Chords for Orphan Of The Road by Uncle Tebo

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From a carny show [C] and a rodeo [Bb] that shared a [C] three-day stand,
[Bb] A cowboy met [C] a fiery carny [F] queen. _ _ _
In new spring nights [C] amid the lights [Bb] of the painted carny [C] van,
[Bb] They laughed and loved [C] and shared short-lived [F] dreams. _ _
But the carny [C] show and the rodeo [Bb] went their [C] separate ways,
And [Bb] the carny season [C] bloomed and soon moved [F] on. _ _
And I was born on a [C] winter morn to [Bb] the dark-eyed [C] carny queen,
[Bb] The too-late son [C] of something that was [F] gone. _ _
[Bb] A black sheep [C] child that grew up wild [F] from the seed to four [Bb] winds so, _
_ _ _ _ Unwanted [C] son of ice [F] and fire, _ _ [Bb] an orphan of [F] the road. _ _ _
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I was still a child [C] when my mama died [Bb] of a chill that [F] closed her eyes,
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So I was left [C] to grow up on [F] my _ own. _
Without a name [C] too wild to tame, [Gm] no one [F] cared to [C] try,
[Gm] So mostly I was [C] mostly left [F] _ alone. _ _
In dingy bars [C] and coal box [Bb] cars, hobo jungle [C] camps,
[Bb] I joined the men [C] who drift from town [F] to town. _ _ _
The surging [C] flood of restless blood [Gm] flowed [C] inside my veins,
[Bb] I'd never find [C] the time to settle [F] down. _ _ _
[Bb] The black sheep child [C] that grew up wild [F] from the seed to four [Bb] winds so, _
_ _ _ _ Unwanted [F] son of ice and fire, _ _ [Bb] an orphan of [F] the road. _ _ _ _
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In the misty rain [C] I caught the train [Bb] that slowed down [C] through the town,
And [Bb] I pulled myself [C] into the [F] boxcar door.
_ In a passing light in [C] the deep gray night, [Bb] I saw the still [C] dark form,
[Bb] Of an old man lying [C] sick upon the floor.
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And he said, I tried [C] to find her, but they [Bb] told me that she died,
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[Bb] And that she left [C] an only son behind.
[F] _ _ _ And I tried to find him, [C] but I never could,
[Bb] But I know I [C] could rest in peace, [Bb] if I could just see [C] him once before I [F] die.
_ _ _ I found a match and [C] I quickly scratched [Bb] it into flickering [C] flame,
Then [Bb] I held it close and [C] I gently raised [F] his head. _ _ _
My mother, sir, [C] I said of her, [Gm] I have her [C] same dark eyes,
He [Bb] smiled, a cowboy [C] smile, and then was dead.
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[Bb] The black sheep child [C] that grew up wild from the seed [Bb] to four winds so, _
_ _ _ _ Unwanted [C] son of ice [F] and fire, _ _ [Bb] an orphan of [F] the road. _ _ _
[Bb] An orphan of [F] the road.
_ _ [Bb] An orphan of [F] the road.
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