Verse 1:
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An only child alone and wild, a cabinet maker's son,
Am Em Am C D
His hands were meant for different work and his heart was known to none.
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C/G)
G Bm C
He left his home and went his lone and solitary way
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Am Em Am D7 G (
C/G)
G (
C/G)
G (
C/G)
G
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay.
G (
C/G)
G Bm C
A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate,
Am Em Am C D
He tried to be a soldier once but his music wouldn't wait.
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C/G)
G Bm C
He earned his love through discipline, a thund'ring velvet hand.
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Am Em Am D7 G
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand.