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I Followed Her Into The West chords by Tom Paxton

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Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramC majorC
I followed her into the west
                         Chord diagramG+G
Where I had never been before.
Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramFF
And never did she see me as
Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC majorC
I stood there helpless by the door.

Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramC majorC
Each day my resolution rose,
                         Chord diagramG+G
And every day an oath I swore:
Chord diagramC majorC                          Chord diagramFF
Tonight I'd stand and be a man;
Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramC majorC
Tonight I'd knock upon her door.

Chord diagramC majorC                             Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC
And shaved and pressed and cleaned and dressed,
                              Chord diagramG+G
I'd start upon the quest once more.
Chord diagramC majorC                            Chord diagramFF
But each night ended as the rest:
Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramC majorC
I could not knock upon her door.

Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramC majorC
I paced my room and cursed myself;
                            Chord diagramG+G
I swore that I would go no more.
Chord diagramC majorC                            Chord diagramFF
When, as the sun was sinking low,
Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC majorC
I heard a knocking at my door.

Chord diagramC majorC                                Chord diagramFF
And standing there with food for me;
                            Chord diagramG+G
Standing there, my heart's delight!
Chord diagramC majorC                                Chord diagramFF
Who said, "I thought you must be ill.
Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC
I missed you at my door tonight.

Chord diagramC majorC                                Chord diagramFF
"Now you must rest and you must sleep,
                      Chord diagramG+G
Your resolution to restore.
Chord diagramC majorC                           Chord diagramFF
And when these dishes you return,
Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC majorC
Be sure to knock upon my door."

Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramC majorC
I followed her into the west
                         Chord diagramG+G
Where I had never been before.
Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramFF
And never did she see me as
Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC majorC
I stood there helpless by the door.

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