A Shovel Is A Prayer chords by Carrie Newcomer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D  C  G    D  C  G

Verse:
  D                       A
A shovel is a prayer to a farmer's foot
        Bm                                  C    G
When he steps down and the soft earth gives way
  D                          A
A baby is a prayer when it's finally asleep
  Bm                       C      G
A whispered, 'Amen' at the end of day

Verse:
      C           G                F     G    C
And a friend is a prayer when they bring over soup
          G                            D
When they laugh at your jokes and they don't ask for proof
       C             G         F   G    C
It's a song that you sing when you are alone
            G                 A
When you're weary or lonely or that far from home

Instrumental:
D  C  G    D  C  G    Em

Chorus:
                                           A   Em
For all your searching, there's nothing to do
                                 Bm          C
What you've been looking for, is looking for you

Verse:
        D                             A
I'm the prodigal daughter, you're the dissonant son
           Bm                             C         G
We've been washed in rainwater, we're the fortunate ones
       D                       A
On the other side of midnight, just before the dawn
        Bm                         C             G
You can feel it coming up when the long night is done

Verse:
        C        G              F     G       C
It's as heavy as grief and it's weightless as smoke
         G                          D
It's the dream you forgot, it's the letter you wrote
         C              G            F     G      C
It's the first birds of morning that sound like a hymn
      G                   A
Throw open the windows and let the light in

Instrumental:
D  C  G    D  C  G
Em     A  Em    Bm    C

Verse:
      D                          A
I'm a wayfaring stranger, you're Indiana Jones
       Bm                       C          G
We are Gracie and George, we're Watson and Holmes
           D                              A
The air is filled with angels, there's no Devil to outrun
     Bm                                C             G
Just sigh and kiss the ground when the long night is done

Verse:
       C             G          F      G   C
It's a collar turned up, a kiss on the forehead
  G                             D
A string and two cans, it's the last thing you said
       C              G         F     G      C
It's a hunch that you follow, a light in the dark
         G             A                    Em
An idiot check, it's a balm for your heart

Chorus:
                                           A   Em
For all your searching, there's nothing to do
                                 Bm          C
What you've been looking for, is looking for you