The Day The Saw Mill Closed Down chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Her house on the  (F major) corner of Cedar  (C major) 
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and  (F major) Elm still  (C major) stands  (G major) in our town  (C major) 
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But it's been  (F major) empty since
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 (C major) she moved  (F major) away
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The  (C major) day that the  (G major) saw mill closed  (C major) 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  (C major) moved from the  (F major) corner
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of Cedar  (C major) and  (F major) Elm
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And  (C major) I  never  (G major) saw her  (C major) again
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But I can still  (F major) hear her  (C major) mother's soft  (F major) voice saying,
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 (C major) "Honey, it's  (G major) time to come in"
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Verse 5
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No longer  (F major)  (G major) do  (C major) mill hands live  (F major) here
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The  (C major) giant saws  (F major) don't make a sound  (C major) 
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No  (F major) longer  (G major) does  (C major) my love live  (F major) here
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Not  (C major) since the saw  (F major) mill closed  (C major) down
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She left when the  (G major) saw mill closed down
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