Key: G major•
Verse 1
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In my early days of singing, I did folk songs and tragic songs,
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when I used to do concerts all alone in college,
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first one place to another, when I was called
on to take the guitar and
That's the best way to do folk songs,
just with a guitar.
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Then you can use any meter you want to, out of time,
out of meter, stop and talk a minute
it and start again.
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from the hills of
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They used to bring it out in these
And they were always
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jumping the track.
It's the wreck of number nine.
One dark stormy night,
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And his orders to flow number nine
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The joy in his heart he couldn't hide
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be his blushing bride
The wheels hummed a song
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Of tomorrow, when he'd be going back
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The headlight was shining in his face
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For he knew this would be
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his final race
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In the wreck he was found
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He asked them to raise his weary head
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Sent to a maiden who thought
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Where I dreamed we'd be happy,
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Till we meet at the golden gates, goodbye
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG D E C
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