[Intro] G  C  G  F  C  G

[Primeira Parte]

G         Am      C              G
Living in poverty, searching for harmony
G             F              C    G
Chasing after dreams not yet real
G                 Am       C            G
An artist with no brush, a poet with no pen
G                  F                C
Tried to tell the world what he did feel

[Segunda Parte]

G             Am              C          G
Years of disappointment, rare moments of joy
G          F                C
Wonder how he endured the strife
G              Am               C          G
He saw all the beauty, felt the sorrow and pain
G            F              C      G
Searchin for meaning to his life

[Refrão]

G                           F          C
Now that he's gone will his songs live on?
G            F             C        G
Will someone remember what he gave
G                 E E7            Am
Stars in the skies, tears in your eyes
F               G              F     F
Ooo, it made me feel so good inside

( C  G  C  G  F  C )

[Terceira Parte]

G            Am          C            G
Came from Alabama with a banjo on his knee
G                  F                C   G
Spent some time in Nashville, Tennessee
G            Am         C             G
He sang some fine lines, sad songs of hard times
G            F             C    G
Just for the people on the land

[Refrão]

G                           F          C
Now that he's gone will his words live on?
G            F             C        G
Will someone remember what he gave
G                 E E7            Am
Stars in the skies, tears in your eyes
F               G              F     F
Ooo, it made me feel so good inside

[Final] C  G  C  G  F  C