little, but just too soft to hear
C
Daddy kept looking to the side of her face
                                             Am7
One hand on the wheel, the other one stroking her hair

Verse 6:
F
Headlights shining from the other way
       Dm7
Showed tears on the cheeks of Daddy’s face
  C
I prayed for Jesus to send his grace
    G                                    Am7        F
And all our souls to keep, back then I believed it
     G              Am7    F
They thought I was asleep
    G             Am7        F
The night was dark and deep
  G           Am7    F
I wish I was asleep
      G           Am7
How I wish I was asleep

Outro:
F  G  Am7   F  G  Am7
F  G  Am7   F  G  Am7
F  G  Am7   F  G  Am7



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Track 3 - Mountains To The Sea


CAPO: 2nd Fret



Intro:
Em

Verse 1:
Em
Working coast to coast
G
Sleeping on a train
D
Caught between the settled life
    Am
And on the road again
Em
People often ask me
G
Where it is I’m from
D
Find it hard to tell them
     Em                  G
So I say it in a song

Chorus:
C
Eagle in the mountain
Em
Floating on the breeze
D
Shark out in the ocean
     Am
He’s happy in the deep
C
Me, I’ve got my own place
     Em
It’s good enough for me
D                       C
You could find me anywhere
            Em
Between the mountains and the sea

Verse 2:
Em
I've been a lot of places
G
Done a lot of things
D
Some of them were so good
    Am
I’d do those things again
    Em
The town that I was born in
   G
It knows me all too well
  D
I hope they’ll take me back there
         Em                  G
When the keeper rings the bell

Chorus:
              C
Ooh, but that eagle in the mountain
Em
Floating on the breeze
D
Shark out in the ocean
     Am
He’s happy in the deep
C
Me, I’ve got my own place
         Em
And it’s good enough for me
D                       C
You could find me anywhere
            Em
Between the mountains and the sea

Instrumental:
C    Em    D  C  Em

Verse 3:
Em
Sometimes I stop and wonder
G
How it came to this
     D
This life of lonely travelling
   Am
So far from civil bliss
          Em
Ooh, some people on the journey
    G
Oh, some I've loved so deep
D
Others took advantage
        Em
Oh, and some had no idea

Chorus:
             C
Oh, but that eagle in the mountains
Em
Floating on the breeze
D
Shark out in the ocean
     Am
He’s happy in the deep
C
Me, I’ve got my own place
     Em
It’s good enough for me
D                       C
You could find me anywhere
            Em
Between the mountains and the sea

Chorus:
C
Eagle in the mountains
Em
Rainbow in the sky
D
Shark out in the ocean
     Am
He’s following the tide
C
Spirit of this country
  Em
I hear it speak to me
D                     C
When the wind is calling
            Em
Between the mountains and the sea
D                     C
When the wind is blowing
            Em
Between the mountains and the sea

Outro:
C    Em    C    Em



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Track 4 - Faith In Fate


CAPO: 5th Fret



Intro:
G  Am  G  F    Am  G  F

Verse 1:
        G     F
Put the past away
Am           G      F
Save it for a sunny day
Am                 G      F
Now there's nothing I can do
       Am              G   F
Except stare right back at you

Verse 2:
        G       F
Put the future aside
     Am     G               F
I'll try my best to make it right
Am               G  F
Now it just seems obscene
   Am         G        F
To picture you without me

Chorus:
       Dm7                G
And I hate how much we've cried
    C             G           Dm
Our break was our greatest mistake
          G            C    G/B     Am
But if we try, I'll do everything I can
          G         F
To keep my faith in fate

Interlude:
Am  G  F

Verse 3:
       G        F
Forget everyone else
     Am          G       F
I've tried to convince myself
       Am   G       F
It was only time we lost
     Am             G           F
Ohh, but I'm not as strong as I thought

Verse 4:
       G              F
Forget who we've been with
    Am           G        F
The thought just makes me sick
   Am      G     F
Forget our year apart
Am      G        F
This is where we are

