Franklin's Tower chords by
Grateful Dead
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Key: A major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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In a- nother time's
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forgotten space
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Your eyes looked
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through your mother's face
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Wildflower seed
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on the sand and stone
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May the four winds blow
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you safely home

Chorus 1

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

Solo 1

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Verse 2
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I'll tell you where
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the four winds dwell
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In Franklin's tower
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there hangs a bell
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It can ring,
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turn night to day
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It can ring like fire
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when you lose your way

Chorus 2

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

Verse 3
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God save the child
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who rings that bell
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I may have one good ring baby,
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you can't tell
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One watch by night,
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one watch by day
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If you get confused
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just listen to the music play

Solo 2

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Verse 4
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Some come to laugh
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their past away
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Some come to make
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it just one more day
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Whichever way
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your pleasure tends
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If you plant ice
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you're gonna harvest wind

Chorus 3

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

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Roll away, the dew

Verse 5
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In Franklin's tower
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the four winds sleep
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Like four lean hounds,
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the lighthouse keep
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Wildflower seed
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on the sand and wind
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May the four winds
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blow you home again

Chorus 4
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Roll away, the dew
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Roll away, the dew
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Roll away, the dew
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You'd better roll away, the dew
[repeat and fade]

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