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[Verse 1]
Am                  Em7
There was a man when I was young,
Am                   Em7
He lived a year with me,
        Am                   G
But the year was up and that song was sung,
         Am             Dm
And his wish was to be free,
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His wish was to be free.

[Verse 2]
Am                 Em7
I was in love when I was young,
Am                       Em7
And I've not been free again.
         Am                          G
That's a promised fruit when you've first begun,
     Am           Dm
That ripens into pain,
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That ripens into pain.

[Verse 3]
Am                 Em7
I had a child when I was young,
Am                      Em7
The last gift that man gave.
Am                    G
I wish that he could hold his son,
Am                          Dm
And the snow in the air lie on my grave,
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The snow lie on my grave,
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And the snow lie on my grave,
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And the snow lie on my grave.