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Song For Adam (Jackson Browne)

	G	F#		Em		D		C
Though	Adam	was	a	friend	of	mine,	I	did	not	know

					G		F#		Em	D
him	well,	He	was	a	lone	in	to	his	distance,		he

	C			D			G		F#
was	deep	into	his	well.	I	could	guess	what	he

	Em	D			C
was	laughing	at,	but	I	couldn't	really	tell.	Now

	G	F#		Em	D
the	story's	told	that	Adam	jumped,	but	I'm

C			Em
thinking	that	he	fell.

	G	F#		Em	D		C
To	gether	we	went	trave	ling	as	we	received	the

		G	F#	Em	D		C
call.	His	desti	nation	Indi	a,	and	I	had	none	at

D			G		F#	Em	D
all.	Well,	I	still	re	member	laughing		with	our

C					G		F#		Em
backs	against	the	wall.	So	free	of	fear	we	never

D		C				Em	D
thought	that	one	of	us	might	fal	l.

C					G			C
I	sit	before	my	only	candle,	but	it's	so	little

				G			C
light	to	find	my	way.	Now	this	story	unfolds

		Em			G
before	my	candle,	Which	is	shorter	every	hour	as

	D						C
it	reaches	for	the	day.	But	I	feel	just	like	a

			D				C
candle	in	a	way.	I	guess	I'll	get	there,	but	I

	G	D		C
wouldn't	sa	y	for	sure.

		G	F#		Em	D		C
When	we	parted	we	were	laughing	still	as	our

					G	F#		Em
goodbyes	were	said.	And	I	never	heard	from	him

	D		C				D		G
a	gain	as	each	our	lives	were	led.	Ex	cept	for

F#		Em	D	C					G
once	in	someone	else's	letter	I	once	read.	Un	til

	F#		Em	D			C
I	heard	the	sudden	word	that	a	friend	of	mine

	Em	D
was	dea	d.

C					G			C
I	sit	before	my	only	candle,	like	a	pilgrim	sits

		G			C
beside	the	way.	Now	this	journey	appears	before

	Em			G
my	candle	As	a	song	that's	growing	fainter,	the

D					C
harder	I	play,	'Til	I	fear	before	I	end	will

		D					C
fade	a	way.	But	I	guess	I'll	get	there,	though	I

	G	D		C
wouldn't	sa	y	for	sure.

	G	F#		Em		D		C
Though	Adam	was	a	friend	of	mine,	I	did	not	know

G

F#

Em

D

him

long.

And

when

I

stood

my

self

be

side

him

,

		C				D			G
I	never	thought	I	was	as	strong.	Still	it	seems

	F#		Em			C
he	stopped	his	singing	in	the	middle	of	his

			G		F#		Em		D
song.	Well	I'm	not	the	one	to	say	I	know,	but

	C			Em	D
I'm	hoping	he	was	wro	ng.

C					G			C
I'm	holding	out	my	only	candle,	though	it's	so

					G			C
little	light	to	find	my	way.	Now	this	story's

				Em			G
been	laid	beneath	my	candle,	And	it's	shorter

				D
every	hour	as	it	reaches	for	the	day.	Yes,	I

C							D				C
feel	just	like	a	candle	in	a	way.	I	hope	I	get

				G	D	C
there,	but	I	never	pr	ay	.

Song For Adam (Jackson Browne) fade away. But I guess I'll get there, though I
wouldn't say for sure.
Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know
him well, He was alone into his distance, he Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know
was deep into his well. I could guess what he him long. And when I stood myself beside him ,
was laughing at, but I couldn't really tell. Now I never thought I was as strong. Still it seems
the story's told that Adam jumped, but I'm he stopped his singing in the middle of his
thinking that he fell. song. Well I'm not the one to say I know, but
I'm hoping he was wrong.
Together we went traveling as we received the
call. His destination India, and I had none at I'm holding out my only candle, though it's so
all. Well, I still remember laughing with our little light to find my way. Now this story's
backs against the wall. So free of fear we never been laid beneath my candle, And it's shorter
thought that one of us might fall. every hour as it reaches for the day. Yes, I
feel just like a candle in a way. I hope I get
I sit before my only candle, but it's so little there, but I never pray.
light to find my way. Now this story unfolds
before my candle, Which is shorter every hour as
it reaches for the day. But I feel just like a
candle in a way. I guess I'll get there, but I
wouldn't say for sure.

When we parted we were laughing still as our
goodbyes were said. And I never heard from him
again as each our lives were led. Except for
once in someone else's letter I once read. Until
I heard the sudden word that a friend of mine
was dead.

I sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits
beside the way. Now this journey appears before
my candle As a song that's growing fainter, the
harder I play, 'Til I fear before I end will