Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - Our Man Walter Cronkite (official video)
Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Where [B]
[Bm]
[G] are the arms [A] of the world?
[Bm] [F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to find [Bm] us
[F#m] Caught between [G] borders [A] and shores
[Bm] [F#m] Reaching [E] past [A] danger and blindness
[A#m] My mother [Gm] wept over the headline
[Bm] The Beatles appeared in my dreams
[E] Oh boy!
exclaimed [G] our man Walter [D] Cronkite
[A] As the eagle [D] touched down [G] on blurry [A] TV
[A] And [Bm]
[B] [F#m] where are the eyes [A] of the world?
[F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to see you
[F#m] Why did [D] you give [A] up and turn [Bm] away?
[F#m] At the moment [E] that so [A] many need you
[A#m] And the sight of children in cages
[Bm] While dark whistles stink up the [E] place
Everything is different [G] but nothing much changes
[A] Our man [D] Walter Cronkite would be [A] on the case
[D]
And what will [G] you miss when you're gone?
[A]
Lovers [F#] and songs, the [Bm] light of it changing
And the [G] sense that once you belonged
[A] To something [D] [G] amazing
[A] It was something [D] [G] amazing
[F#m]
[G] [D]
[F#m] [G] [D]
[G] [Gm]
[Bm]
Where is [F#m] the heart of [D] the world?
[F#m] I [D] always [A] believed it could love me
[F#m] [D] It's one of those [Am] things without [D] words
Like the [F#m] sight of [D] the stars shining above me
[A#m] My father rode trains from day to Friday
[Bm] His chin fell asleep on his chest
[E] But I carried his light [G] somewhere inside me
[A] Our man Walter [D] Cronkite [G] has gone to [A] his rest
Our man Walter [D] Cronkite
[G] [G] [N]
[Bm]
[G] are the arms [A] of the world?
[Bm] [F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to find [Bm] us
[F#m] Caught between [G] borders [A] and shores
[Bm] [F#m] Reaching [E] past [A] danger and blindness
[A#m] My mother [Gm] wept over the headline
[Bm] The Beatles appeared in my dreams
[E] Oh boy!
exclaimed [G] our man Walter [D] Cronkite
[A] As the eagle [D] touched down [G] on blurry [A] TV
[A] And [Bm]
[B] [F#m] where are the eyes [A] of the world?
[F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to see you
[F#m] Why did [D] you give [A] up and turn [Bm] away?
[F#m] At the moment [E] that so [A] many need you
[A#m] And the sight of children in cages
[Bm] While dark whistles stink up the [E] place
Everything is different [G] but nothing much changes
[A] Our man [D] Walter Cronkite would be [A] on the case
[D]
And what will [G] you miss when you're gone?
[A]
Lovers [F#] and songs, the [Bm] light of it changing
And the [G] sense that once you belonged
[A] To something [D] [G] amazing
[A] It was something [D] [G] amazing
[F#m]
[G] [D]
[F#m] [G] [D]
[G] [Gm]
[Bm]
Where is [F#m] the heart of [D] the world?
[F#m] I [D] always [A] believed it could love me
[F#m] [D] It's one of those [Am] things without [D] words
Like the [F#m] sight of [D] the stars shining above me
[A#m] My father rode trains from day to Friday
[Bm] His chin fell asleep on his chest
[E] But I carried his light [G] somewhere inside me
[A] Our man Walter [D] Cronkite [G] has gone to [A] his rest
Our man Walter [D] Cronkite
[G] [G] [N]
Key:
A
D
G
F#m
Bm
A
D
G
_ _ _ Where [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] are the arms [A] of the world?
[Bm] _ [F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to find [Bm] us
[F#m] _ Caught between [G] borders [A] and shores
[Bm] _ [F#m] _ Reaching [E] past [A] danger and blindness
[A#m] _ My mother [Gm] wept over the headline
[Bm] _ The Beatles appeared in my dreams
[E] Oh boy!
exclaimed [G] our man Walter [D] Cronkite
_ _ [A] As the eagle [D] touched down [G] on blurry [A] TV _ _
[A] And _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] where are the eyes [A] of the world?
_ [F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to see you
_ [F#m] _ Why did [D] you give [A] up and turn [Bm] away?
[F#m] At the moment [E] that so [A] many need you
[A#m] And the sight of children in cages
[Bm] _ While dark whistles stink up the [E] place
Everything is different [G] but nothing much changes _ _
[A] Our man [D] Walter Cronkite would be [A] on the case
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And what will [G] you miss when you're gone?
[A] _ _
Lovers [F#] and songs, the [Bm] light of it changing
And the [G] sense that once you belonged
[A] To something [D] _ [G] amazing
_ _ [A] It was something [D] _ [G] amazing
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Where is [F#m] the heart of [D] the world?
[F#m] I _ [D] always [A] believed it could love me
[F#m] _ [D] It's one of those [Am] things without [D] words
Like the [F#m] sight of [D] the stars shining above me
[A#m] My father rode trains from day to Friday
[Bm] _ His chin fell asleep on his chest
[E] But I carried his light [G] somewhere inside me
_ _ [A] Our man Walter [D] Cronkite [G] has gone to [A] his rest
Our man Walter [D] Cronkite
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] are the arms [A] of the world?
[Bm] _ [F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to find [Bm] us
[F#m] _ Caught between [G] borders [A] and shores
[Bm] _ [F#m] _ Reaching [E] past [A] danger and blindness
[A#m] _ My mother [Gm] wept over the headline
[Bm] _ The Beatles appeared in my dreams
[E] Oh boy!
exclaimed [G] our man Walter [D] Cronkite
_ _ [A] As the eagle [D] touched down [G] on blurry [A] TV _ _
[A] And _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] where are the eyes [A] of the world?
_ [F#m] They've [D] always been able [A] to see you
_ [F#m] _ Why did [D] you give [A] up and turn [Bm] away?
[F#m] At the moment [E] that so [A] many need you
[A#m] And the sight of children in cages
[Bm] _ While dark whistles stink up the [E] place
Everything is different [G] but nothing much changes _ _
[A] Our man [D] Walter Cronkite would be [A] on the case
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And what will [G] you miss when you're gone?
[A] _ _
Lovers [F#] and songs, the [Bm] light of it changing
And the [G] sense that once you belonged
[A] To something [D] _ [G] amazing
_ _ [A] It was something [D] _ [G] amazing
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Where is [F#m] the heart of [D] the world?
[F#m] I _ [D] always [A] believed it could love me
[F#m] _ [D] It's one of those [Am] things without [D] words
Like the [F#m] sight of [D] the stars shining above me
[A#m] My father rode trains from day to Friday
[Bm] _ His chin fell asleep on his chest
[E] But I carried his light [G] somewhere inside me
_ _ [A] Our man Walter [D] Cronkite [G] has gone to [A] his rest
Our man Walter [D] Cronkite
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _