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Orphan Of The Road

Johnny Cash

Key: CEnglish

181 bpm

Verse

From a Ccarny Gshow Fand a Drodeo that Gshared a three-day stand

A Fcowboy met a Gfiery carny Cqueen

In Cnew spring nights Gamid the lights of the Fpainted Dcarny Gvan

They Flaughed and loved and Gshared short-lived Cdreams

Verse

But the Ccarny show and the Grodeo went their Fseparate ways D G

And the Fcarny season Gbloomed and soon moved Con

And I Cwas born on a Gwinter morn to the Fdark-eyed Dcarny Gqueen

The Ftoo-late son of Gsomething that was Cgone

Chorus

The Fblack-sheep child that Ggrew up wild from the Cseed the four winds Fsowed

Unwanted Gson of Cice and fire an Forphan Gof the Croad

Verse

I Cwas still a child when my Gmama died of a Fchill that Dclosed her Geyes

So I Fwas left to Ggrow up on my Cown

CWithout a name too Gwild to tame. FNo one Gcared to Ctry

So Fmostly I was Gmostly left Calone

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In Cdingy bars and Gcold boxcars Fhobo Djungle Gcamps

I Fjoined the men who Gdrift from town to Ctown

The Csurging flood of Grestless blood Fflowed Ginside my Cveins

I'd Fnever find the Gtime to settle Cdown

Chorus

The Fblack sheep child that Ggrew up wild From the Cseed the four winds Fsowed

Unwanted Gson of Cice and fire An Forphan Gof the Croad

Verse

In the Cmisty rain I Gcaught the train that Fslowed down Gthrough the Ctown

And I Fpulled myself Ginto the boxcar Cdoor

In a Cpassing light in the Gdeep gray night I Fsaw the Gstill dark Cform

Of an Fold man lying Gsick upon the Cfloor

Verse

And he Csaid "I tried to Gfind her but they Ftold me Gthat she'd Cdied

And Fthat she'd Gleft an only son Cbehind

And I Ctried to find him Gbut I never did but I Fknow I could Grest in Cpeace

If I Fcould just Gsee him once before I Cdie

Verse

I Cfound a match and I Gquickly scratched it Finto a Gflicker and Cflame

Then I Fheld it Gclose and I gently Craised his head

My Cmother sir" I Gsaid of her "I Fhave her Gsame dark Ceyes

He Fsmiled a cowboy Gsmile and then was Cdead

Chorus

The Fblack sheep child that Ggrew up wild From the Cseed the four winds Fsowed

Unwanted Gson of Cice and fire An Forphan Gof the Croad

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