Death Of Floyd Collins Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][F][C][D]
[G][C][F][C][G]
[C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Oh,
come all ye young people and [F]listen while I [C]tell
The fate of Floyd Collins,
the [D]lad we all knew [G]well
His [C]face was fair and handsome,
his [F]heart was true and [C]brave
His body now lies sleeping in a [G]lonely
sandstone [C]cave

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][C]
[D][G][C][F][C]
[G][C]

[Verse 2]
Oh, [C]mother don't you worry,
dear [F]father [C]don't' be sad
I'll tell you all my troubles
in an [D]awful dream I [G]had
I [C]dreamed I was a prisoner,
my [F]life I could not [C]save
I cried "oh, must I perish with[G]in this silent
[C]cave"

[Interlude 2]
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[C][F][C][G][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]The rescue party labored,
[F]they worked both night [C]and day
To move the mighty barrier
that [D]stood within [G]their way
To [C]rescue Floyd Collins,
it [F]was their battle [C]cry
"We'll never, no we'll never,
let [G]Floyd Collins [C]die"

[Verse 4]
[C]
But on that fateful morning,
the [F]sun rose in [C]the sky
The workers still were busy,
"we'll [D]save him by [G]and by"
But [C]oh how sad the ending,
his [F]life could not [C]be saved
His body was then sleeping in the
[G]lonely sandstone [C]cave

[Verse 5]
[C]
Young people, all take warning
from [F]Floyd Collin's [C]fate
And get right with your maker
be[D]fore it is too [G]late
It [C]may not be a Sand Cave in
[F]which we find our [C]tomb
But on that day of judgment,
we too [G]must meet our [C]doom

[Outro 1]
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