She Believes in Me

 

Written by John Stewart

Charlie Woodward posted a version a good month ago.  It was the one from "Deep in the Neon", really, so for all those who prefer the one from "California Bloodlines", here it is.  Charlie and I agreed to re-post his "Neon", too, because we have added some "playing instructions" and changed some "chord names"- that will make it easier to follow the song.  We´ve been working together for more than a month now, and, as is the case for the songs Art Faller and I worked on together, the results are better than what one person can do individually.  And it´s fun.  So "in public"- thanks to Charlie, Art, and The Rev and Ken S. and everybody else who has kept me from the dangerous rays of the sun lately (heck, it was raining most of the time, anyway).  Jan.

‘She Believes in Me’ is on “California Bloodlines”, LP Capitol Records, 69, best re-release as CD is the BGO double CD “California Bloodlines/Willard”.
John plays it in the key of C.  Second version is on “Deep in the Neon – John Stewart Live at McCabe´s”, Homecoming Records CD, 1991, played in D there.
This is the “California Bloodlines” version.


(C) (Dm) (C/E) (Dm) (C) (Dm) (C/E) (Dm)
(C) (Dm) (C/E) (Dm) (C) (Dm) (C/E) (Dm)
(C) She be(Dm)lieves the (C/E)witches (Dm)fly
(C) Crazy (Dm)'cross the (C/E)moon, (Dm)
(C) She be(Dm)lieves in (C/E)angel (Dm)eyes
(C) In the (Dm)corner of her (C/E)room. (Dm)(Dm/C)
(F) She be(G)lieves the (C)ships come (Am)home
(F) Singing (G)from the (C)sea, (F)(G)(C)
She be(Dm)lieves in (C/E)losers, (Dm)oh,
(C) She be(F)lieves in (G)me. (G7)

(C) She be(Dm)lieves a (C/E)pot of (Dm)gold
(C) Marks the (Dm)rainbow's (C/E)end,(Dm)
(C) And she be(Dm)lieves a (C/E)light will (Dm)show
The (C)lonesome, (Dm)homeward (C/E)friend. (Dm)(Dm/C)
(F) She be(G)lieves the (C)weary (Am)soul
(F) One day (G)will be (C)free, (F)(G)(C)
She be(Dm)lieves in (C/E)losers, (Dm)oh,
(C) She be(F)lieves in (G)me.

(F) Blow lightly, (Bb)wind,
So (C)she can (F)ride. (Bb)(F)(C)
(F) Blow lightly, (Bb)wind,
And (F)I will (Bb)see her (F)by and (C)by…
(Bb) Away with the (F)fools who tell her
(Bb)I am (F)make be(C)lieve,
(F) She be(Bb)lieves in (F)losers, (Bb)oh,
(F) She be(Bb)lieves in (C)me. (Dm) (C/E) (Dm)
(C) She be(Dm)lieves in (C/E)losers, (Dm)oh,
(C) She (F)be(G)lieves in (C)me, (Dm) (C/E) (Dm)
She be(C)lieves in (Dm)me, (C/E) (Dm)
She be(C)lieves in (Dm)me, (C/E) (Dm)
She be(C)lieves in (Dm)me, (C/E) (Dm)
She be(C)lieves in (Dm)me, (C/E) (Dm)
She (C) be(Dm)lieves. (C/E) (Dm) (C)

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

And here is Charlie´s version from “Deep in the Neon” Charlie writes: Try it in drop D, forming the D chord and just moving your first finger to the "E" note where I listed D/E, then the pinky to the F# for the D/F# while playing the other strings.



INTRO (D) (D/E) (D/F#) (D/E) (D) (D/E) (D/F#) (D/E) (D)

She be(D/E)lieves the (DF#)witches (D/E)fly (D)
Crazy (D/E)'cross the (D/F#)moon. (D/E) (D)
And she be(D/E)lieves in (D/F#)angel (D/E)eyes
(D) In the (D/E)corner of her (D/F#)room. (D7)
(G) She be(A)lieves the (D)ships come (Bm)home
(G) singing (A)from the (D)sea, (G)(A)(D)
She be(D/E)lieves in (D/F#)losers, (D/E)oh,
(D) She be(G)lieves in (A)me. (D)

She be(D/E)lieves a (D/F#) pot of (D/E)gold
(D) Marks the (D/E)rainbow's (DF#)end. (D/E)
And (D)she be(D/E)lieves a (D/F#)light will (D/E)show
The (D)lonesome (D/E)homeward (D/F#)friend. (D7)
(G) She be(A)lieves the (D)weary (Bm)soul
(G) One day (A)will be (D)free, (G)(A)(D)
She be(D/E)lieves in (DF#)losers, (Em)oh,
(D) She be(G)ieves in (A)me.

(G) Blow lightly, (C)wind,
So (D)she can (G)ride (C)(G)(D)
(G) Blow lightly, (C)wind,
And (G)I will (C)see her (G)by and (D)by.
(C) Away with (G)fools who tell her
(C)I am (G)make be(D)lieve,
(G) She be(C)lieves in (G)losers, (C)oh,
(G) she be(C)lieves in (D)me.(D/E) (D/F#) (D/E)
(D) She be(D/E)lieves in (D/F#)losers, (D/E)oh,
(D) She be(G)lieves (A)in (D)me. (D/E) (D/F#) (D/E)
She be(D)lieves in (D/E)me, (D/F#) (D/E)
She be(D)lieves in (D/E)me, (D/F#) (D/E) (D)

Copyright John Stewart

Charlie Woodward