Stories From The Steeples

G D C G D C D G D C G See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove D C D G A famous gambler, they say he never knew defeat D C D Em Lucky at cards, oh, he was lucky in love C G D G He gave his heart to the lovely Marguerite D C G See the woman beside him, whispering in his ear D C D G She was a famous beauty, with men falling at her feet D C D Em Her father was the richest man in the town of Belvedere C G D G Em Where the Gambler met the lovely Marguerite C G D The day when the handsome gambling man came through that town Em C D D7 G They met by chance at the corner of the street D C D Em The scene was set for the tragedy, it was love at first sight C G D G For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite D C G Their passion was a fire that could not be contained D C D G And when they made love, oh, how their hearts did beat D C D Em And from that moment the whole world would be forever changed C G D G For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite D C G When her father heard the news, he was like a man possessed D C D G In a cold fit of fury, hatred and despair D C D Em No good-for-nothing gambler was gonna steal his daughter’s heart C G D G Em He hired three men to put an end to the affair C G D The Gambler had a room upstairs, in a cheap hotel Em C D D7 G The men lay in wait in an alley off the street D C D Em As the lovers strolled by, three shots rang out and the Gambler fell C G D G He died in the arms of the lovely Marguerite D C G When they brought her home, she just could not be consoled D C D Her mother sent out for a doctor and a priest G D C D But it was too late to save her body or her soul Em She’d gone to meet the Gambler C G D G Who was waiting for his lovely Marguerite D C G See the man in the picture with a falcon on his glove D C D And the woman beside him, the Queen of Hearts at her feet G D C D Em Ohh, they looked so happy, they must have been so much in love C G D G Em The famous Gambler and the lovely Marguerite C G D They still talk about them in the town of Belvedere Em C D D7 G The old people can remember hearing gunfire on the street D C D And now when the moon is full, two lovers sometimes appear Em C G D G D G D They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite Em C G D G They say it’s the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite ================================================================== Track 2 - The Night Was Dark And Deep C C We were driving back from the country one night Am7 Mom and Dad up the front, the rest of us snug and tight C My kid brother grumbled for a little minute Am7 And my big sister said he better quit it or die F It had been a long day in the countryside Dm7 Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side C The sound of the radio closed our eyes G Am7 Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep C Well, I don’t know what woke me up Am7 Maybe a country song or a big truck passing by C I could hear Mama and Papa talk Am7 Papa said something and Mama began to cry F No more words then, just soft sobs Dm7 And my head began to throb C I just lay there playing dog G Am7 F Breathing slow and deep, they thought I was asleep G Am7 They thought I was asleep C Am7 C Am7 F Dm7 C G Am7 C It seemed like forever till the sobbing stopped Am7 Then they talked for a little, but just too soft to hear C Daddy kept looking to the side of her face Am7 One hand on the wheel, the other one stroking her hair F Headlights shining from the other way Dm7 Showed tears on the cheeks of Daddy’s face C I prayed for Jesus to send his grace G Am7 F And all our souls to keep, back then I believed it G Am7 F They thought I was asleep G Am7 F The night was dark and deep G Am7 F I wish I was asleep G Am7 How I wish I was asleep F G Am7 F G Am7 F G Am7 F G Am7 F G Am7 F G Am7 ================================================================== Track 3 - Mountains To The Sea CAPO: 2nd Fret Em Em Working coast to coast G Sleeping on a train D Caught between the settled life Am And on the road again Em People often ask me G Where it is I’m from D Find it hard to tell them Em G So I say it in a song C Eagle in the mountain Em Floating on the breeze D Shark out in the ocean Am He’s happy in the deep C Me, I’ve got my own place Em It’s good enough for me D C You could find me anywhere Em Between the mountains and the sea Em I've been a lot of places G Done a lot of things D Some of them were so good Am I’d do those things again Em The town that I was born in G It knows me all too well D I hope they’ll take me back there Em G When the keeper rings the bell C Ooh, but that eagle in the mountain Em Floating on the breeze D Shark out in the ocean Am He’s happy in the deep C Me, I’ve got my own place Em And it’s good enough for me D C You could find me anywhere Em Between the mountains and the sea C Em D C Em Em Sometimes I stop and wonder G How it came to this D This life of lonely travelling Am So far from civil bliss Em Ooh, some people on the journey G Oh, some I've loved so deep D Others took advantage Em Oh, and some had no idea C Oh, but that eagle in the mountains Em Floating on the breeze D Shark out in the ocean Am He’s happy in the deep C Me, I’ve got my own place Em It’s good enough for me D C You could find me anywhere Em Between the mountains and the sea C Eagle in the mountains Em Rainbow in the sky D Shark out in the ocean Am He’s following the tide C Spirit of this country Em I hear it speak to me D C When the wind is calling Em Between the