Artists And Poets(Keyboard chords)

	        Intro G  C  G  F  C  G 

Verse 1:

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Living in poverty, searching for harmony 
G             F              C    G 
Chasing after dreams not yet real 
G                 Am       C            G 
An artist with no brush, a poet with no pen 
G                  F                C 
Tried to tell the world what he did feel 

Verse 2:

G             Am              C          G 
Years of disappointment, rare moments of joy 
G          F                C 
Wonder how he endured the strife 
G              Am               C          G 
He saw all the beauty, felt the sorrow and pain 
G            F              C      G 
Searchin for meaning to his life 

 

G                           F          C 
Now that he's gone will his songs live on? 
G            F             C        G 
Will someone remember what he gave 
G                 E E7            Am 
Stars in the skies, tears in your eyes 
F               G              F     F 
Ooo, it made me feel so good inside 

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Verse 3:

G            Am          C            G 
Came from Alabama with a banjo on his knee 
G                  F                C   G 
Spent some time in Nashville, Tennessee 
G            Am         C             G 
He sang some fine lines, sad songs of hard times 
G            F             C    G 
Just for the people on the land 



G                           F          C 
Now that he's gone will his words live on? 
G            F             C        G 
Will someone remember what he gave 
G                 E E7            Am 
Stars in the skies, tears in your eyes 
F               G              F     F 
Ooo, it made me feel so good inside 

Final C  G  C  G  F  C
	        

Written by Johnny Rivers / Michael Georgiades