St. Stephen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Saint Stephen with a rose, in and out of the garden
he goes
Country garden in the wind and
the rain
Wherever he goes the [D]people all complain
[G]

[Verse 2]
Stephen prospered [C]in his time,
well he may and he [G]may decline
Did it matter, does it now? Stephen
would answer if he only knew [D]how
Wishing well with a [C]golden [G]bell,
bucket hanging clear [D]to hell
Hell halfway twixt now [C]and then
Stephen fill it up and [F]lower down
and [G]lower down again
[D][C][G]

[Verse 3]
[D]Lady [C]finger, [G]dipped in moonlight,
[D]wri[C]ting "What for[G]?" across the mor[D]ning sky[G][C]
[D]Sun[C]light [G]splatters, dawn with [D]answer,
[C]darkness shrugs and bids [G]the day goodbye
[D][C]

[Verse 4]
Speed[G]ing [D]arrow,
[C]sharp and nar[G]row[C][D]
[C]What a lot of fleet[G]ing matters
[D]you have [C]spurned[F]
[D]Several sea[C]sons [G]with their treason[D]s
[C]Wrap the babe in [G]scarlet colors,
call it [D]your [C]own[D][C][D][C][D]
[C][D][C][D]
Did he doubt or [C]did he try? [G]Answers
aplenty in the [D]bye and bye
Talk about your plenty, [C]talk about your ills
[G]One[C] man[G] gat[C]hers wha[G]t another man spills[D]

[Interlude 1]
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[G][D][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][G][D]
[G][D][G][D][G][D][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][G][D][G][D][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][C][G][D][G][D][G]
[C][D]

[Verse 5]
Saint [D]Stephen [C]will remain,
[G]all he's lost he shall [D]regain
Seashore washed by the [C]suds and foam,
Been here so long,
[D]he's got to calling it [D]home

[Verse 6]
Fortune comes [D]a crawlin', calliope woman,
[C]spinnin' that curious [G]sense of [D]your own
Can you answer, yes I [C]can
But [G]what would be the
answer to the [D]answer [C]man?