Sit Down Young Stranger
Ton : ECapo 2English
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I'm Gstandin' at_ _ the Gdoor_-w_ay_ my Chead_ down i_n_ my Ghands__
Not Cknowin'_ w_here to Gsit_ _ not Gknowin'_ w_here I Dstand__ D _
My Gfather looms_ _ a-Gbove_ m_e_ for him_C there is_ _ no Grest__
My Cmother's arms_ _ en-Gfold m_e and Ghold me t_o her Dbreast__ D _
"They Gsay_ you've b_een out_ Gwan_-derin'_ _ they Csay_ you've t_raveled_ Gfar__
Sit Cdown___ young Gstran_-g_er_ and Gtell us_ w_ho_ you Dare"__ D _
The Groom_ has all_ _ gone Gmis_-ty_ _ my Cthoughts_ are all_ _ in Gspin__
"Sit Cdown___ young Gstran_-g_er_ and Dtell us_ w_here_ you Gbeen"__ G _
"Well I've Gbeen up_ t_o_ the moun_G -t_ain_ I've Cwalked down b_y_ the Gsea__
I Cnever ques_ _-tioned Gno_ o_ne_ and Gno one_ q_uestioned Dme__ D _
My Glove was_ g_iven_ Gfree_-l_y_ and Coft-times w_as re-Gturned__
I Cnever came_ _ to Gbor_-r_ow I_ Gonly c_ame_ to Dlearn__ D _
SomeGtimes it d_id get_ Glone_-l_y but it Ctaught me h_ow_ to Gcry__
And Claughter came_ _ too Gea_-s_y_ for Glife_ to p_ass_ me Dby__ D _
I Gnever_ h_ad_ a Gdol_-l_ar_ that I Cdidn't_ e_arn_ with Gpride__
'Cause I Chad_ a mil_ _-lion Gday_-d_reams to Dkeep me s_atisGfied"__ G _
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"And Awill_ you g_a_-ther Aday_-d_reams_ or Dwill_ you g_a_-ther Awealth?__
How Dcan_ you f_ind_ your Afor_-t_une_ when you Acannot_ f_ind_ your-Eself?"__ E _
My Amother's_ e_yes grow Amis_-t_y_ there's a Dtrem_-blin'_ _ _ in_ her Ahand__
"Sit Ddown___ young Astran_-g_er I_ Ado not_ u_n-der-Estand__ E _
And Awill_ you t_ry and_ Atell_ u_s_ that you've Dbeen too_ l_ong at Aschool?__
That Dknowledge_ i_s not_ Anee_-d_ed_ that Apower d_oes not_ Erule?__ E _
That Awar_ is n_ot_ the ans_A -w_er_ that Dyoung men_ s_hould not_ Adie?__
Sit Ddown___ young Astran_-g_er I_ Await_ for y_our_ re-Eply"__ E _
"The Aanswer is_ _ not Aea_-s_y_ for Dsouls_ are n_ot_ reAborn__
To Dwear_ the c_rown_ of Apeace_ y_ou must_ Awear_ the C_rown_ of EThorns__ E _
If AJesus h_ad_ a Area_-s_on_ I'm Dsure_ he w_ould not_ Atell__
They Dtreated him_ _so Abad_-l_y how_ Acould he_ w_ish_ them Ewell?"__ E _
The Aparlor n_ow_ is Aemp_-t_y_ there's Dnothin'_ l_eft_ to Asay__
My Dfa_-ther h_as_ de-Apar_-t_ed_ my Amother's_ g_one_ to Epray__ E _
There's Arockets i_n_ the Amea_-d_ows_ and Dships out o_n the sea_A _
The Dans_-wer's i_n_ the Afo_-r_est_ Acarved_ u-p_on_ a Etree:__ E _
"DJohn___ loves AMa_-ry" _ does Eanyone_ _ love Ame?__ A _