The Day That Lester Died chords by Claire Lynch, Mark Newton

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Verse 1
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I re member oh so clearly
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in that southern college town
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Knoxville grass was playin'
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I was sittin' in the crowd
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We were second generation,
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and it really made me proud
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Bluegrass was changing,
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moving to the here and now
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When a tap upon my shoulder
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and a whisper in my ear
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Brought me the news of his passing
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The day that Lester died,
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I hung my head and cried
Tears for the man
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and a sound from days gone by
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Songs  will live on,
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we'll sing them again
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Somehow it will never be
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the same
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Well, I only got to see him
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two or three times in my life
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Once it was in Nashville
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on the air for Martha White
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I was mesmerized and spellbound,
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though I really don't know why
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Perhaps it was the crooked hat,
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the twinkle in his eye
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Well, I guess I took for granted
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how he had paved the way
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Until the mo ment we lost him
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The day that Lester died,
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I hung my head and cried
Tears for the man
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and a sound from days gone by
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The songs we'll live on,
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we'll sing them again
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Somehow it will never be the same
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Well, I guess I took for granted
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how he had paved the way
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Until the mo ment we lost him
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The day that Lester died
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I hung my head and cried
Tears for the man
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And a sound from days gone by
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The songs we'll live on
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We'll sing them again
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Somehow it will never be the same
All the songs we'll live on
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We'll sing them again
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Somehow it will never be the same
On my mind
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And on my mind
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You're always in my heart