Judee Sill : Heart Food

Capo:

II

G

C

G/b

Am7

G

Am7/d

There's a rugged road on the prairie

G

Stretchin' all across the last frontier

Am7/d

There a stranger strives, solitary

G

Blessed is the lonesome pioneer

Am7

G/b

G/d

Am7/d

Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin'

Am7

G/b

G/d

Am7/d

Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin'

Am7

G/b

G/d

C#dim

Tell me how you come ridin' through

G

C

G/b

B7

Still surveyin' the miles yet to run

C

G/b

Am7/d

G

On the long and lonely road to Kingdom Come...

G

Am7/d

He can blaze the trail though the rumblin'

G

Dims his guidin' light to just a spark

Am7/d

When the hour is low, he comes tumblin'

G

But when the moon is high he gives his heart

Am7

G/b

G/d

Am7/d

Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin'

Am7

G/b

G/d

Am7/d

Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin'

Am7

G/b

G/d

C#dim

Tell me how you come ridin' through

G

C

G/b

B7

Gainin' steady till this round is run

C

G/b

Am7/d

G

On the long and lonely road to Kingdom Come...

G

Am7/d

People far below, chasin' pleasures

G

Offer him directions on the run

Am7/d

Prophets on the path offer treasures

G

And though he's mighty hungry, he takes none

Am7

G/b

G/d

Am7/d

Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin'

Am7

G/b

G/d

Am7/d

Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin'

Am7

G/b

G/d

C#dim

Tell me how you come ridin' through

G

C

G/b

B7

Blindly faithful but followin' none

C

G/b

Am7/d

G

On the long and lonely road to Kingdom Come....

G

Am7/d

When the sun goes down at the right time

G

He comes a-windin' through the purple haze

Am7/d

Just a feather's touch in the night-time

G

But it'll color all my weary days

C#dim

G

C

G/b

B7

Shinin' finer than this earthly sun

C

G/b

Am7/d

G

On the ragged, rugged road to Kingdom Come

C

G/b

Am7/d

G

On the ragged rugged road to Kingdom Come...

Capo:

III

Amaj9/d

A

A/g#

F#m

F#m9

Love, risin' from the mists

Dmaj7/e

D/e

Promise me this and only this

A

Esus4

E

Holy breath touchin' me like a wind song

Amaj9/d

A

A/g#

Sweet communion of a kiss

F#m

F#m9

Sun, siftin' through the grey

Dmaj7/e

D/e

Enter in, reach me with a ray

A

Esus4

E

Silently swoopin' down just to show me

Amaj9/d

A

A/g

How to give my heart away

F

C/e

Once a crystal choir appeared while I was sleepin'

C/d

C

And called my name

C/e

F

Em

F

And when they came down nearer

A

F#m

A

F#m6

Sayin', "Dyin' is done", then a new song was sung

A

E

A

Until somewhere we breathed as one

D/e

(and still I hear their whisper)

F#m

F#m9

Stars, burstin' in the sky

Dmaj7/e

D/e

Hear the sad nova's dyin' cry

A

Esus4

E

Shimmerin' memory come and hold me

Amaj9/d

A

A/g#

While you show me how to fly

F#m

F#m9

Sun, siftin' through the grey

Dmaj7/e

D/e

Enter in, reach me with a ray

A

Esus4

E

Silently swoopin' down just to show me

Amaj9/d

A

A/g

How to give my heart away

F

C/e

Lately sparklin' hosts come fill my dreams descendin'

C/d

C

On fiery beams

C/e

F

Em

F

I've seen 'em come clear down

A

F#m

A

F#m6

Where our poor bodies lay, soothe us gently and say

A

E

A

"Gonna wipe all your tears away"

D/e

(and still I hear their whisper)

F#m

F#m9

Love, risin' from the mists

Dmaj7/e

D/e

Promise me this and only this

A

Esus4

E

Holy breath touchin' me like a wind song

Amaj9/d

A

Sweet communion of a kiss

D

Dsus4

D

I've been lookin' for someone

Em

D/f#

C/g

G

Who sells truth by the pound

C

G/b

Then I saw the dealer and his friend

D/f#

G

Asus4

Arrive, but their gifts looked grim

D

Dsus4

D

Now I'm tired of hanging on

Em

D/f#

C/g

G

Waitin' for a showdown

A7sus4

Don't you see I gotta ride 'em out

D

'Cause the pearl's just around the bend

C

G

D/f#

G

Beautiful pearl, o when will you reappear?

