Key: G major•
Intro 1
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D
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Verse 1
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Oh,
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come all ye young people and listen while I tell
The fate of Floyd Collins,
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the lad we all knew well
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his heart was true and brave
Interlude 1
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D
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Verse 2
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dear father don't' be sad
I'll tell you all my troubles
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in an awful dream I had
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my life I could not save
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I cried "oh, must I perish within this silent
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cave"
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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they worked both night and day
To move the mighty barrier
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that stood within their way
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it was their battle cry
"We'll never, no we'll never,
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let Floyd Collins die"
Verse 4
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But on that fateful morning,
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the sun rose in the sky
The workers still were busy,
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"we'll save him by and by"
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his life could not be saved
His body was then sleeping in the
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lonely sandstone cave
Verse 5
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Young people, all take warning
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from Floyd Collin's fate
And get right with your maker
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before it is too late
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which we find our tomb
But on that day of judgment,
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we too must meet our doom
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C F D
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