Scott Walker (Noel Scott Engel, January 9, 1943 - March 22, 2019) was an American-born singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He is noted for his distinctive baritone voice and for the unorthodox career path which has taken him from 1960s pop icon to 21st century avant-garde musician.
Originally coming to fame in the mid-1960s singing orchestral pop ballads as the frontman of The Walker Brothers, Walker went on to a solo career balancing
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ABmABm So long ago, long, long, ago...
[Verse 2] Dadd9DDmaj7D But sons of tycoons or sons of the farms Dadd9DGA7 All of the children ran from your arms EmEm7Em6Em7 Through fields of gold, through fields of ruin A7D All of the children vanished too soon Dadd9DDmaj7D In tow’ring waves, in walls of flesh Dadd9DGmaj7 Among dying birds trembling with death GBmABb+ Sons of tycoons or sons of the farms GAD All of the children ran from your arms...
DC#DC# So long ago: long, long, ago...
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So long ago: long, long, ago
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P.S.: This gave me a lot of work but still I'm not absolutely happy with it, so, feel free to give any correction you feel it is needing.