Willie

| C C/G | C C/G | C C/G C C/G I've been sheltered all of my days C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 But you opened up the door C Em/B Am Fmaj7 I was a young man stepping into my life C C7 F Stepping out of school D7/F# G Across the graveyard gates E7/G# Am Am/G An educated fool F C Oh Willie I could read and write G7 C C7 F But your eyes, read the winds and tides C Willie my sage my friend G7 Am I gained a thousand tales Em Of Life Fmaj7 Of mice G And men C C/G C C/G Fumble fingered rolling my own C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 I learned the graveyard ways C Em/B Am Fmaj7 A friend a stranger it didn't change us C C7 F We took a heavy spade D7/F# G And laid the soul to rest E7/G# Am Am/G And kept a graveyard face F C Oh Willie you always said G7 C C7 F A needless tear, falls on nature's head C Willie your helping hand G7 C Helped to make the man Harmonica solo | C | C | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | | C | C | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | F C Oh Willie the circles turned G7 C7 F Old and young, go in different ways C Willie your words and ways G7 Am Will cross the graveyard gates Em A - way Fmaj7 A - way F/G G A - way | Am | Em | Fmaj7 | F/G G | | Am | Em | Fmaj7 | F/G G | | Am | Em | Fmaj7 | F/G G | | Am | Em | Fmaj7 | F/G G | | C | C | C | C |