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Thread #77189   Message #1373927
Posted By: Clinton Hammond
07-Jan-05 - 03:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Pharisee (Stan Rogers)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: PHARISEE (Stan Rogers)
So... ya... this is what I recall... Capo 5th... out of G formation...

(G) I used to be a (D) Pharisee,
(Am) Cynical and wise, telling (C) rich, ungodly lies (D) of humanity;
And in the (G) marketplace was seated
A (D) cripple with a lyre,
(Am) I looked at him and said, "I've been (Bm) rich, but so unhappy,
(C) What sets your soul on (D) fire".
And he said, "Look upon me brother,
I'm a man with peace of mind.
You know I've never been much good at nothin'
But the words I've wrought in rhyme,
But I've a good woman to feed me,
And friends to share it too,
And evenings we will sit around and sing together
And (C) it could be the same for (G) you, if you just

(C) Hold on to young (D) friends you made of (G) old,
(C) And cleave to the (D) one that keeps you (G) whole,
Keep a (C) warm fire
For all your (D) friends who come in from the (Bm) cold.
I (C) love them all as (C/B) brothers
And (Am) I don't even (Am/G) know their (C) names
I (C) know this must sound (C/B) different
But for (Am) me it's always (G) been the (G) same

Tonight the smoke is rising from all around the room,
And judging from the warmth of the smell from the kitchen,
There'll be supper ready soon.
And our table's set for twenty,
Room for more if they should come,
And later on we'll pass around the wine for our pleasure
And sign until the morning comes

Hold on to young friends we made of old
And cleave to the one that keep us whole,
And keep a warm fire
For all our friends who come in from the cold;
We love them all as brothers
And we don't have to know their names
We know this must sound different,
But for us it always stays the same.

Hold on to young friends…etc.
I used to be so different,
Now I know I'll always stay the same

I seem to recall that Garnet changed some of the lyrics from Stan's original...