Saint Joan
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Capo 2
(Dsus4/9 is the chord you get when you slide C up 2 frets)
verse 1
C G Dsus4/9
I was looking up into the endless,
C G Dsus4/9
Like a somnambulist in the night.
C G Dsus4/9 C
Joan I think I saw you in the darkness,dancing like a wave of light.
G Dsus4/9
You were dancing like a wave of light, a wave of light.
Pre-Chorus
G Bb
this note played 2nd time only
e|------------------------0-0-1-1-3-|
B|-0-0-0-1-1-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------| X2
G G
Chorus
C Em Am Am
Saint Joan you're the killer I've been waiting for
Am G C C
As long as I die lying next to you.
C Em Am Am
Pieces of my old life, washed up on the shore.
Am G C C
As I disappeared into the moon. Watch out here I go.
postChorus
G Dm
Oh, I am leaving, I am leaving, I am leaving.
interlude 1
C G Dsus4/9 Dsus4/9 x2
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(real fret not from capo)
e|-12-12-12--9-9-9------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-12-12-10-10-10------------|
G|-----------------------------------11-11-9-9--|
verse 2
C G Dsus4/9
I wait, Speak in tongues, spitting lightning.
C G Dsus4/9
And I feel something change in the air.
C G Dsus4/9
Maybe you are still there in the mist of some sweet
C
summer afternoon.
G Dsus4/9
Maybe you're still waiting there, still waiting there.
pre Chorus, Chorus, post Chorus x2
bridge
F
I woke up thinking that I might be dying.
Am
But I was only in the belly of whale.
F
And I recall I saw the red sun rising.
Am
As he spat me out in the winded part of my city.
Interlude 1
post Chorus x3
How to play Saint Joan
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dsus4. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.