MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - KEEPING THE FAITH CHORDS

KEEPING THE FAITH (Mary Chapin Carpenter) ----------------------------------------- [Actually in C; capo 5.] [Each chord is two beats.]

^G[in^Gtro^G] ^G ^D ^D ^G ^G ^G[in^Gtro^G] ^G ^D ^D ^G ^G

^G When it's b^Geen that^G kind of d^Gay, baby ^D When every^Dthing is not what ^Git should b^Ge ^G Everyb^Gody's^G had their s^Gay; Let's ^D just sa^Dy today is ^Ghistor^Gy

And keep ^Ckeeping the f^Caith ^D ^G ^CKeeping the f^Caith,^D every^Gday; We're ^CKeeping the f^Caith ^D ^G C C D [drop 2 beats, go to instrumental] Keep keeping the faith, don't give it away

^G[in^Gstr^Gume^Gntal]^D ^D ^G ^G When your head's not making sense, baby When your heart is just a mystery When you're sitting on the fence Instead of knowing where you're s'posed to be

Well just keep keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday We'll be keeping the faith C C D G [don't drop 2 beats this time] Keep keeping the faith, don't give it away

^C[gu^Cita^Dr s^Golo] ^C ^C ^D ^G ^C[pi^Cano^D so^Glo] ^C ^C ^D ^G

^C All the st^Cyle, ^D all the m^Doney ^C All the p^Cower y^Dou can b^Guy ^C Won't do n^Cothing ^D if there's s^Domething ^Em Missing w^Emay down d^Deep ins^Dide ^D ^D

It's the weary, it's the lonesome It's the forest that we just can't see Don't forget now, there ain't no one who Isn't trying to see beyond the trees So just keep keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday We'll be keeping the faith Keep keeping the faith, don't give it away Keeping the faith Keeping the faith, everyday [this line only: C C D Em] We'll be keeping the faith Keeping the faith, don't give it away

^C[gu^Cita^Dr s^Golo] ^C ^C ^D ^G C C D G C C D G. [guitar solo]

- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Keeping the faith