mountains and the sea D C When the wind is blowing Em Between the mountains and the sea C Em C Em ================================================================== Track 4 - Faith In Fate CAPO: 5th Fret G Am G F Am G F G F Put the past away Am G F Save it for a sunny day Am G F Now there's nothing I can do Am G F Except stare right back at you G F Put the future aside Am G F I'll try my best to make it right Am G F Now it just seems obscene Am G F To picture you without me Dm7 G And I hate how much we've cried C G Dm Our break was our greatest mistake G C G/B Am But if we try, I'll do everything I can G F To keep my faith in fate Am G F G F Forget everyone else Am G F I've tried to convince myself Am G F It was only time we lost Am G F Ohh, but I'm not as strong as I thought G F Forget who we've been with Am G F The thought just makes me sick Am G F Forget our year apart Am G F This is where we are Dm7 G But I hate how much we've cried C G Dm Our break was our greatest mistake G C G/B Am But if we try, I'll do everything I can G Dm To keep my faith in fate G And though we've cried C G Dm Our break was our only mistake G C G/B Am I know we'll try and I'll do everything I can G Dm To keep my faith in fate G C G Dm7 Woah-ohhhh, woah-ohhh G C G/B Am G F Woah-ohhhh Dm7 G But I hate how much we've cried C G Dm Our break was our greatest mistake G C G/B Am But if we try, I'll do everything I can G F To keep my faith in fate G C G/B Am Woah-ohhhh, everything I can G F To keep my faith in fate Am G F G C ================================================================== Track 5 - Steady Breathing CAPO: 1st Fret C G C G C G C Hush now, sleep is coming G C I’ll keep my hand on your brow Am G C G Good night, steady breathing now C G It took a lot for you to say C F So proud and strong, but not today C There’s so much that I can do Am G C Oh, but I can take this away from you, I say G C Hush now, sleep is coming G C I’ll keep my hand on your brow Am G C G Good night, steady breathing now C G We’ve been through the how and why C F It only serves to make us cry C Tomorrow you must brave the fight Am G C But I won’t leave you alone tonight G C Hush now, sleep is coming G C I’ll keep my hand on your brow Am G C G Good night, steady breathing now C G Behind those eyes I know so well C F The struggle now a living hell C Unspoken words, but the truth remains Am G The enemy is running through your veins C G C G C Am G C G C And you have so very much G C F A children’s love and a lover's touch C Hold on strong and don’t let go Am G C Tonight the stars are shining just for you, you know, I say G C Hush now, sleep is coming G C I’ll keep my hand on your brow Am G C Good night, steady breathing now G C Hush now, sleep is coming G C I’ll keep my hand on your brow Am G Am7 G Good night, steady breathing now C Steady breathing now C G C G C Am G C ================================================================== Track 6 - Walking With My Love CAPO: 4th Fret G She has a mop of auburn hair G The bluest eyes with no compare Intelligence, that just holds you there G And her laughter fills the evening air I smile at her just strolling there G No need to hurry, no, not a care C Am7 D When I'm walking with me darling C Am7 D When I'm walking with me love G With my love He has a heart of precious gold G A picture rare now to behold When I'm walking with me love G No need to hurry back to town We'll get there in the end somehow G When I'm walking with my love C Am7 D When I'm walking with me darling C Am7 D When I'm walking with me love G Em G Em G With my love Walking with my love C Am7 D When I'm walking with me darling C Am7 D When I'm walking with me love G With my love As the evening falls this starry night G She beckons me to hold on tight When the moon comes to steal the night G There's an old café down by the shore We'll stop a while and chat some more G About the dreams we're both wishing for C Am7 D When I'm walking with me darling C Am7 D When I'm walking with me love C Am7 D When I'm walking with me darling C Am7 D When I'm walking with me love G Oh, with my love Yes, with my love G My Love Walking with my love G Walking with my love ================================================================== Track 7 - All The Fine Young Men CAPO: 2nd Fret C D Am7 D C D Am7 D G D/F# G C They told all the fine young men D That when this war is over G D/F# G C There will be peace D And the peace will last forever C D/F# G G/A G/B C In Flanders Fields D At Lone Pine and Beersheba G Am For king and country G C For honour and duty G C G/B C The young men fought and cursed and wept and died G D/F# G C They told all the fine young men D "Ah, when this war is over G D/F# G C Your country's grateful heart D We will cherish you forever C D/F# G G/A G/B C Tobruk and Alamein D At Bhuna and Kokoda G Am In a world mad with war G C Like their fathers before G C G/B C D C D C D C D The young men fought and cursed and wept and died G D/F# G C For many of those fine young men D All the wars are over G D/F# G C They've found their peace D It's the peace that lasts forever C D/F# G G/A G/B C When the call comes again D They will not answer G Am They're just forgotten bones G C Lying far from their homes G C G/B C G C G Forgotten as the cause for which they died G D G C D G D G C D C D/F# G G/A G/B C When the call comes again D They will not answer G Am They're just forgotten bones G C Lying far from their homes G C G/B C G C G Ah, young men, can you see now why they lied? ================================================================== Track 