Sent:   Friday, December 19, 1997 3:12 AM

THE CHRISTIANS AND THE PAGANS
On: Dar Williams, "Mortal City"
Words and Music: Dar Williams

Capo I - Standard Tuning

CHORDS:
G: 320003
C: 032010
Am: X02210
D: X00322
Em: 022000

Intro:
GG Piano Chord 
     -       G-C-Em-Am -  DD Piano Chord 
   -

GG Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 

Amber called her uncle
AmAm Piano Chord 
                       DD Piano Chord 

Said "We're up here for the holiday
GG Piano Chord 
              CC Piano Chord 

Jane and I were having solstice
AmAm Piano Chord 
             DD Piano Chord 
          -
Now we need a place to stay"
GG Piano Chord 
                CC Piano Chord 

And her Christ-loving uncle
AmAm Piano Chord 
                   DD Piano Chord 
              -
Watched his wife hang Mary from the tree
GG Piano Chord 
             CC Piano Chord 

He watched his son hang candy canes
AmAm Piano Chord 
                  DD Piano Chord 
        -
All made with Red Dye Number 3
GG Piano Chord 
                CC Piano Chord 

He told his niece, "It's Christmas Eve
AmAm Piano Chord 
                 DD Piano Chord 

I know our life is not your style"
GG Piano Chord 
                        CC Piano Chord 

She said, "Christmas is like Solstice
AmAm Piano Chord 
                       DD Piano Chord 
         -
And we miss you, and it's been a while"

CHORUS:
GG Piano Chord 
              CC Piano Chord 
               AmAm Piano Chord 
              DD Piano Chord 

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
GG Piano Chord 
             CC Piano Chord 
              AmAm Piano Chord 
               DD Piano Chord 

Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
EmEm Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 

And just before the meal was served
AmAm Piano Chord 
                   DD Piano Chord 

Hands were held and prayers were said
EmEm Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 

Sending hope for peace on Earth
AmAm Piano Chord 
                DD Piano Chord 

To all their gods and goddesses

(like first verse)
The food was great, the tree plugged in
The meal had gone without a hitch
'Till Timmy turned to Amber
And said, "Is it true that you're a witch?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies
Are burning," and she hit the kitchen
And it was Jane who spoke and said
"It's true your cousin's not a Christian
But we love trees, we love the snow
The friends we have, the world we share
And you find magic in your God
And we find magic everywhere

CHORUS: (like first chorus)
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
And where does magic come from?
I think magic's in the learning
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans
Only pumpkin pies are burning

When Amber tried to do the dishes
Her aunt said "Really, no, don't bother"
Amber's uncle saw how Amber
Looked like Tim and like her father
He thought about his brother
How they hadn't spoken in a year
He thought he'd call him up and say
"It's Christmas and your daughter's here"
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers
Saw his own son tug his sleeve
Saying, "Can I be a pagan?"
Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave"

CHORUS:
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
Lighting trees in darkness
Learning new ways from the old
Making sense of history
And drawing warmth out of the cold

End like the intro but if it
doesn't sound right it's because this
time it's played with a mandolin. So
Unless you have a mandolin, forget it.

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