Salesman Saint

Intro: 
Em 
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Am                C 
  My father was a salesman 
D                Am 
 My mother was a saint 
Am                         C 
  What can every God-given minute 
   D                            Am 
To make enough to pay for rent? 
Am                   C 
  The war was nearly over 
D                     Am 
 The peace would soon being 
Am                          C 
  Living on the edge of the city 
         D                   Am 
When the roads were goin' in 
 

 
    Am 
But they couldn't take anymore (They couldn't take anymore) 
    Em 
But they had to (Carry on) 
    Am 
But they couldn't take anymore (They couldn't take anymore) 
    Em 
But they had to (Carry on) carry on (Carry on)  


Instrumental: 
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G                        Db                     C 
So they learned to carry on with laughter and a song 
                         F 
To help them through the night 
C                 Am             C                  Am        Em 
 They're going to make it through, they're going to make it alright 
 

 
Am              C 
  The only entertainment 
D                  Am 
 A piano and a radio 
Am             C               D 
  Heart-tealed cigarettes was enough 
                       Am 
To keep them on the go 
Am            C 
  Another generation 
D               Am 
 Yearning to be free 
Am                                 C 
  Learning how to keep it together 
D                   Am 
 And raise a family 
 

 
Am 
They couldn't take anymore (They couldn't take anymore) 
    Em 
But they had to (Carry on) 
    Am 
But they couldn't take anymore (They couldn't take anymore) 
    Em                                                Am 
But they had to (Carry on) carry on (Carry on), carry on 
 

Outro: 
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