Delta Spirit - "St. Francis" This version was transcribed from In-studio on TheAlternateSide.org (send corrections to [email protected]) Tuning is down 1/2 step from standard tuning Intro: Am G C F C E7 Am Dm G C F Bb E7 Am (Verse I) Am G C F They're all throwing stones at the back of my home C E7 Am kicking the dirt in the air Dm G C F Well I left to think while they're thinking I'm stoned Bb E7 Am Well I had no cause to be there Am G C F And out of this town while I had something left C E7 Am bury the fear in my head Dm G C F Well it's all just the same cause the city's just as bare Bb E7 Am It's full of people like me (Chorus) G G7 C We've all run away G G7 C Everyone wants but nobody needs G G7 C Silver and gold F E7 F G Well everyone wants, but nobody needs [Interlude (Shorter)] Am G C F C E7 Am (Verse II) Am G C F Well I ran to the woods and I preached to the birds C E7 Am St. Francis talking to me Dm G C F Well they said I'd find love in a pain I'd endure Bb E7 Am If I would just listen to him Am G C F With my ear to the ground and my heart full of lead C E7 Am Well I quietly listened to him teach Dm G C F But with tears in his eyes, he just looked straight through me Bb E7 Am I awkwardly waited for speech (Chorus) G G7 C We've all run away G G7 C Everyone wants but nobody needs G E7 Am Silver and gold F E7 F G Everyone wants, but nobody needs [Interlude w/ changed piano part] Am G C F C E7 Am Dm G C F Bb E7 Am Am G C F Once I was sure that this love was the truth C E7 Am Well I quickly spit in his face Dm G C F I returned to my home, friends and I, we threw stones Bb E7 Am Bragging that we knew the way [hummed chorus 1x until the end] Am G C F C E7 Am Dm G C F Bb E7 Am
