The Folk Singer
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The Folk Singer:Tommy Roe.
#4 UK, #34 Canada and #84 on BB Hot 100
on ABC Records in 1963.
Intro: G
#1.
G Am Bm Am
He used to sing his songs to his Sara Jane..
D G
the folk singer.
G Am Bm Am
His songs filled with love made the mountains ring..
D G
the folk singer.
C Bm Am
At first Sara Jane was to be his bride..but as his
G
fame grew she was pushed aside.
G Am Bm Am D
So, the mountain girl would say good-bye..to the folk
G
singer.
#2.
G Am Bm Am
He let his hair grow long and he dressed in style..the
D G
folk singer.
G Am Bm Am D
His voice was pure and his fans went wild..for the folk
G
singer.
Am Bm Am
He said, Sara Jane was much too plain..so, he left her alone
G
as gained more fame.
Am Bm Am D G
But sorrow will come like a mountain rain..to the folk singer.
#3.
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Lavished in glory, fortune at his feet..the folk singer..
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
awoke one morning and he couldn't speak..the folk singer.
C# Cm A#m
The doctor said his singing days were through..thousands wept,
G#
Sara Jane did, too.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
He could not sing, now his friends were few..the folk singer.
#4.
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Sick at heart in the mountains again..the folk singer.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Now, Sara Jane didn't look so plain..to the folk singer.
C# Cm A#m
Oh, the power of love can do strange things, cause love has made
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
him sing again..only now he sings for his Sara Jane..the folk singer.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
And once again the mountains ring..to the folk singer.
OUTRO:
D# G# D# G#
The folk singer..the folk singer..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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