Chords for Engedahl og Stordahl - Vesleblakken [1955]

_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ In a small house far [Gm] from the city [Am] stood [Bb] and [C] struggled,
the [Bb] father met with [F] laughter when [G] in the meantime you went [C] by. _
_ _ [F] But one day sorrow broke into [Gm] _ _ [Am] joy's [Bb] harmony,
_ [C] the little [Dm] boy [Bb] was [F]
[Bb] sick and [F] lay [Gm] in _ [C] feverish [F] fantasy.
_ _ _ [Bb] Far it was [F] to the doctor, [Gm] perhaps life [C] was [F] soon _ _ over,
[Dm] help had to be obtained _ to save [Gm] _
[A] Vesle God.
_ [F] _ Down in the stable stood a kind [Gm] and faithful [Am] _ [Bb] comrade,
_ [C] _ [Dm] Dear [Bb] Vesle Blacken, [F] you must take [Gm] the [C] long way from [Bb] here. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Blacken goes his way on [E] life's _ [Bb] longest [C] way,
and [Bb] he thinks I [F] will do everything [G] to bring help [C] to you.
_ _ [F] Bright _ memories appear, _ [Gm] he [A] remembers all [Bb] of them,
[C] every [Bb] time he with [F] Vesle God on [Eb] his back from [C] the ground, _
[Bb] home.
_ _ Soon the [F] buildings are built, [C] the doctor [F] is brought along,
_ [Bb] but the way back was much longer [A] than down here.
_ _ [F] Heavy burdens were over, _ [Gm] but [Am] it went [Bb] to the end,
[C] he ran [Bb] tired and [F] reached home with help [Gm] and life to [F] Vesle God.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Blacken saved life [Gm] for his [Am] very [Bb] best friend,
[C] _ [Dm] but of _ [Bb] Blacken's own [F] life was the [Gm] last _ [C] day's victory.
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] So thank you [F] dear Blacken, you [Gm] my [C] very [F] best friend,
_ _ [Dm] _
I will never [Bb] _ _ [F] see you, [Gm] _
never hug [C] _ you [F] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _