Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Verse:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
He leaned in and whispered, "Turn the page"
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
He said, "Make yourself in-to a flame"
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA crazy old lion with his hair all backlit
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Grinning like a little boy who has a secret
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And I do not know its name
D MajorD E minorEm
Though it's ever entwining
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
But I believe it must look like an old man shining
Verse:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
We were eating summer peaches by a roadside stand
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
Juice running down like laughter, on our chin and on our hands
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
When we were done we looked around and smiled at each other
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
And you said, “Come on Carrie, let's have another"
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And I do not know its name
D MajorD E minorEm
No matter how I try
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
But I think it must taste like peaches eaten by the roadside
Verse:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
He drove a rental car shuttle to the airport on Sundays
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
We chatted that grey morning about the choir he sang with Wednesdays
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
He sang a haunting gospel hymn, shameless and clearly
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
With only me, a wandering stranger, sitting there to hear
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And I do not know its name
D MajorD E minorEm
Elusive and subtle
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
But I believe it must sound like that man, singing in the shuttle
Instrumental:
G+G C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
G+G C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
Verse:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Standing in the river, barefoot in the current
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
I hear the sound of a birdcall and I try to learn it
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
The water is a wonder, it's cold and fast and deep
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
I saw fish go swimming out, too far for me to reach
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
And I do not know its name
D MajorD E minorEm
Swimmer or watcher
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
But I believe there is always something moving beneath the water
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
If holy is a sphere
D MajorD E minorEm
That cannot be rendered
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
There is no middle place, because all of it is centre
Outro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
I do not know its name
G+G C majorC D MajorD
I do not know its name
G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC
I do not know its name