Johnny Rivers – Artists And Poets (Guitar)

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[Intro] G C G F C G [Verse 1]
G         Am      C              G
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
[Chorus]
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
[Interlude] C G C G F C [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
[Chorus]
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
[Coda] C G C G F C