A Shovel Is A Prayer Chords by Carrie Newcomer

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[Am] A shovel is a [Bm] prayer [Em] to the farmer's foot [F#m] When he steps down and the soft earth [G] gives way
[D] _ A [Am] baby is a prayer when it's [B] finally asleep [F#] A [F#m] whispered amen at [G] the end of [D] the day
And [G] a friend is [D] a prayer when [C] they bring [G] over soup When [D] they laugh at your jokes
[A] And they don't ask for proof [G] It's a song [D] that you sing [C] when you [G] are alone
When [D] you're weary or lonely [E] or that far from _ [A] home
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[Bm] For all your searching there's [E] nothing to do [Bm] What [E] you've been looking [F#m] for is looking _ [G] for you
_ [A] I'm the prodigal daughter, [E] you're the dissonant son [F#m] We've been washed in rainwater, [G] we're the [D] fortunate ones
[A] On the other side of [E] midnight, just before the dawn You [F#m] can feel it coming up [G] when the long [D] night is done
[G] It's as heavy [D] as greek [C] and it's [G] weightless as smoke [D] It's the dream you forgot, [E] it's the letter you wrote
[G] First [D] birds in the morning [C] that sound [G] like a human [D] Throw open the window [E] and let the light [A] in
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_ _ _ _ I'm [A] a wayfaring stranger, you're [Em] Indiana Jones [F#m] We are Gracie and George, [G] we're Watson [D] and Holmes
_ The air [A] is filled with angels, there's [E] no devil to outrun [F#m] Just sign, kiss the ground when [G] the long [D] night is done _
[G] It's a collar [D] turned up, [C] a kiss on the [G] forehead [D] A string and two cans, [A] it's the last thing you said
[G] It's a hunch [D] that you follow, [C] a light [G] in the dark [D] An idiot check, [E] it's a bomb for your [Bm] heart
For all your searching, there's nothing [E] to do [Bm] What you've been looking for is [F#m] looking _ _ [G] for you _ _ _ _
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