I Do Not Know Its Name - Carrie Newcomer Chords
Chords: C, G, D, Em
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Genre: folk, pop, adult contemporary
[Intro]
C G D Em D C G D
[Verse]
C G D Em D C
He leaned in and whispered, "Turn the page"
G D Em D C
He said, "Make yourself in-to a flame"
G D Em D C
A crazy old lion with his hair all backlit
G D Em D C G D
Grinning like a little boy who has a secret
[Chorus]
G C
And I do not know its name
D Em
Though it's ever entwining
G D Em D C G D
But I believe it must look like an old man shining
[Verse]
C G D Em
We were eating summer peaches by a roadside stand
D C G D Em D
Juice running down like laughter, on our chin and on our hands
C G D Em D C
When we were done we looked around and smiled at each other
G D Em D C G D
And you said, “Come on Carrie, let's have another"
[Chorus]
G C
And I do not know its name
D Em
No matter how I try
G D Em D C G D
But I think it must taste like peaches eaten by the roadside
[Verse]
C G D Em D C
He drove a rental car shuttle to the airport on Sundays
G D Em D C
We chatted that grey morning about the choir he sang with Wednesdays
G D Em D
He sang a haunting gospel hymn, shameless and clearly
C G D Em D C G D
With only me, a wandering stranger, sitting there to hear
[Chorus]
G C
And I do not know its name
D Em
Elusive and subtle
G D Em D C G D
But I believe it must sound like that man, singing in the shuttle
[Instrumental]
G C D Em
G C D Em
G C D G C D
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