Chords for Shawn Phillips - "The Ballad of Casey Deiss"

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_ _ [C] It was a [G] man of youthful [A] features,
It was [C] a boy [G] of sorrowful [A] eyes,
_ _ [C] Watching [G] out but [A] looking inward,
_ [C] Tall and [G] stately and full [Am] of light.
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_ [Am] _ _ In [C] his life [G] he spoke [A] but [Am] rarely,
_ [C] In his [G] mind he cried [A] for light,
Painting [C] perception, [G]
trying [A] to capture
That [C] which he saw [G] in his questioning.
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_ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] Once in [G] Lisbon, twice [A] in London,
_ [C] Travelling round [G] for all of
[A] _ _ _ [C] Looking for [G] and [A] finding a goddess,
He [C] took Diana [G] to be [A] his wife.
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[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] Of the [G] children they [A] begot,
_ [C] Two had died [G]
without [A] knowing love,
_ [C] And the third [G] I know [A] not whereof.
But if [C] she lives, [G] she will yet [Am] be kind.
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_ [A] _ _ They see [C] at a [G] mark of [Am] simple value,
Yet [C] a star [G]
between [Am] his eyes,
[C] In his [G] hands he held [Am] an axe blade,
The Greek [C] symbol [G] of thunder [A] and fire.
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_ [Am] _ On [C] a night [G] when the heads [Am] were crying,
He [C] went out [G] and took [Am] his blade,
_ [C] Chopping wood [G] to warm [Am] his hot side.
The [C] lightning came [G] and my brother [Am] died.
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_ [A] _ [Am] _ Bring him [C] no wine [G] from _ [Am] _ the well,
Tell him [C] no tales [G] of the [Am] canyon's might,
But wish [C] him peace [G] and eternal [Am] wisdom,
For he [C] has died [G] and he died [A] in light.
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