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Of Missing Persons by Jackson Browne
Of Missing Persons
Intro:
|Am |F |C/E F |C/G |
|E |Am |F/G |C |
Am F C/E F C/G
Your father was a rounder he played that rock and roll
E Am F/G C
A leaper and a bounder down to his gypsy soul
Am F C/E F C/G
The music was his angel and sorrow was his star
E Am F/G C
And those of us who follow might hope to reach as far
Dm Em F C/G E/G# Am
They're walking slow in Houston speechless in D.C.
Dm Em F C/G G
There's no way I could tell you what he meant to me
Am F C/E F C/G
Your mother's a survivor she'll do what must be done
E Am F/G C
Her children will revive her and help her see the sun
Am F C/E F C/G
She almost knew that unison but the singing stopped too soon
E Am F/G C
Now she shares the silence with a man up in the moon
Dm Em F C/G E/G# Am
To speak of missing persons tonight there's only one
Dm Em F C/G G
And we all carry with us what the man's begun
F/G C F C
And you can sing this song on July the Fourth
F C F C
In the sunny south and the frozen north
F C F E
It's a day of loss, it's your day of birth
Am F/G
Does it take a death to learn what a life is worth?
Am F C/E F C/G
Your brothers are all older and they'll take it in their stride
E Am F/G C
The world's a little colder but manhood's on their side
Am F C/E F C/G
Now you're the little girl-child and you look so much like him
E Am F/G C
And he's right there inside you each time you want to sing
Dm Em F C/G E/G# Am
Sing of missing persons tonight there's only one
Dm Em F C/G G
But he's where you can find him when it's said and done
F/G C F C
And we will sing this song on July the Fourth
F C F C
From the sunny south and the frozen north
F C F E
This will always be your day of birth
Am F/G
May you always see what your life is worth
Slide solo:
|Am |F |C/E F |C/G |
|E |Am |F/G |C |
|Am |F |C/E F |C/G |
|E |Am |F/G |C |
|Dm Em |F |C/G |E/G# Am |
|Dm Em |F |C/G |G |
F/G C F C
And you can sing this song on July the Fourth
F C F C
In the sunny south and the frozen north
F C F C
It's a day of loss, it's your day of birth
Coda:
|C F |C | (repeat till end)
Your father was a rounder
He played that rock and roll
A leaper and a bounder
Down to his gypsy soul
The music was his angel
And sorrow was his star
And those of us who follow
Might hope to reach as far
They're walking slow in Houston
Speechless in D.C.
There's no way I could tell you
What he meant to me
Your mother's a survivor
She'll do what must be done
Her children will revive her
And help her see the sun
She almost knew that unison
But the singing stopped too soon
Now she shares the silence
With a man up in the moon
To speak of missing persons
Tonight there's only one
And we all carry with us what the man's begun
And you can sing this song
On July the Fourth
In the sunny south and the frozen north
It's a day of loss, it's your day of birth
Does it take a death to learn what a life is worth?
Your brothers are all older
And they'll take it in their stride
The world's a little colder
But manhood's on their side
Now you're the little girl-child
And you look so much like him
And he's right there inside you
Each time you want to sing
Sing of missing persons
Tonight there's only one
But he's where you can find him when it's said and done
And we will sing this song
On July the Fourth
From the sunny south and the frozen north
This will always be your day of birth
May you always see what your life is worth
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