Sisters of the cross chords by
Elton John

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Key: A minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
Am Am 
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The old gates are
always locked
D D 
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Am Am 
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By the daughter of the keys
D D 
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Sad eyes are fixed on the world
From the balcony
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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While the six o'clock procession
Dm Dm 
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Take their prayer  books
Em Em 
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E E 
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Em Em 
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to the hall
Am Am 
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Dm Dm 
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It's sad to see them shed a tear
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G G 
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Am Am 
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Inside the convent walls

Interlude 1

Asus4

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Asus4

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Verse 2
Am Am 
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D D 
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Red mountains around them
Am Am 
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Keep out those who'd come
D D 
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But only birds and wild deer
Share the lives of nuns
C C 
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Bm Bm 2
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For ladies who in kindness
D D 
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Dm Dm 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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E E 
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Burn the knowledge they have found
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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Dm Dm 
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Their knowledge lies inside a   hole
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Am Am 
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Buried in the ground

Verse 3
Am Am 
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D D 
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For the Sisters of the Cross
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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Seek the shadows that they have lost
C C 
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G G 
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In the walls where their lives
C C 
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Am Am 
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Are protected by God
D D 
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But the feeling of love
A A 
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D D 
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C C 
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Is somewhere in your bones
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Your body is wasted

Interlude 2

When it should have been owned

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Verse 4
Am Am 
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The Mother of the mission bells
D D 
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G G 
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Has lived here all her life
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D D 
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She never felt the hands of man
Touch her in the night
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Bm Bm 2
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And the canopies that cover her
Dm Dm 
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Em Em 
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E E 
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Em Em 
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So cold and so afraid
G G 
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Dm Dm 
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Thinking holy mothers die
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Am Am 
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Like spinsters   in the grave
Asus4 Asus4 
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Am Am 
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Asus4 Asus4 
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Verse 5
Am Am 
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To be single in the chapel
D D 
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Praying knelt down on your knees
Where the corridors are echoing
D D 
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Their proud solemnity
C C 
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G G 
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Bm Bm 2
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And the candle light against the glass
D D 
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Em Em 
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E E 
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Plays shadow chasing tricks
Em Em 
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As  the young girls fall,
Dm Dm 
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their eyes in  tears
C C 
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Em Em 
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Am Am 
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Beside the crucifix

Verse 6
Am Am 
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D D 
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For the Sisters of the Cross
Am Am 
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D D 
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G G 
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Seek the shadows that they have lost
C C 
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G G 
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In the walls where their lives
C C 
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Am Am 
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Are protected by God
D D 
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But the feeling of love
A A 
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Am Am 
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D D 
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C C 
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Is somewhere in  your bones
Em Em 
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Your body is wasted