I Followed Her Into The West(Chords)

	        
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I followed her into the west 
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Where I had never been before. 
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And never did she see me as 
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I stood there helpless by the door. 

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Each day my resolution rose, 
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And every day an oath I swore: 
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Tonight I'd stand and be a man; 
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Tonight I'd knock upon her door. 

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And shaved and pressed and cleaned and dressed, 
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I'd start upon the quest once more. 
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But each night ended as the rest: 
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I could not knock upon her door. 

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I paced my room and cursed myself; 
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I swore that I would go no more. 
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When, as the sun was sinking low, 
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I heard a knocking at my door. 

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And standing there with food for me; 
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Standing there, my heart's delight! 
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Who said, 'I thought you must be ill. 
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I missed you at my door tonight. 

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'Now you must rest and you must sleep, 
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Your resolution to restore. 
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And when these dishes you return, 
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Be sure to knock upon my door.' 

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I followed her into the west 
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Where I had never been before. 
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And never did she see me as 
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I stood there helpless by the door.
	        

Written by Tom Paxton