C

B7#9

Em

Mysteries unfurl and become so clear

A5

When I feel you near...

D

Dsus4

D

I found a way outside myself

Em

D/f#

C/g

G

To make my spirit climb

C

G/b

And I could-a shinnied on up

D/f#

G

Asus4

But my rope was made of wind

D

Dsus4

D

I appreciate the words

Em

D/f#

C/g

G

But I won't be there at showtime

A7sus4

Don't you see I gotta ride them out

D

'Cause the pearl's just around the bend

C

G

D/f#

G

Beautiful pearl, o when will you reappear?

C

B7#9

Em

Mysteries unfurl and become so clear

A5

When I feel you near...

D

Dsus4

D

When my backyard weeds grew high

Em

D/f#

C/g

G

I hoped that they would hide me

C

G/b

But I felt that the pearl was near

D/f#

G

Asus4

'Cause I thought I saw it shine

D

Dsus4

D

I was lookin' all around

Em

D/f#

C/g

G

When I felt it there inside me

A7sus4

And I see a possibility

D

That it's been there all the time...

C

C#dim

Dm

F/g

C

Csus4add9

C

Down where the valleys are low, there's a refuge so high

Dm

F/g

And down where the coldest winds blow

C

Csus4add9

C

There the warmest winds hide

Dm

F/g

C

Csus4add9

C

And deep in the forest of woe, sweet deliverance is nigh

Dm

Bb

F+

A7

And deep in the heart there's a rose that a glimmer keeps guidin'

Dm7

Dm7/g

C

Csus4add9

C

Till the heaven's song begins the holy files a-burnin'

Dm7

Dm7/g

C

Csus4add9

C

And the harmony is set to weave a silver sermon

Dm7

Dm7/g

C

Csus4add9

C7

And my heart's aflame until the blessed rhythm's churnin'

F/c

C/bb

F/a

C/g

F

C/e

Push me on from the danger that's pullin' me

Dm7

Em

Dm7

Em

Dm7/g

And holds me so strong...

F/c

C/bb

F/a

C/g

F

C/e

Send a song on the wind to deliver me

Dm7

D

G7sus4

C

Take me and rise, when the fire is on.....

F/c

C/bb

F/a

C/g

F

C/e

Take the reins, and the loneliness fillin' me

Dm7

D

G7sus4

C

And make my fear fuel, and the fuel high octane

Dm

F/g

C

Csus4add9

C

Down where the valleys are low, there's a refuge so high

Dm

F/g

And down where the coldest winds blow

C

Csus4add9

C

There the warmest winds hide

Dm

F/g

C

Csus4add9

C

And deep in the forest of woe, sweet deliverance is nigh

Dm

Bb

F+

A7

And deep in the heart there's a rose that a glimmer keeps guidin'

Dm7

Dm7/g

C

Csus4add9

C

Till the heaven's song begins the holy files a-burnin'

Dm7

Dm7/g

C

Csus4add9

C

And the harmony is set to weave a silver sermon

Dm7

Dm7/g

C

Csus4add9

C7

And my heart's aflame until the blessed rhythm's churnin'

F/c

C/bb

F/a

C/g

F

C/e

Lead the way through the glories deceivin' me

Dm7

Em

Dm7

Em

Dm7/g

And reverie's sway.....

F/c

C/bb

F/a

C/g

F

C/e

Through the day when the hereafter's holdin' me

Dm7

D

G7sus4

C

Lend me a hand and I won't delay

F/c

C/bb

F/a

C/g

F

C/e

Send a ray through the seven veiled mysteries

Dm7

D

G7sus4

C

And break their sweet spell, and their links of chain

Capo:

II

G7

I see the vigilante watchin' in the deep of the night

C

G/b

Am7

I always find him where his heart is, he's fightin' the good fight

G/d

C/e

G/b

A/c#

He smells the scent of trouble and prepares to leave

G/d

C/e

G/b

C

He's got his eyes on the horizon, reachin' higher

A/c#

G/d

C/d

G7

He's got his eyes on the horizon, and his boots on his feet

G7

When I was stranded at the crossroads it was dismal and grey

C

G/b

Am7

And when I asked him for directions he showed me the good way

G/d

C/e

G/b

A/c#

And if the sky is swirlin' still his pace never swerves

G/d

C/e

G/b

C

Because his heart is always faithful, reachin' higher

A/c#

G/d

C/d

G7

Because his heart is always faithful to the captain he serves...

