Death Of Floyd Collins - John Prine Chords

Chords: C, F, D, G, Death, Floyd, Co.

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Genre: folk, country, bluegrass

[Intro]

C F C C D G C F G G C

[Verse]

C F C
Oh, come all ye young people and listen while I tell

C D G
The fate of Floyd Collins, the lad we all knew well

C F C
His face was fair and handsome, his heart was true and brave

C G C G
His body now lies sleeping in a lonely sandstone cave

C F C
Oh, mother don't you worry, dear father don't' be sad

C D G
I'll tell you all my troubles in an awful dream I had

C F C
I dreamed I was a prisoner, my life I could not save

C G C
I cried "oh, must I perish within this silent cave"

C F C
The rescue party labored, they worked both night and day

C D G
To move the mighty barrier that stood within their way

C F C
To rescue Floyd Collins, it was their battle cry

C G C
"We'll never, no we'll never, let Floyd Collins die"

C F C
But on that fateful morning, the sun rose in the sky

C D G
The workers still were busy, "we'll save him by and by"

C F C
But oh how sad the ending, his life could not be saved

C G C
His body was then sleeping in the lonely sandstone cave

[Instrumental]

C F C C D G C F G G C

C F C
Young people, all take warning from Floyd Collin's fate

C D G
And get right with your maker before it is too late

C F C
It may not be a Sand Cave in which we find our tomb

C G C
But on that day of judgment, we too must meet our doom

Songwriters: 1925 Irene Spain / Rev. Andrew Jenkins

Death of Floyd Collins lyrics © Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc.

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