Wise And Holy Woman chords by Christy Moore
Guitar chords with lyrics
- 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
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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