A7

G/b

A/c#

So when the storm of deception is roundin' the bend

G/d

C/e

C/d

G7

You know the vigilante's watchin', he won't let it in...

G7

Though I have seen him climbin' mountains with so heavy a load

C

G/b

Am7

He always lends a helpin' hand and he walks on the good road

G/d

C/e

G/b

A/c#

It often makes me wonder how he wins with such ease

A/c#

G/d

C/d

G7

But then he keeps his vigil constant, and he's aimin' to please

A7

G/b

A/c#

So when illusion's approachin' and danger is nigh

G/d

C/e

C/d

G7

You know the vigilante's watchin' and he won't let it by

G7

I've seen him fight the fiercest foe until it's forces divide

C

G/b

Am7

'Cause he's the fairest of them all and he chooses the good side

G/d

C/e

G/b

A/c#

So when the tempters tease and try to make him unsure

G/d

C/e

G/b

C

You know the fires of war are burnin', reachin' higher

A/c#

G/d

C/d

G7

You know the fires of war are burnin', but his weapons are pure

A7

G/b

A/c#

So when the clouds of confusion can creep into view

G/d

C/e

C/d

G7

You know the vigilante's watchin', and he won't let 'em through..

Repeat first verse.

G7

C6

G7

He's watching twenty four hours a day

Capo:

I

C7

D7

G7sus4

C

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so strong?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, take me along

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so true?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, I'm marchin' with you

D7

G7sus4

The battlefield's so cold, take my heart as a token

D7

G7sus4

Am

I'd love to give it to you

C

F

C

Am

Flyin' after a faraway cry

C7

F

G7sus4

Am

I wandered to a brink so high

C

F

D7

C

Plungin' down to the last degree

C7

D7

G7sus4

C

The next think I knew I came to, and saw he was carryin' me

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so fine?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, I wish you were mine

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so true?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, I'm marchin' with you

D7

G7sus4

The battlefield's so cold, take my love as a token

D7

G7sus4

Am

I long to give it to you

C

F

C

Am

Flames arise from the sword in his hand

C7

F

G7sus4

Am

We'll march in over no-man's land

C

F

D7

C

And burn the enemy's stolen throne

C7

D7

G7sus4

C

I'll carry your gun till it's done and we can go rollin' back home

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so right?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, take me tonight

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so true?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, I'm marchin' with you

D7

G7sus4

The battlefield's so cold, take my promise to warm you

D7

G7sus4

Am

I'm gonna give it to you

C

F

C

Am

Flames came rippin' through battle torn skies

C7

F

G7sus4

Am

Though wounded, I tried not to cry

C

F

D7

C

I said, "So long, I guess I'll be leavin' you"

C7

D7

G7sus4

C

But when I peeked in on the end I saw he was pullin' me through

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so strong?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, take me along

F

G7sus4

C

C7

Soldier of the heart, how'd you get so true?

F

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, I'm marchin' with you

F

G7sus4

C

C7

D7

G7sus4

C

Soldier of the heart, I'm followin' you...

G7

C/g

G

C/g

G7

G

C/g

G

A7sus4

Am7

The sun was red, and the fires were roarin'

C/d

C/g

G

Stars aligned and the webs were spun

C

D/c

G

Am7

I could-a sworn I heard my spirit soarin'

G

C

Guess I'm always chasin' the sun

G

C

Hopin' we will soon be one

Bm7

Cmaj7

C/d

Until it turns around to me

C/e

C/g

G

C/g

G

Then I try to run ......

C/g

G

A7sus4

Am7

On phosphorous wings the Phoenix floated

C/d

C/g

G

The fires froze and the sea was hushed

C

D/c

G

Am7

And when I tried to speak, the sun imploded

G

C

And the war will wage in my guts

G

C

Till the devil bites the dust

Bm7

Cmaj7

C/d

I never saw him losin' a race

C/e

C/g

G

C/g

G

But I think he must...

