Cathedral
© Jon Horne 2005

intro: Dsus2 - G6/9 (run e - f# - e)

D        Em      D
Nothing here is sacred
G                D
This is still my creed
      F#m     Em       Bm
Buy a basket from the weaver
      G                A
Set it down among the reeds
        A7    A7sus4  D
Drop a pebble in the water
          G       G(F# bass) Em
Lay this stone on solid ground
Em         Em6       A
Now look into the sunrise
         Dsus2 - G6/9 (run e - f# - e)
There's work to do
  
You never have much time
And you work for no reward
From daybreak to darkness
It puts you to the sword
The corn won't sow itself
And the plough hits solid ground
It's a lonely old life
When there's work to do

G6/9 - G6/9(+F#) - G6/9         Dsus2
And the work that you do lasts every day
         Em                    A7sus4  A7  Asus2
And your everyday work leaves nothing to show
            G                A
So bend your back, one last time
    A7    A7sus4   Dsus2 - G6/9 (run e - f# - e)
And lay down this stone

D        Em      D
When you look into the mirror
G                D
And the room stares back at you
      F#m     Em       Bm
And you're nowhere to be seen
      F#m     Em       Bm
Then you know it's time to
        A7    A7sus4  D
Find the pebble in the water
          G       G(F# bass) Em
Polished like a jewel
Em         Em6       A
And at the foot of your cathedral
Em         Em6       A
Is the stone beneath the stone
Em         Em6       A
In the country you made your own
         Dsus2 - G6/9 (run e - f# - e)
There's work to do  


Note: The idea for this song came from conversations with Nigel Ratcliffe.
The title was half-inched from Raymond Carver. Read his 'Cathedral' if you get the chance.

19.4.05