The Folk Singer:Tommy Roe.
#4 UK, #34 Canada and #84 on BB Hot 100
on ABC Records in 1963.

INTRO: G

#1.
   G (320003@1)              Am (x02210@1)         Bm (x24432@1) AmHe (x02210@1)used to sing his songs to his Sara Jane..
    D (xx0232@1)  Gthe (320003@1)folk singer.
G (320003@1)                   Am (x02210@1)          Bm (x24432@1)      AmHis (x02210@1)songs filled with love made the mountains ring..
    D (xx0232@1)  Gthe (320003@1)folk singer.
   C (x32010@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)              AmAt (x02210@1)first Sara Jane was to be his bride..but as his
                  Gfame (320003@1)grew she was pushed aside.
G (320003@1)              Am (x02210@1)       Bm (x24432@1)     Am (x02210@1)        DSo, (xx0232@1)the mountain girl would say good-bye..to the folk
Gsinger. (320003@1)
#2.
   G (320003@1)               Am (x02210@1)        Bm (x24432@1)       AmHe (x02210@1)let his hair grow long and he dressed in style..the
D (xx0232@1)  Gfolk (320003@1)singer.
G (320003@1)           Am (x02210@1)         Bm (x24432@1)      Am (x02210@1)          DHis (xx0232@1)voice was pure and his fans went wild..for the folk
Gsinger. (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1)                Bm (x24432@1)                   AmHe (x02210@1)said, Sara Jane was much too plain..so, he left her alone
   Gas (320003@1)gained more fame.
    Am (x02210@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)     Am (x02210@1)         D (xx0232@1)  GBut (320003@1)sorrow will come like a mountain rain..to the folk singer.

#3.
G# (xx1114@1)        A#m (x13321@1)  Cm (x3101x@1)           A#m (x13321@1)     D# (x43121@3) G#Lavished (xx1114@1)in glory, fortune at his feet..the folk singer..
          A#m (x13321@1)          Cm (x3101x@1)     A#m (x13321@1)      D# (x43121@3) G#awoke (xx1114@1)one morning and he couldn't speak..the folk singer.
    C# (x43121@1)                    Cm (x3101x@1)               A#mThe (x13321@1)doctor said his singing days were through..thousands wept,
     G#Sara (xx1114@1)Jane did, too.
             A#m (x13321@1)         Cm (x3101x@1)         A#m (x13321@1)    D# (x43121@3) G#He (xx1114@1)could not sing, now his friends were few..the folk singer.

#4.
G# (xx1114@1)    A#m (x13321@1)        Cm (x3101x@1)       A#m (x13321@1)     D# (x43121@3) G#Sick (xx1114@1)at heart in the mountains again..the folk singer.
          A#m (x13321@1)       Cm (x3101x@1)    A#m (x13321@1)         D# (x43121@3) G#Now, (xx1114@1)Sara Jane didn't look so plain..to the folk singer.
        C# (x43121@1)              Cm (x3101x@1)                     A#mOh, (x13321@1)the power of love can do strange things, cause love has made
    G# (xx1114@1)                    A#m (x13321@1)         Cm (x3101x@1) A#m (x13321@1)     D# (x43121@3) G#him (xx1114@1)sing again..only now he sings for his Sara Jane..the folk singer.
          A#m (x13321@1)    Cm (x3101x@1)      A#m (x13321@1)        D# (x43121@3) G#And (xx1114@1)once again the mountains ring..to the folk singer.

OUTRO:
    D# (x43121@3) G# (xx1114@1)        D# (x43121@3) G#The (xx1114@1)folk singer..the folk singer..(Fade.)



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