C/g

G

A7sus4

Am7

The great storm raged and the power kept growin'

C/d

C/g

G

Dragons rose from the land below

C

D/c

G

Am7

And even now I wonder where I'm goin'

G

C

Ever since a long time ago

G

C

I've tried to let my feelings show

Bm7

Cmaj7

C/d

I'd like to think I'm being sincere

C/e

C/g

G

C/g

G

But I'll never know

A

E

See the bride and the spirit are one

D

A

Then won't you who are thirsty invite Him to come? With your door opened wide

D

A

Bm7

Won't you listen in the dark for the midnight cry?

A

D

D#dim7

E7

D

A

And see when your light is on that the bridegroom comes

A

E

Into cold outer darkness are gone

D

A

Guests who would not their own wedding garment put on Though the chosen are few

D

A

Bm7

Won't you tarry by your lamp till He calls for you?

A

D

D#dim7

E7

D

A

And pray that your love endure till the bridegroom comes

A

E

When the halt and the lame meet the son

D

A

And He sees for the blind, and He speaks for the dumb Let their poor hearts complaint

D

A

Bm7

Like the leper turned around who has kissed the saint

A

D

D#dim7

E7

D

A

Lift like a trumpet shout, and the bridegroom come

A

E

See the builders despising the stone

D

A

See the pearl of great price and the dry desert bones By the Pharisees cursed

D

A

Bm7

Be exultant with the rose when the last are first

A

D

D#dim7

E7

D

A

And see how his mercy shines, as the bridegroom comes

A

E

Hear the bride and the spirit say come

D

A

Then won't you who are weary invite in the Son? When your heart's love is high

D

A

Bm7

Won't you hasten to the place where the hour is nigh?

A

D

D#dim7

E7

D

A

And see that your light is on, for the bridegroom comes

Em(add9)

I'll chase 'em to the bottom till I've finally caught 'em

Cmaj7(#11)

Dreams fall deep...

Em(add9)

Where voices come a-chimin' moanin' and a-rhymin'

Cmaj7(#11)

Warning me, their words are ringin' and a-whinin'

Em(add9)

Hear 'em weep...

Cmaj7(#11)

Em(add9)

Songs from so deep while I'm sleepin'

Cmaj7(#11)

Seep in....

Bm

Gmaj7b5

F#7sus4

F#7

Bbm6

C#dim

Sweepin' over me

Bm

D/g

Still the echo's achin' "Leave us not forsaken"

G

C6

G

C6

Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison

Gadd9

Cadd9

D9/f#

Kyrie eleison, eleison, eleison, eleison

G

C6

G

C6

Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison

Em(add9)

Cmaj7(#11)

So sad, and so true

B7

That even shadows come and hum the requiem...

Em(add9)

O waters of the moon, your vapors swirls and swoon

Cmaj7(#11)

Your wake is wide...

Em(add9)

And sorrow's like an arrow, shootin' straight and narrow

Cmaj7(#11)

Aimin' true, it's sting goes reachin' to the marrow

Em(add9)

Silence cried...

Cmaj7(#11)

Em(add9)

Now songs from so deep while I'm sleepin'

Cmaj7(#11)

Seep in....

Bm

Gmaj7b5

F#7sus4

F#7

Bbm6

C#dim

Sweepin' over me

Bm

D/g

Still the echo's achin' "Leave us not forsaken"

G

C6

G

C6

Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison

Gadd9

Cadd9

D9/f#

Kyrie eleison, eleison, eleison, eleison

G

C6

G

C6

Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison

Em(add9)

Cmaj7(#11)

So sad, and so true

B7

That even shadows come and hum the requiem...

Em(add9)

Cmaj7(#11)

Kyrie eleison... Kyrie eleison...

Judee Sill : Heart Food
1973

There's A Rugged Road

The Kiss

The Pearl

Down Where The Valleys Are Low

The Vigilante

Soldier Of The Heart

The Phoenix

When The Bridegroom Comes

The Donor

Judee Sill : Heart Food 1973

There's A Rugged Road

The Kiss

The Pearl

Down Where The Valleys Are Low

The Vigilante

Soldier Of The Heart

The Phoenix

When The Bridegroom Comes

The Donor

Judee Sill : Heart Food
1973