8 - The Night Is On Our Side CAPO: 4th Fret G G You might find another lover G You might find another friend G Don’t confuse one with the other Em D7 G You’ve got someone who will love you till the end G Don’t be afraid to break your own heart G Don’t be afraid to watch it bleed G Sometimes fear is braver in dark Em D7 G Don’t save yourself from dangers you can’t see G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D The night is on our side G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D To wipe the tears from both our eyes G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D Though your mind is so unsure C You’ll know when you see her G When you see her you’ll know___ G You’re much to young to understand youth G You’re much too young to fight this war G What if youth is not the issue Em D7 G And the struggle is the thing worth fighting for? G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D The night is on our side G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D To wipe the tears from both our eyes G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D Though your mind is so unsure C You’ll know when you see her G When you see her you’ll know___ D C You’ll know D C G You’ll know, just believe it D Em G You’ll know____ G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D The night is on our side G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D To wipe the tears from both our eyes G C Oh, oh, oh Bm D Though your mind's still so unsure C You’ll know when you see her G When you see her you’ll know___ ================================================================== Track 9 - Lighthouse Light CAPO: 4th Fret G C G D G C G D G C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D Keep those ships from your shore G C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D G Shine on to the one that I adore C G There’s a ferry boat a-coming D Across the cold grey sea G C There’s a ferry boat a-coming G D G Bringing my love home to me C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D Keep those ships from your shore G C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D G Shine on to the one that I adore G C G D G C G D G C G There is lightning in the distance D Coming in from the west G C There is lightning in the distance G D G Thinking on the one that I love best C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D Keep those ships from your shore G C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D G Shine on to the one that I adore G C G D G C G D G C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D Keep those ships from your shore G C Lighthouse light keep on shining G D G Shine on to the one that I adore ================================================================== Track 10 - Wizard Of Oz C Am7 C Am7 C Am7 C Am7 Dm C G Stars may not align in my favour C G/B Am G F Truth won’t be good enough C Am7 C Am7 Dm G C I try to make them smile, but I’m not able G/B Am C F It’s just too far for me to touch G So please, if you find it in your heart Am7 To make me braver in the dark G F I know I’ll prove them wrong G And take the scary thoughts away Am7 Maybe make me a new brain G F I know I’ll prove them wrong C Am7 C Am7 Dm G The stars may not align, then it’s all over C G/B Am G F It’s so much out of my control C Am7 C Am7 Dm G I could easily resign the chip on my shoulder C G/B Am C F Only faith keeps mine on a roll G And again, I think it might be best Am7 You fill the hole inside my chest G F With something more instead G I do, and if it’s all the same to you Am7 Send me home from where I flew G F Am7 I know how this will end G F I know how this will end C Am7 C Am7 Dm G C G/B Am C F G And please, can you find it in your heart Am7 To make me braver in the dark G F I know I’ll prove them wrong G I do, and if it’s all the same to you Am7 Send me home from where I flew G F Am7 I know how this will end G F Am G F I know how this will end Am7 C Am7 C Stars may not align in my favour ================================================================== Track 11 - One True Place CAPO: 3rd Fret G D/F# Em C Am7 G D/F# Em One of these days you’ll be wandering C Am7 Over sea and over land G D/F# Em C To a place where we can be together Am7 Once again G D/F# Em And although we now have parted C Am7 I do believe, hmm, hmm G D/F# Em C That those who truly love each other Am7 Will meet again G D/F# Em And although your heart is heavy C Am7 And your mind it needs to rest G D/F# Em Even though your days are reeling in C D And coming to an end G D/F# Em Let there be no sorrow____ C Am7 Let there be no pain G D/F# Em C For there comes to you a promise that Am7 We’ll meet again G D/F# Em In the real_____ C Am7 In the one true place G D/F# Em C Am7 G D/F# Em You may think I’ve gone C Am7 G But I’m still here, I’m in the next room D/F# Em You may think it was wrong for me C Am7 G To leave you all alone D/F# Em Some thing’s are bigger than both of us C Am7 You understand here and now G D/F# Em C But I promise there will be no sorrow D There will be no pain G D/F# Em When we meet_____ C Am7 G In the one true place again G D/F# Em C Am7 G D/F# Em One of these days you’ll be wandering C Am7 Over sea and over land G D/F# Em C Am7 To a place where we can be together G D/F# Em Let there be no sorrow____ C Am7 Let there be no pain G D/F# Em C For there comes to you a promise that Am7 We’ll meet again G D/F# Em In the real_____ C Am7 G D/F# Em C In the one true place ==================================================================