Chorus:
      Dm7                 G
But I hate how much we've cried
    C             G           Dm
Our break was our greatest mistake
          G            C    G/B     Am
But if we try, I'll do everything I can
           G        Dm
To keep my faith in fate

Chorus:
                 G
And though we've cried
   C             G        Dm
Our break was our only mistake
             G               C    G/B     Am
I know we'll try and I'll do everything I can
          G         Dm
To keep my faith in fate

Instrumental:
     G  C        G  Dm7
Woah-ohhhh, woah-ohhh
     G  C  G/B  Am  G  F
Woah-ohhhh

Chorus:
      Dm7                 G
But I hate how much we've cried
    C             G           Dm
Our break was our greatest mistake
          G            C    G/B     Am
But if we try, I'll do everything I can
           G        F
To keep my faith in fate
     G      C    G/B     Am
Woah-ohhhh, everything I can
           G        F
To keep my faith in fate

Outro:
Am  G  F    G  C



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Track 5 - Steady Breathing


CAPO: 1st Fret



Intro:
C   G   C   G   C

Chorus:
         G                 C
Hush now, sleep is coming
                  G             C
I’ll keep my hand on your brow
          Am       G         C      G
Good night, steady breathing now

Verse 1:
              C               G
It took a lot for you to say
                     C              F
So proud and strong, but not today
                     C
There’s so much that I can do
        Am               G               C
Oh, but I can take this away from you, I say

Chorus:
         G                 C
Hush now, sleep is coming
                  G             C
I’ll keep my hand on your brow
          Am       G         C      G
Good night, steady breathing now

Verse 2:
                  C                 G
We’ve been through the how and why
                 C             F
It only serves to make us cry
                  C
Tomorrow you must brave the fight
    Am                 G             C
But I won’t leave you alone tonight

Chorus:
         G                 C
Hush now, sleep is coming
                  G             C
I’ll keep my hand on your brow
          Am       G         C      G
Good night, steady breathing now

Verse 3:
                 C                G
Behind those eyes I know so well
                   C            F
The struggle now a living hell
                        C
Unspoken words, but the truth remains
    Am                   G
The enemy is running through your veins

Interlude:
C   G   C   G   C   Am  G  C

Bridge:
    G           C
And you have so very much
  G                         C           F
A children’s love and a lover's touch
                   C
Hold on strong and don’t let go
  Am                                   G                    C
Tonight the stars are shining just for you, you know, I say

Chorus:
         G                 C
Hush now, sleep is coming
                  G             C
I’ll keep my hand on your brow
          Am       G         C
Good night, steady breathing now

Chorus:
         G                 C
Hush now, sleep is coming
                  G             C
I’ll keep my hand on your brow
          Am       G         Am7   G
Good night, steady breathing now
                 C
Steady breathing now

Outro:
C   G   C   G   C   Am  G  C



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Track 6 - Walking With My Love


CAPO: 4th Fret



Intro:
G

Verse 1:

She has a mop of auburn hair
G
The bluest eyes with no compare

Intelligence, that just holds you there
G
And her laughter fills the evening air

I smile at her just strolling there
G
No need to hurry, no, not a care

Chorus:
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me darling
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me love
       G
With my love

Verse 2:

He has a heart of precious gold
G
A picture rare now to behold

When I'm walking with me love
G
No need to hurry back to town

We'll get there in the end somehow
G
When I'm walking with my love

Chorus:
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me darling
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me love
       G      Em  G  Em  G
With my love

Walking with my love

Chorus:
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me darling
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me love
       G
With my love

Verse 3:

As the evening falls this starry night
G
She beckons me to hold on tight

When the moon comes to steal the night
G
There's an old café down by the shore

We'll stop a while and chat some more
G
About the dreams we're both wishing for

Chorus:
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me darling
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me love
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me darling
        C        Am7     D
When I'm walking with me love
           G
Oh, with my love

Yes, with my love
G
My Love

Walking with my love
G
Walking with my love



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Track 7 - All The Fine Young Men


CAPO: 2nd Fret



Intro:
C  D  Am7  D  C  D  Am7  D

Verse 1:
     G            D/F#       G     C
They told all the fine young men
                      D
That when this war is over
G     D/F#    G      C
There will be peace
                           D
And the peace will last forever

