The Day The Saw Mill Closed Down chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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Her house on the corner of Cedar
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and Elm still stands in our town
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But it's been empty since
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she moved away
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The day that the saw mill closed down

Verse 2

We'd sit on her porch almost every night

I remember how happy we were

We'd grow up and marry,

I'd work at the mill to make a living for her

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Verse 3

Her father worked at the mill

Like most of the others in town

I lost my girl when he lost his job

The day that the saw mill closed down

Verse 4
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She moved from the corner
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of Cedar and Elm
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And I  never saw her again
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But I can still hear her mother's soft voice saying,
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"Honey, it's time to come in"
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Verse 5
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No longer do mill hands live here
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The giant saws don't make a sound
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No longer does my love live here
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Not since the saw mill closed down
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She left when the saw mill closed down
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