Stories From The Steeples Album chords by Mary Black
Guitar chords with lyrics
- 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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