Chords for Natalie Merchant - The Man in the Wilderness

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_ The man [C] in the wilderness, _ _ _ _ _ _ he [G] asked me, _ _ _ _
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[Em] how [Am] _ _ many _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ strawberries grow _ _ _ [Em] in the salt sea? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I [G] answered him, _ [B] as I [Em] thought good,
as many [Am] as ship _ _ [B] _ [Em] sails in the wood.
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The man [C] in the wilderness, _ _ _ _ _ _
he [G] asked me why
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_ _ _ [Em] _ hen [Am] could swim [B] and his [Em] pig could fly. _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ [C] I [G] answered him, _ [B] as I [Em] thought best,
they were [Am] both born [B] in a [Em] cuckoo's _ nest. _
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The man [C] in the wilderness, _ _ _ _ _ _
he asked [G] me to tell
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_ _ _ [Em] the [Am] sands in the sea, [B] and I counted [Em] them well. _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ [C] He [G] said with a grin, [A] _ [B] _
[Em] not one more,
_ I [Am] answered him, _ [B] you go [Em] make sure.
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[Em] not one more,
I [Am] answered him, _ [B] you go [Em] make sure.
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