Folk Singer chords by Jim Ed Brown

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Verse 1
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He used
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to sing his songs
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to his Sarah Jane,
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the folk singer.
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His songs, filled with love,
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made the mountains ring,
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the folk singer.
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At first Sarah Jane was to be  his bride,
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but as  his fame grew she
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was pushed aside.
Sweet Mountain Girl
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would say goodbye
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to  the folk singer.
He let his hair grow long
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and he dressed in style,
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the folk singer.
His voice was pure
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and the fans went wild
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for the folk singer.
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He said Sarah Jane was much to blame,
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so he  left her alone
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as he gained more fame.
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But sorrow will come
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like a   mountain rain
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to the foe -singer.
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Flavished in glory,
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fortune   at his feet
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The foal -wombed singer
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Awoke one morning   and
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he  couldn't sleep
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The foal -wombed singer
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The doctors said his singing
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days were through
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Thousands wept, Sarah Jane did too
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He couldn't sing now,
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his friends were few
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The Fallen Singer
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Sick at heart in the mountains again
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The Fallen Singer
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Now Sarah Jane didn't look so plain
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to the poor old singer
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Oh, the power of love
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can do strange things
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Because love has made him sing again
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Only now he sings for his
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Sarah Jane,
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the poor old singer
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And once again the mountains ring
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for this home singer,
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the home  singer,
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oh, the home  singer.