Key: A minor
Verse 1
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One night as I lay on my pillow,
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moonlight as bright as the dawn
I saw a man a -walkin',
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he had a long chain on
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I heard his chain a -clankin'
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It made a mournful sound
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Wieldin' around his body
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Draggin' along on the ground
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
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He stood beside my window
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He looked at me and he said
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I am so tired and hungry
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Give me a bite of your bread
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He didn't look like a robber
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He didn't look like a thief
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His voice 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
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I went into my kitchen
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Got him a bowl full of meat
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A drink and a pan of cold bis cuits,
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that's what I gave him to eat
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Though he was tired and hungry,
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a bright light came over his face
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He bowed his head in the moonlight,
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he said a beautiful praise
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
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He had a long chain on
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Well, fetched my hammer and chisel
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Offered to set him free
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Well, I guess we had best let it be
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When he had finished his supper
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He thanked me again and again
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Oh, it's been years since I saw him
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Though I still have John's chain
He had a long chain on
He had a long chain on
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He had a long chain on
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