Wise And Holy Woman chords by Christy Moore

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:
Dm  Am  C  G
        Ohhhh
Dm  Am  C  G
Heyyyy  Heyyy


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

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


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


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

Dm                          Am
She sang of the greed we display before our altars
    F                             G      Am
The oil soaked cormorant drowning in the tide
    Dm                           Am
She sang of the halting site way out beyond Clondalkin
Dm        C      Dm       C                 G                    Am
Where the tanker froze to death between the dump and the railway line


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


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


🎸 Outro:
Dm  Am  C  G
Heyyyy  Heyyy
Dm  Am  C  G
Heyyyy  Heyyy
Dm  Am  C  G
Heyyyy  Heyyy
Dm  Am  C  G
Heyyyy  Heyyy