Young Moses chords

Josh Ritter

Key: 

Simplify chords 

Capo: 3st fret

  			 
 

Intro: G   G   C   C 

verse 1 
G 
  Lay down young Moses child 
G 
  Your wandering star a while 
C 
  Hang your heart on a quiet soul and 
C 
  Stay a while in the house of gold 
G 
  Each room has many mansions 
G 
  Each mansion many rooms 
C 
  You'll sleep on sheets of silver 
C 
  You'll eat on plates of  
G               
moon_________  Ooo___________ 
C 
ooo_________   oooo___________ 


verse 2 
G 
  I will take up white linen 
G 
  I will a' roving go 
C 
  I do not need your mansions 
C 
  I will live in a house of soul 
G 
  Bring me my Florida Water 
G 
  Set me my serpent free 
C 
  Hang ye no stars above me 
C 
  I am bound for Expidite! 
G 
  eee_______  eee__________ 
C 
  eee_______  eee__________ 
G 
  eee_______  eee__________ 
C 
  eee_______    

C   G   C   G 
(fade out) 

Breakdown  (slower) 
Em 
  And all the love they're gonna give me 
Bm 
  All the love, all the love, all the love 
Amin7 
  They're gonna be my family now 
D7 
    and y'all can keep your thrones 

C  G   C  G 

verse 3 
G 
  I've been up on the mountain 
G 
  I've been to the end of the line 
C 
  I've pierced the fiery curtain 
C 
  And the only face I touched was mine 
G 
  I'll burn me through Ohio 
G 
  I'll find the Appleseed 
C 
  Who lives on lightning bugs 
C 
  His mouth'll glow when he begins to preach 
G 
  I'll burn me through the handle 
G 
  I'll drink the cactus truths 
C 
  Appear to peyoteras 
C 
  Hills the color of conqueror root 
G 
  mmm _______   ooo_________ 
C 
  Ooo_______ 


verse 4 
G 
  I got my heavy working 
G 
  I hung your capstone, too 
C 
  I'm the king of the milk maids, honey 
C 
  Say my name you know it's true 
G 
  I got my heavy working 
G 
  I like my lightning sweet 
C 
  I've been a beast of burden 
C 
  That is to say I am a beast 
G 
  Mhmhm____  Ooo______ 
C 
  Ooo_______ OoOo_____ 
G 
  OoOo_______ 

C  G  C  G  Etc...