The Back Page chords by John Kay, Steppenwolf

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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On the
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back page of the paper
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Next to the ad for mobile homes,
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I read about my brother's keeper
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And the kindness he had shown
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To some helpless, perfect stranger
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Who cried out in his pain
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And  what the front
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page had taken from me
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Was given back to me again
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My thoughts turned to the teachers
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And the champions of the weak,
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the protectors of the creatures, yes,
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and the saints down on the street,
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all the helpless, all the healers,
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who lay hands on wounded souls,
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and whose Daily acts of mercy
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Drive the cynic from my door
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Countless times I've seen the wonders
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That the gift of hope can bring
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To the betrayed and the forgotten
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Yet I just stood there in the wings
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Too many times I  heard the call
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An d did not answer to my shame
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But I swear from this day on
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That I will lend a helping hand you