Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs From Home Episode 2: Soul Companion

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Hi everyone, we're back for episode two of Songs from Home, live from my kitchen. _
I have to say right off the bat, I was absolutely stunned.
I was floored.
I was humbled beyond words.
I was [D] _ astonished by the responses to the first song.
Thank you all so much for listening, for tuning in, for taking the time to tell me _ your thoughts
and your feelings.
And believe me, I read every single post and there were quite a few and I'm just so glad
[Eb] that everyone wants and needs [Dm] this feeling of connection.
And somehow, somehow, music can do a little bit of that [Eb] in this big world. _
_ So we're back to sing another song. _
This is a song I wrote a few years ago and I had the great honor of having James Taylor
sing and play on this song.
I still don't know how that was able to happen, but one of the [E] greatest moments of my life
was when I heard his part of it.
So thank you James, [D] out there in [Eb] the world. _ _ _
_ [Fm] It's called Soul [Eb] Companion and I [E] tweaked the lyric just a bit, made it a plural because
these days we are all in this together and I'm sending this out to so many people, not just one.
So, Soul [Eb] Companion. _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] My [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] dreams [Bb] are a vague illusion [Eb] I [Ab] wasn't meant [Bb] to be
_ Hope [Ab] on a [Eb] string sewn [Bb] into the night [Ab] Courage in [Cm] case you don't [Bb] know my head _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ I'll remember [Eb] _
[Ab] someday [Eb] _ [Bb] _ I'll _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] meet [Bb] you today
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Packing up, [Eb] _ [Bb] trusted and tested [Eb] [Ab] Coffee, [Bb] drafts, study and four
[Eb] Drink to [Ab] it, [Bb] coffee but I'm traveling right [Eb] now All that [Ab] it has [Bb] is a hole in the [Eb] ground _
[Ab] [Eb] It's _ [Bb] a little bit [Eb] dangerous _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] You're my heart, [Eb] you're the [Ab] ball
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Just like a child [Fm] _
There are no [Eb] borders, [Bb] there are no [Fm] boundaries
There are no [Eb] fences [Bb] up [Eb] around [Fm] me I get [Eb] quiet, I get [Fm] lonely
Just like every morning _ [Eb] _
We _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ are [Ab] the old [F] roses [Bb] of distinction
[Eb] I look [Ab] for my [Eb] light, you [Bb] leave with your [Eb] train These are [Ab] the [Eb] chances, [Fm] they're the [Bb] missing _ [Eb] conditions
These [Ab] are the places [Bb] you don't know I'm [Eb] headed
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ Soul [Bb] _ [Eb] Companion _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] But [Bb] love reminds [Eb] me so [Ab] much
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] I'll [Fm] [Eb] never speak _ [Ab] again _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] [Bb] I'll remember _ [Eb] _
[Ab] someday
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
I'll [Bb] meet you [Eb] today
[Ab] We'll [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] see you the next