Intro
C C
[Verso 1]
C
I rode the Orange Blossom Special
Em7
Back in fourty-nine
Am7
Manhattan to Miami
F
She was the finest on the line
C
Well, I worked the dining car
Em7
America rolled by
Am7
A young kid waiting tables
F
Just trying to make a dime
C
I've seen the end of the rainbow
Em7
There was no pot of gold
Am7
A lesson learned the hard way
F
One more lie that I'd been told
C
Been tempted by the devil
Em7
I let that evil in
Am7
And I have been forgiven
F
By my dearest friend
[Refrão]
Am7 G
Sometimes, sometimes
F F
I have seen some times
[Verso 2]
C
I met a pretty girl from Texas
Em7
We settled down in Abiline
Am7
Started up a family
F
Man, those days were lean
C
They shot JFK and Bobby
Em7
And Martin Luther King
Am7
I heard Mavis and Aretha, and
F
Mahalia Jackson sing
C
Lord, everyone was broken
Em7
Our innocence was gone
Am7
Then we lost our youngest
F
To the war in Vietnam
C
I still hear his mama crying
Em7
they day our baby died
Am7
Ain't no way he didn't make it
F
over to the other side
[Refrão]
Am7 G
Sometimes, sometimes
F
I have seen some times
[Ponte]
G
Oh, I am an old man now
F C
My life is almost done
G
Deep in by heart I do believe
F C
We shall overcome
Am7
I pray for no more sorrow
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A kinder tomorrow
F G G
Can we get there without a loaded gun?
[Verso 3]
C
I lived to see the first black president
Em7
I was so proud I cried
Am7
For the first time I felt equal
D
Martin's dream was still alive
C
I held my woman in my arms
Em7
It was hard to say goodbye
Am7
I kissed her for the last time
F
She smiled and closed her eyes
C
Oh, I miss her every morning
Em7
Her kind and gentle ways
Am7
Life changes without warning
F
You can't bring back yesterday
C
If that Orange Blossom Special
Em7
Comes rolling down the line
Am7
Stop and think about me
F
When that old train whistle whines
Am7 G
Sometimes, sometimes
F
I have seen some times
Am7 G
Sometimes, sometimes
F
I have seen some times
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