Tony Joe White - Lake Placid Blues Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmAt (x02210@1)the time I was too young for the meaning Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)But it's become much clearer through the years Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) FWe (133211@1)gathered round the boy in his army clothes Dm (xx0231@1) Em (022000@1) AmSaid (x02210@1)goodbye and his mother shed her tears Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmEvery (x02210@1)day she watched for the postman Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmBut (x02210@1)the long awaited letter was over due Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1)It's not the silence that makes you crazy Dm (xx0231@1) Em (022000@1) AmIt's (x02210@1)the sound of a heart breaking in two F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmThen (x02210@1)it came across the ocean F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmIt (x02210@1)was hard to understand the awful news F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmI (x02210@1)don't know why I still remember Dm (xx0231@1) Em (022000@1) AmI (x02210@1)guess it's just the Lake Placid Blues I turned 18 and left that part of the country Went down on the Padre Island coast Of all the hard times I still remember The repossession of the guitar hurt the most The paupers stood in line outside the mission And I huddled there beside them in the rain A priest came to the door with empty eyes I could see he no longer felt their pain Some were searchin' for forgiveness And others only wanted food I needed more than I could ask for There is no comfort with the Lake Placid Blues It's hard to find good friends in a lifetime You can usually count 'em on one hand I shivered by the fire and the dawn was breakin' And I scattered his ashes on the sand And the silver cranes came over in formation In a sacred manner they flew And I will always remember The sky, the Lake Placid Blues