Verse 2:
C  D/F#     G     G/A G/B C
In Flanders Fields
                     D
At Lone Pine and Beersheba
    G        Am
For king and country
    G          C
For honour and duty
    G                    C          G/B      C
The young men fought and cursed and wept and died

Verse 3:
     G            D/F#       G     C
They told all the fine young men
                      D
"Ah, when this war is over
     G         D/F#     G       C
Your country's grateful heart
                       D
We will cherish you forever

Verse 4:
  C        D/F# G  G/A G/B C
Tobruk and Alamein
               D
At Bhuna and Kokoda
     G              Am
In a world mad with war
           G         C
Like their fathers before
    G                    C          G/B      C     D  C  D  C  D  C  D
The young men fought and cursed and wept and died

Verse 5:
    G             D/F#       G     C
For many of those fine young men
             D
All the wars are over
G       D/F#        G       C
They've found their peace
                             D
It's the peace that lasts forever

Verse 6:
         C    D/F#   G   G/A G/B C
When the call comes again
              D
They will not answer
        G              Am
They're just forgotten bones
      G              C
Lying far from their homes
   G             C         G/B        C     G  C  G
Forgotten as the cause for which they died

Instrumental:
G  D  G    C    D
G  D  G    C    D

Verse 7:
         C    D/F#   G   G/A G/B C
When the call comes again
              D
They will not answer
        G              Am
They're just forgotten bones
      G              C
Lying far from their homes
    G                  C       G/B      C     G  C  G
Ah, young men, can you see now why they lied?



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Track 8 - The Night Is On Our Side


CAPO: 4th Fret



Intro:
G

Verse 1:
G
You might find another lover
G
You might find another friend
G
Don’t confuse one with the other
           Em               D7                G
You’ve got someone who will love you till the end

Verse 2:
G
Don’t be afraid to break your own heart
G
Don’t be afraid to watch it bleed
G
Sometimes fear is braver in dark
      Em                 D7                G
Don’t save yourself from dangers you can’t see

Chorus:
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
    Bm              D
The night is on our side
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
            Bm                  D
To wipe the tears from both our eyes
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
            Bm           D
Though your mind is so unsure
       C
You’ll know when you see her
                            G
When you see her you’ll know___

Verse 3:
G
You’re much to young to understand youth
G
You’re much too young to fight this war
G
What if youth is not the issue
        Em              D7                   G
And the struggle is the thing worth fighting for?

Chorus:
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
    Bm              D
The night is on our side
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
            Bm                  D
To wipe the tears from both our eyes
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
            Bm           D
Though your mind is so unsure
       C
You’ll know when you see her
                            G
When you see her you’ll know___

Bridge:
       D      C
You’ll know
       D                     C   G
You’ll know, just believe it
       D  Em  G
You’ll know____

Chorus:
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
    Bm              D
The night is on our side
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
            Bm                  D
To wipe the tears from both our eyes
G       C
Oh, oh, oh
            Bm                D
Though your mind's still so unsure
       C
You’ll know when you see her
                            G
When you see her you’ll know___



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Track 9 - Lighthouse Light


CAPO: 4th Fret



Intro:
G    C    G    D    G    C    G  D  G

Chorus:
                         C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
           G               D
Keep those ships from your shore
           G             C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
      G         D           G
Shine on to the one that I adore

Verse 1:
                       C       G
There’s a ferry boat a-coming
                     D
Across the cold grey sea
          G            C
There’s a ferry boat a-coming
     G      D            G
Bringing my love home to me

Chorus:
                         C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
           G               D
Keep those ships from your shore
           G             C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
      G         D           G
Shine on to the one that I adore

Instrumental:
G    C    G    D    G    C    G  D  G

Verse 2:
                          C         G
There is lightning in the distance
                   D
Coming in from the west
         G                C
There is lightning in the distance
        G       D               G
Thinking on the one that I love best

Chorus:
                         C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
           G               D
Keep those ships from your shore
           G             C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
      G         D           G
Shine on to the one that I adore

