Saint Clare chords by Jack Hardy

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am  Em  F   G   F   C   G  Am
G  F   G   Am

Verse 1:
             Am
call on that saint
                    Em
and the candle that burns
            F
keeping her safe
G         F
until her return
            C
plaster and paint
G           Am
holding the fire
G              F
a poor woman's saint
G                 Am
holding all man's desire

Verse 2:
            Am
bold little bird
         Em
fly away home
                 F
could I but ride herd
G                   F
on the wind and the foam
           C
all of the souls
G                Am
that curl by the fire
G          F
they never know
G         Am
all man's desire

Verse 3:
           Am
watercress clings
                    Em
to the banks of the stream
                     F
in the first grip of spring
G                      F
when the snow melts to green
             C
barefoot and cold
G             Am
and holding a lyre
G                  F
by the side of the road
G                 Am
holding all man's desire

outro:
            Am
call on the saint
                      Em
when the white candle burns
            F
keeping her safe
G         F       F   Am
until her return