TUNING: E E E E B E
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Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life
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The son of a woman and a man who lived in strife
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He was tired of bein' poor
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And he wasn't into sellin' door to door
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And he worked like the devil to be more
A different kind of poverty now upsets me so
Night after sleepless night, I walk the floor
And I want to know, why am I so alone?
Where is my woman, can I bring her home?
Have I driven her away? Is she gone?
Morning comes the sunrise and I'm driven to my bed
I see that it is empty and there's devils in my head
I embrace the many-colored beast
I grow weary of the torment can there be no peace?
And I find myself just wishing that my life would simply cease
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