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To Bobby by Joan Baez
To Bobby
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:5th fret
[Verse 1]
G Em G Em
I'll put flowers at your feet and I will sing to you so sweet
C D G
And hope my words will carry home to your heart
G Em G Em
You left us marching on the road and said how heavy was the load
C D G
The years were young, the struggle barely had its start
[Chorus]
C
Do you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
Bm
They're crying for you
C
See the children in the morning light, Bobby
Bm
They're dying
[Verse 2]
G Em G Em
No one could say it like you said it, we'd only try and just forget it
C D G
You stood alone upon the mountain till it was sinking
G Em
And in a frenzy we tried to reach you
G Em
With looks and letters we would beseech you
C D G
Never knowing what, where or how you were thinking
[Chorus]
C
Do you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
Bm
They're crying for you
C
See the children in the morning light, Bobby
Bm
They're dying
[Verse 3]
G Em G Em
Perhaps the pictures in the Times could no longer be put in rhymes
C D G
When all the eyes of starving children are wide open
G Em G Em
You cast aside the cursed crown and put your magic into a sound
C D G
That made me think your heart was aching or even broken
[Chorus]
Em D C
But if God hears my complaint He will forgive you
Em D C
And so will I, with all respect, I'll just relive you
Em D C
And likewise, you must understand these things we give you
[Verse 4]
G Em G Em
Like these flowers at your door and scribbled notes about the war
C D G
We're only saying the time is short and there is work to do
G Em G Em
And we're still marching in the streets with little victories and big defeats
C D G
But there is joy and there is hope and there's a place for you
[Chorus]
C
Do you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
Bm
They're crying for you
C
See the children in the morning light, Bobby
Bm
They're dying
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