Tonart: A major
Verse 1
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Esus4
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I've
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And the man's a mystery
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Died in 1942 at the age of 43
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My grandmother was his widow
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And my father was his son
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Oh, but I know next to nothing
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Of the first Loudon
Verse 2
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Who liked to smoke and drink
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In the photos he looks handsome
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Attractive's what I think
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And there's one of him in uniform
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And it must have been World War I
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They say he was an expert sailor
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And could handle a shotgun
Interlude 1
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In the wedding portrait Pos
Verse 3
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ing with his young bride
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His right hand, hidden by her bouquet
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Is left hanging at his side
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Closed in a kind of half- fist
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Unsure what he'd just done
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Facing his short future
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Like he could hit someone
Verse 4
the table
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Before the meal'd begun
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And it's his hands I recognize
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He gave them to his son
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Whose own hands held and
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touched me
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And ruffled up my hair
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And I re cognize that half- fist
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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Later on, in the late 30s
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He began to go to seed
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In the photos he looks loaded
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They observe and I will heed
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Mugging for the camera,
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having a little fun
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Cigarette in one hand
Verse 6
And a drink in the other one
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Yes, I know a little something
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About the first Loudon
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My grandmother was his widow
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And my father was his son
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Tell me what are we afraid of?
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Why do we res ist?
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I spread my hands and flex my fingers
Verse 7
I spread my hands and flex my fingers
Open and close my fist
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