Instrumental:
G    C    G    D    G    C    G  D  G

Chorus:
                         C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
           G               D
Keep those ships from your shore
           G             C
Lighthouse light keep on shining
      G         D           G
Shine on to the one that I adore



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Track 10 - Wizard Of Oz



Intro:
C  Am7    C  Am7  C

Verse 1:
               Am7 C Am7   Dm       C  G
Stars may not align  in my favour
C     G/B     Am G     F
Truth won’t be   good enough
  C                Am7   C    Am7     Dm     G  C
I try to make them smile, but I’m not able
          G/B Am      C     F
It’s just too far for me to touch

Verse 2:
                                  G
So please, if you find it in your heart
                         Am7
To make me braver in the dark
            G          F
I know I’ll prove them wrong
                             G
And take the scary thoughts away
                    Am7
Maybe make me a new brain
            G          F
I know I’ll prove them wrong

Verse 3:
    C              Am7  C     Am7      Dm     G
The stars may not align, then it’s all over
     C  G/B  Am     G     F
It’s so much out of my control
  C              Am7 C         Am7   Dm        G
I could easily resign the chip on my shoulder
     C      G/B  Am   C    F
Only faith keeps mine on a roll

Verse 4:
                               G
And again, I think it might be best
                            Am7
You fill the hole inside my chest
               G      F
With something more instead
                                  G
I do, and if it’s all the same to you
                          Am7
Send me home from where I flew
       G             F     Am7
I know how this will end
       G             F
I know how this will end

Instrumental:
C  Am7  C  Am7  Dm    G
C  G/B  Am  C  F

Verse 5:
                                    G
And please, can you find it in your heart
                         Am7
To make me braver in the dark
            G          F
I know I’ll prove them wrong
                                  G
I do, and if it’s all the same to you
                          Am7
Send me home from where I flew
           G         F     Am7
I know how this will end
           G         F     Am  G  F
I know how this will end

Outro:
               Am7 C Am7   C
Stars may not align  in my favour



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Track 11 - One True Place


CAPO: 3rd Fret



Intro:
G  D/F#  Em   C   Am7   G

Verse 1:
             D/F#           Em
One of these days you’ll be wandering
    C            Am7
Over sea and over land
    G            D/F#  Em            C
To a place where we can be together
      Am7
Once again

Verse 2:
    G        D/F#       Em
And although we now have parted
       C           Am7
I do believe, hmm, hmm
     G         D/F#  Em               C
That those who truly love each other
           Am7
Will meet again

Verse 3:
    G        D/F#         Em
And although your heart is heavy
        C                Am7
And your mind it needs to rest
     G           D/F#     Em
Even though your days are reeling in
    C            D
And coming to an end

Chorus:
                G D/F# Em
Let there be no sorrow____
         C      Am7
Let there be no pain
         G         D/F#  Em            C
For there comes to you a promise that
            Am7
We’ll meet again
       G D/F# Em
In the real_____
          C     Am7
In the one true place

Interlude:
G  D/F#  Em   C   Am7   G

Verse 4:
        D/F#      Em
You may think I’ve gone
        C                           Am7   G
But I’m still here, I’m in the next room
        D/F#         Em
You may think it was wrong for me
   C              Am7   G
To leave you all alone

Verse 5:
                 D/F#        Em
Some thing’s are bigger than both of us
         C              Am7
You understand here and now
     G        D/F#       Em            C
But I promise there will be no sorrow
                 D
There will be no pain

Interlude:
        G D/F# Em
When we meet_____
      C        Am7     G
In the one true place again

G  D/F#  Em   C   Am7   G

Verse 5:
             D/F#           Em
One of these days you’ll be wandering
    C            Am7
Over sea and over land
    G            D/F#  Em            C  Am7
To a place where we can be together

Chorus:
                G D/F# Em
Let there be no sorrow____
         C      Am7
Let there be no pain
         G         D/F#  Em            C
For there comes to you a promise that
            Am7
We’ll meet again
       G D/F# Em
In the real_____
          C     Am7   G D/F# Em  C
In the one true place



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