Key: A minor•
Verse 1
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One night as I lay on my pillow
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The moonlight as bright as the dawn
I saw a man a -walkin'
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He had a long chain on
I heard his chain a -clankin'
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It made a mournful sound
Welded around his body
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Draggin' a long on the ground
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
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He had a long chain on
He stood beside my window
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He looked at me and he said
I am so tired and hungry
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Give me a bite of your bread
He didn't look like a robber
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He didn't look like a thief
His voice was as soft as the moonlight
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His face full of sorrow and grief
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
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He had a long chain on
I went into my kitchen,
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got him a bowl full of meat
A drink and a pan of cold biscuits,
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that's what I gave him to eat
Though he was tired and hungry,
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a bright light came over his face
He bowed his head in the moonlight,
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he said a beautiful grace
He had a long chain on,
he had a long chain on,
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he had a long chain on
I fetched my hammer and chisel
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Offered to set him free
He shook his head and said sadly
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I guess we had best let it be
When he had finished his supper
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He thanked me again and again
Oh, it's been years since I saw him
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I still hear him draggin' his chain
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
Outro 1
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He had a long Jane on
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsDm Am C
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