Spirit
Amos Lee
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Tom: G
G C/G G C C6 C
[Verse 1]
G C/G G
Walkin' down Royal Street
C C6 C
A street singer symphony
G C/G G
Ain't been the hardest way
D7 Em7 Am7
Ain't had the greatest day
G G7
Walkin' past memories
C/G C6/G C/G
And the pain that she gave to me
G D7 G Am7
Don't you know I'm tryin' to be the bigger man
[Chorus]
G C/G G C C6 C
I just wanna feel the spirit
G C/G G C C6 C
I just wanna feel the spirit
Em7 D Am7
I just wanna feel the spirit
G D7 G C/G G
Washin' over me
[Próxima Parte]
G C G D
[Verse 2]
G C/G G
Me and Madame Laveau
C C6 C
Seen some people come and go
G C/G G
Seen a couple storm clouds pass
D7 Em7 Am7
Seen a couple spells been cast
G G7
People trippin' down cobblestones
C/G C6/G C
Marching bands and trombones
G D7 G
Everybody's out here waitin' on the second line
D
And I'm just fine
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
G Gsus4 C/B C
(you can just kinda gloss over this and hit the C on "storm clouds")
[Bridge]
C G
Storm clouds out up ahead
B7 Em7 G/F# G C
Singin' songs of praise to raise the dead
G
I got a heart that was born to be
A7 D7
Broken down and wild and free
G G/B C C6 C
(easier to just alternate G and C for a couple bars)
[Verse 3]
G C/G G
Johnny came in on a train
C C6 C
With not a dollar to his name
G C/G G
Just an old guitar case
D7 Em7 Am7
And the bruises on his pretty face
G G7
Walkin' down a railroad track
C/G C6/G C/G
He ain't never comin' back
G D7 G
Said mama I don't know if I'm ever comin' home again
Am7
But until then
[Chorus]
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