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Tony Joe White - Lake Placid Blues chords
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Tony Joe White - Lake Placid Blues Am G Am At the time I was too young for the meaning Am G Am But it's become much clearer through the years Am G F We gathered round the boy in his army clothes Dm Em Am Said goodbye and his mother shed her tears Am G Am Every day she watched for the postman Am G Am But the long awaited letter was over due Am G F It's not the silence that makes you crazy Dm Em Am It's the sound of a heart breaking in two [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tony-joe-white/346603.html ] F G Am Then it came across the ocean F G Am It was hard to understand the awful news F G Am I don't know why I still remember Dm Em Am I guess it's just the Lake Placid Blues I turned 18 and left that part of the country Went down on the Padre Island coast Of all the hard times I still remember The repossession of the guitar hurt the most The paupers stood in line outside the mission And I huddled there beside them in the rain A priest came to the door with empty eyes I could see he no longer felt their pain Some were searchin' for forgiveness And others only wanted food I needed more than I could ask for There is no comfort with the Lake Placid Blues It's hard to find good friends in a lifetime You can usually count 'em on one hand I shivered by the fire and the dawn was breakin' And I scattered his ashes on the sand And the silver cranes came over in formation In a sacred manner they flew And I will always remember The sky, the Lake Placid Blues  |