Intro
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He was but a traveller on the lonely road of life, 
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She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night, 
C                   D             B             Em 
She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold, 
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Just another poor boy, treat him right, 
 
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She saw that he was hungry and gave him food to eat, 
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She knew that he was weary and he had no place to sleep, 
C                    D            B                Em 
She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded head 
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and washed away the world from his hands and his feet, 
 
        Em                   D - C 
He was just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy, 
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When he cried out in his sleep she held him tight, 
Em                    D - C 
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy, 
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And she gave him love and comfort through the night, 
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Till the mornings light.... 
 
   G         Em                     C    D        G 
At night she sat beside him, by the fire he would talk, 
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He said all men were brothers and that love could conquer all, 
C             D              B            Em 
Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear, 
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In trouble times like these men seldom talked. 
 
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Oh they came to him one morning at the breaking of the day, 
    G                Em              Am            D 
She woke to hear him calling as they carried him away, 
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Accusing him of spreading lies and hate, 
B                          Em 
His public meetings were a danger to the state, 
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some soldier said "Who was he anyway?" 
 
F#m               E           D 
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy, 
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And the tears were falling from her face like rain, 
F#m                   E - D 
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy, 
         A        E      F#m            D 
And they hung him on the hillside far away, 
                      F#m 
And on the ground she lay.... poor boy.... 
           F#m 
Oh my Lord..... Oh my lord....oh my Lord... 
 
F#m                   E - D 
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy, 
        A           E       F#m     E         D 
And the tears were falling from her face like rain, 
F#m                   E - D 
Just another poor boy,____ just another boy, 
                A            E        F#m               D 
And they hung him on the hillside far away, just another poor boy 
F#m                   E - D 
Just another poor boy,___ just another poor boy, 
        A      E            F#m     E      D 
And she never dreamed she'd see his face again!