Tommy Roe – The Folk Singer chords
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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 AmHe used to sing his songs to his Sara Jane..D Gthe folk singer.G Am Bm AmHis songs filled with love made the mountains ring..D Gthe folk singer.C Bm AmAt first Sara Jane was to be his bride..but as hisGfame grew she was pushed aside.G Am Bm Am DSo, the mountain girl would say good-bye..to the folkGsinger.#2.G Am Bm AmHe let his hair grow long and he dressed in style..theD Gfolk singer.G Am Bm Am DHis voice was pure and his fans went wild..for the folkGsinger.Am Bm AmHe said, Sara Jane was much too plain..so, he left her aloneGas gained more fame.Am Bm Am D GBut 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#mThe 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#mOh, the power of love can do strange things, cause love has madeG# 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.