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.
