A Shovel Is A Prayer - Carrie Newcomer Chords
Chords: D, C, G, A, Bm, F, Em
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Genre: folk, acoustic, independent
[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
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