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Of Missing Persons

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Jackson Browne (born Clyde Jackson Browne; October 9, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. First coming to prominence in the 70s, the rock musician has had a long career and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

Browne was born in Heidelberg, Germany, where American serviceman father was stationed. Browne moved to the Highland Park district of Los Angeles, California at an early age and soon began singing folk music locally. In 1966, his major career began as a part of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

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Of missing persons – Jackson Browne (Album: Hold Out)

Intro:
|Am |F |C/E F |C/G |
|E |Am |F/G |C |

Am F C/E F C/G
Your father was a rounder he played that rock and roll
E Am F/G C
A leaper and a bounder down to his gypsy soul
Am F C/E F C/G
The music was his angel and sorrow was his star
E Am F/G C
And those of us who follow might hope to reach as far

Dm Em F C/G E/G# Am
They're walking slow in Houston speechless in D.C.
Dm Em F C/G G
There's no way I could tell you what he meant to me

Am F C/E F C/G
Your mother's a survivor she'll do what must be done
E Am F/G C
Her children will revive her and help her see the sun
Am F C/E F C/G
She almost knew that unison but the singing stopped too soon
E Am F/G C
Now she shares the silence with a man up in the moon

Dm Em F C/G E/G# Am
To speak of missing persons tonight there's only one
Dm Em F C/G G
And we all carry with us what the man's begun

F/G C F/C C
And you can sing this song on July the Fourth
F/C C F/C C
In the sunny south and the frozen north
F/C C F E
It's a day of loss, it's your day of birth
Am F/G
Does it take a death to learn what a life is worth?

Am F C/E F C/G
Your brothers are all older and they'll take it in their stride
E Am F/G C
The world's a little colder but manhood's on their side
Am F C/E F C/G
Now you're the little girl-child and you look so much like him
E Am F/G C
And he's right there inside you each time you want to sing

Dm Em F C/G E/G# Am
Sing of missing persons tonight there's only one
Dm Em F C/G G
But he's where you can find him when it's said and done

F/G C F/C C
And we will sing this song on July the Fourth
F/C C F/C C
From the sunny south and the frozen north
F/C C F E
This will always be your day of birth
Am F/G
May you always see what your life is worth

Slide solo:
|Am |F |C/E F |C/G |
|E |Am |F/G |C |
|Am |F |C/E F |C/G |
|E |Am |F/G |C |
|Dm Em |F |C/G |E/G# Am |
|Dm Em |F |C/G |G |

F/G C F/C C
And you can sing this song on July the Fourth
F/C C F/C C
In the sunny south and the frozen north
F/C C F/C C
It's a day of loss, it's your day of birth

Coda:
|C F/C |C | (repeat till end)

Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – dec 2008
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