A Beggar Hero

Falconer

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F#m                                                   E
Paved was his road with the golden bricks
                    F#m
To the glory and the fame.
D               A               E            F#m
Yesterday's hero sits quiet and low.
F#m                                 E                 C#  C   C#
Promises of future lies shattered like broken glass.

F#m                           E
Lonely and crippled roaming in
                         F#m
Gutters like a shadow of his past.
D                   A       E               F#m
Reminiscing along nostalgia's lane.
F#m                            E          C#   C    C#
Telling the children stories is his only joy.

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 E                                      G#
Shyly sneaking through crowds
                                           G#
Almost unnoticed passing by.
 C#m      A                    B        C#m
Prince of misfortunate fate is he.
E
Enduring poverty's yoke
        G#
With a bitter sigh.
     C#m     B          C#
A Beggar Hero he is.

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F#m                                   E
Once a brave captain now but a
                             F#m
Fallen knight of misery and pain.

D                         A              E                        F#m
Starving through days and freezing through nights.
F#m                                           E                 C#  C    C#
Seeing the young soldiers walk by with a mocking smile.

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 E                                      G#
Shyly sneaking through crowds
                                           G#
Almost unnoticed passing by.
 C#m      A                    B        C#m
Prince of misfortunate fate is he.
E
Enduring poverty's yoke
        G#
With a bitter sigh.
     C#m     B          C#
A Beggar Hero he is.

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