Young Moses Chords & Lyrics - Josh Ritter

[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](fad[G]e ou[C]t) [G]

[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...