As always, I'd be happy to play this song for you sometime.
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Longhair
By: Deirdre M. Murphy
D ................DM7 .............Em ........................A
Young man, sitting there, brushing your long hair,
.....D ................DM7 ............. G& ...............A
A smile on your lips, but your eyes look so bare,
.............G ............. D.......................... Em7 ................. A... A7
Kicked out of your home--and you're glad you're not there.
....................Em Em7 Em6 ..................Em Em7 Em6
But you're alone . . . ............on your own . . .
.......................................G ....,,.....G& ..A ...... A7
CHORUS: .......And you wear your spiral colors
.................................D .........DM7 ......G&
.......................As a shield against the pain
....................................A...... A7* ..Em7 .A
.......................Their vibrant hues a symbol
...................................Am ...................D ... DM7 ...G& ..G* ..(x2)
.......................Of the joy you hope to gain.
Your Dad used to hit you, 'til one day you hit back,
Then the hitting stopped, but the pain did not--
it still keeps coming back,
Was it wisdom or goodness--is it you or he that lacks?
And you're alone . . . on your own . . .
CHORUS
The only scars that show are the tears upon your face,
And the doubts of yourself that mere friendship can't erase,
You can't mend a broken childhood or avoid the grownups' race
And you're alone . . . on your own . . .
CHORUS
I reach to you in friendship, hoping you'll reach out again,
Though you must learn new ways to live, oh, don't pass on the pain!
With actions show your caring, and by your love we all will gain.
You're not alone . . . No more alone . . .
CHORUS: ......Though you wear your spiral colors
......................As a shield against the pain,
......................Their vibrant hues remind you
......................Of the joy* that you will gain.
Copyright ©1989 (November 14) Deirdre M. Murphy
The guitar case remains open.