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Folk Singer
Glen Campbell
written by Johnny Cash & Charley Daniels
Intro    Bb    D#    Bb  D#  
Verse 1
As I Bbwalk these narrow streets 
where a D#million passin' Ffeet have trod Bbbefore meF  Bb  
With my guitar in my hand 
Fsuddenly I realD#ize Bbnobody knows meF  Bb  
Where D#yesterday the multitudes screamed 
and cried my name out for a BbsongF  Bb  Gm  
Now the streets are empty D#  
and the crowds they've all gone on BbhomeF  Bb  
Verse 2
With the rain on my face 
there's D#no place where FI BbbelongF  Bb  
And my whole life consists 
D#of a story a Fpoem and a BbsongF  Bb  
Now the D#truths I've tried to tell you 
are as distant as the BbmoonF  Bb  Gm  
Born a hundred years too late D#  
two hundred years Bbtoo soonF  Bb  
Verse 3
I'm a Cchild of the sage 
FLost in the Gpages of a CbookG  C  
But when I'm dust and clay 
Fwill other people Gstop to take a ClookG  C  
And will they Fmarvel at the miracles I performed 
And to the heighths I CaspiredG  C  
AmOr will they tear the pages Ffrom the book 
to light a CfireG  C  
With the rain on my face 
there's Fno place where GI beClongF  C  G  C  
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Folk Singer

by Glen Campbell

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Folk Singer

Glen Campbell

written by Johnny Cash & Charley Daniels

Bb D# Bb D#

Intro

Verse 1

As I walk these narrow streets

D# F Bb F Bb

where a million passin' feet have trod before me

With my guitar in my hand

F D# Bb F Bb

suddenly I realize nobody knows me

Where yesterday the multitudes screamed

Bb F Bb Gm

and cried my name out for a song

Now the streets are empty

Bb F Bb

and the crowds they've all gone on home

Verse 2

With the rain on my face

D# F Bb F Bb

there's no place where I belong

And my whole life consists

D# F Bb F Bb

of a story a poem and a song

Now the truths I've tried to tell you

Bb F Bb Gm

are as distant as the moon

Born a hundred years too late

Bb F Bb

two hundred years too soon

Verse 3

I'm a child of the sage

F G C G C

Lost in the pages of a book

But when I'm dust and clay

F G C G C

will other people stop to take a look

And will they marvel at the miracles I performed

C G C

And to the heighths I aspired

Am F

Or will they tear the pages from the book

C G C

to light a fire

With the rain on my face

F G C F C G C

there's no place where I belong

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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