Act of the Apostle
The notes in brackets are just notes, not chords. The G chord
FD-E-D
before is played very briefly before the notes come in.
It probably doesn't really matter if you play the G at all, but I think it's there.
I think this sounds best with the recording if you barre G and Cm, and mute the E
string in the Cm, if you're playing guitar, that is...
DGG-D D-F-D
intro riff x4 then
G Cm
Morning prayers took the girl unawares
F C
She was late for class and she knew it
G Cm
The broadcaster had a voice that was soothing
F C
She couldn??t tell if it was a man or wo-man
FD-E-D
A C G
A patch of sun fell onto her neck
FD-E-D
A C G
She put her head on her arms on her desk
G Cm
The lesson today was Acts of Apostles
F C
The crazy hippies, they??re running scared
G Cm
She shut her eyes and imagined the desert
F C
No cars, no mobiles, just sun and bread
FD-E-D
A C G
What would she look like standing by the well?
FD-E-D
A C G
More like a women and less like a girl
Bb Eb
??Oh, if I could make sense of it all!
Bb Eb
I wish that I could sing. I??d stay in a melody
Bb
I would float along in my everlasting song
CC-B
Am D
What would I do to believe???
DGG-D D-F-D
intro notes again: x4 then
G Cm
Later on she plays Morning Has Broken
F C
She knows she??s bad. She is slowing everbody down
G Cm
The choirmaster, usually a bastard,
F C
knows her mother??s sick. He??ll be nice to her.
FD-E-D
A C G
She thinks that she shouldn??t be there at all
FD-E-D
A C G
Her worries make everything else seem trivial
Bb Eb
??Oh, if I could make sense of it all!
Bb Eb
I wish that I could sing. I??d stay in a melody
Bb
I would float along in my everlasting song
CC-B
Am D
What would I do to believe???
CC-B
Repeat A few more times: Am D