The Unfaithful Servant
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by J.R.Robertson. Album: The Band
? 1970 Canaan Music, Inc.

For an analysis of the lyrics, and more, see Peter Viney's article.

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Capo - fret 2

E7D/F# G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)  A/E (002220@1)           
   Am7 (x02010@1)        Unfaithful Servant, I hear you leavin' soon in the mornin'
G (320003@1)           D/F# (200232@1)          E7 (020130@1)                      A7sus4 (002033@1)What did you do to the lady, that she's gonna have to send you away?
G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)  A/E (002220@1)             Am7 (x02010@1)Unfaithful servant, you don't have to say you're sorry,
G (320003@1)                 D/F# (200232@1)         E7 (020130@1)             Asus4 (x02230@1)If you done it just for the spite, or did ya do it just for the glory?
Bm/G#             A/F# (202220@1)Like a stranger you turned your back,
Am7/E                G (320003@1)       F#7Left (242352@1)your keys and gone to pack.
Bm (x24432@1)                         Gm6Bear (3x5353@1)in mind who's to blame, and all the shame;
E7 (020130@1)              Em7                 Ebmaj7 (x43111@3)She really cared, the time she spared and the home you shared.

Unfaithful servant, I can hear the whistle blowin,
Yes, that train is a-comin' and soon you'll be goin'.
Let us not bow our heads for we won't be complainin';
Life has been good to us all
even when that sky is rainin'.
To take it like a grain of salt
is all I can do. It's no one's fault,
Makes no diff'rence if we fade away.
It's just as it was, it's much to cold for me to stay.

G (320003@1)                  D/F# (200232@1)Goodbye to that country home,
A/E (002220@1)                      Am7 (x02010@1)So long to a lady I have known,
G (320003@1)            D/F# (200232@1)Farewell to my other side,
E7 (020130@1)           A7sus4 (002033@1)I'd best just take it in stride.
G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)  A/E (002220@1)            Am7 (x02010@1)Unfaithful Servant, you'll learn to find your place;
G (320003@1)           D/F# (200232@1)I can see it in your smile,
E7 (020130@1)                    A7sus4 (002033@1)and, yes, I can see it in your face.
Bm/G#         A/F# (202220@1)The mem'ries will linger on,
Am7/E                          G (320003@1)     F#7 (242352@1)But the good old days, they're all gone,
    Bm (x24432@1)             Gm6Oh! (3x5353@1)Lonesome servant, can't you see,
E7 (020130@1)                 Em7            Ebmaj7 (x43111@3)That we're still one and the same, just you and me.


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