First and last man

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F G C F G C

1. I am your noble savage, but to me I am a man,

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the father of my sons, and the server of my

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woma………………..n, la, la, la, la, la, la.

F G C F G C

2. And I have made my bow, I take only what I need,

F G C F G

I am the maker of fire, and the pla…nter of

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see…………………....d, la, la, la, la, la, la.

F G C F G C

3. And I have learned an order in things, and I teach my children,

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for each seed a star, to each son a

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generation…………………n, la, la, la, la, la, la.

F G C F G C

4. I have no time for freedom, barefoot I run on the forest leaves,

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there is pain in birth, but for the dead I do not

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grie………………..…..ve, la, la, la, la, la, la.

F G C F G C

5. I have cut marks on my body, there is beauty in pain,

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and a sa…dness in joy, like death and the

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suns…………………..…..et.

F G C F G C

6. I am the willing heathen, I worship everything,

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I will add new words to my language, but write them on the

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win…………………….d, m m m, m m m.

F G C F G C

7. I am the maker of music, and the reader of the heavens,

F G C F G

I am the worker of magic, and the fearer of

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sto…………………… rms, la, la, la, la, la, la.

F G C F G C

8. I am the writer in sand, I am the first and last man,

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and if I could read the future, I would ask you not to

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co……………………..me.

(capo 1st) (Ralph McTell)