A CAMPFIRE SONG (10,000 Maniacs)
Words & music: Natalie Merchant
Gm11Gm11 Piano Chord 

INTRO: 
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 D/F#D/F# Piano Chord 
 EmEm Piano Chord 
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                   EmEm Piano Chord 
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A lie to say "Oh, my mountain has coal veins and beds to dig
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Five hundred men with axes and they all dig for me"
(same chords)
A lie to say "Oh, my river where many fish do swim
Half of your catch is mine when you haul your nets in"

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CHORUS: Oh no, never will he believe that his greed is a blinding ray
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No devil or redeemer will cheat him
G                  Em    D    (First ending: C  D G)
He'll take his gold to where he's lying cold

A lie to say "Oh, my mine gave a diamond big as a fist"
But for every gem in his pocket, the jewels he has missed
A lie to say "Oh, my garden is growing taller by the day"
He only eats the best and tosses the rest away

CHORUS: end with
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Six deep in the grave

SOLO: Dsus4 D Cmaj9 Dsus4

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BRIDGE: His oldest pain      and fear in life      There'll not be time
(Something is out of reach, something he wanted)
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His oldest pain      and fear in life    There'll not be time
(Something is out of reach, he's being taunted)
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Oh no,                          hey hey,
(Something is out of reach,        that he can't beg or steal)
D          G (go right into verse)
Nor can he buy

A lie to say "Oh, my forest has trees that block the sun
And when I cut them down I don't answer to anyone"

CHORUS, then repeat chorus chords with "La la la..."

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ENDING: Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely man