Wise And Holy Woman chords by Christy Moore

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
    Ohhhh
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Heyyyy Heyyy


🎸 Verse 1:
    DmDm              A minorAm
I met a wise and holy woman near the town where I was walkin'
  DmDm                   A minorAm
We both sat together down below the Yellow Furze
DmDm          A minorAm
 She closed her eyes  and started singing
 DmDm  C majorC    DmDm     C majorC       G+G       A minorAm
A augmentedA song about the light that shines and the wonders of the world

  DmDm         A minorAm
She sang of the forests on the high high mountain
  FF               G+G   A minorAm
The pure clear water and the fresh air we breathe
    DmDm         A minorAm
Of the bounty we gain from nature's abundance
  DmDm   C majorC   DmDm    C majorC  G+G        A minorAm
And how the mighty oak tree grows  from a little seed

🎸 Chorus:
FF      G+G      C majorC
 She had an everlasting notion
  FF             C majorC      G+G
The wise and holy woman had a neverending dream
    FF            G+G         C majorC
As she called out to the stars glistening on the ocean
FF     C majorC       FF    C majorC    G+G
 Shine a light, please shine a light on me


🎸 Verse 2:
DmDm             A minorAm
 She sang a song from the streets of San Paolo
    DmDm                      A minorAm
For the homeless street children who never learned to smile
DmDm             A minorAm
She sang of the shrine they built to Chico Mendez
     DmDm C majorC   DmDm   C majorC    G+G      A minorAm
Where the plantation workers laid his body in the soil

DmDm             A minorAm
She sang of the greed we display before our altars
  FF               G+G   A minorAm
The oil soaked cormorant drowning in the tide
  DmDm              A minorAm
She sang of the halting site way out beyond Clondalkin
DmDm    C majorC   DmDm    C majorC         G+G          A minorAm
Where the tanker froze to death between the dump and the railway line

🎸 Chorus:
FF      G+G      C majorC
 She had an everlasting notion
  FF             C majorC      G+G
The wise and holy woman had a neverending dream
    FF                 G+G         C majorC
As she called out to the stars that were glistening on the ocean
FF     C majorC       FF    C majorC    G+G
 Shine a light, please shine a light on me


🎸 Bridge:
  FF            G+G       C majorC
She sang of the eagle flying high above the island
    FF              C majorC       G+G
And the otter that swam through the rivers and the streams
    FF              G+G       C majorC
Of the lilies that bloomed and the countless wild flowers
                    FF   G+G
...and the rainbow that rose in the valley of tears


🎸 Outro:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Heyyyy Heyyy
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Heyyyy Heyyy
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Heyyyy Heyyy
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Heyyyy Heyyy