Young Moses Chords
by Josh Ritter
Young Moses by Josh Ritter is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Em, Bm and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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...