Biography:
Tommy Roe (born Thomas David Roe, 9 May 1942, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962) and "Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but Roe also cut some rockers early in his career.
Roe was raised in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Brown High School and was part of band. Greatly influenced by the sounds of the late Buddy Holly
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The Folk Singer:Tommy Roe.
#4 UK, #34 Canada and #84 on BB Hot 100
on ABC Records in 1963.
INTRO: G
#1.
G Am Bm Am
He used to sing his songs to his Sara Jane..
D G
the folk singer.
G Am Bm Am
His songs filled with love made the mountains ring..
D G
the folk singer.
C Bm Am
At first Sara Jane was to be his bride..but as his
G
fame grew she was pushed aside.
G Am Bm Am D
So, the mountain girl would say good-bye..to the folk
G
singer.
#2.
G Am Bm Am
He let his hair grow long and he dressed in style..the
D G
folk singer.
G Am Bm Am D
His voice was pure and his fans went wild..for the folk
G
singer.
Am Bm Am
He said, Sara Jane was much too plain..so, he left her alone
G
as gained more fame.
Am Bm Am D G
But sorrow will come like a mountain rain..to the folk singer.
#3.
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Lavished in glory, fortune at his feet..the folk singer..
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
awoke one morning and he couldn't speak..the folk singer.
C# Cm A#m
The doctor said his singing days were through..thousands wept,
G#
Sara Jane did, too.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
He could not sing, now his friends were few..the folk singer.
#4.
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Sick at heart in the mountains again..the folk singer.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Now, Sara Jane didn't look so plain..to the folk singer.
C# Cm A#m
Oh, the power of love can do strange things, cause love has made
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
him sing again..only now he sings for his Sara Jane..the folk singer.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
And once again the mountains ring..to the folk singer.
OUTRO:
D# G# D# G#
The folk singer..the folk singer..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#4 UK, #34 Canada and #84 on BB Hot 100
on ABC Records in 1963.
INTRO: G
#1.
G Am Bm Am
He used to sing his songs to his Sara Jane..
D G
the folk singer.
G Am Bm Am
His songs filled with love made the mountains ring..
D G
the folk singer.
C Bm Am
At first Sara Jane was to be his bride..but as his
G
fame grew she was pushed aside.
G Am Bm Am D
So, the mountain girl would say good-bye..to the folk
G
singer.
#2.
G Am Bm Am
He let his hair grow long and he dressed in style..the
D G
folk singer.
G Am Bm Am D
His voice was pure and his fans went wild..for the folk
G
singer.
Am Bm Am
He said, Sara Jane was much too plain..so, he left her alone
G
as gained more fame.
Am Bm Am D G
But sorrow will come like a mountain rain..to the folk singer.
#3.
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Lavished in glory, fortune at his feet..the folk singer..
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
awoke one morning and he couldn't speak..the folk singer.
C# Cm A#m
The doctor said his singing days were through..thousands wept,
G#
Sara Jane did, too.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
He could not sing, now his friends were few..the folk singer.
#4.
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Sick at heart in the mountains again..the folk singer.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
Now, Sara Jane didn't look so plain..to the folk singer.
C# Cm A#m
Oh, the power of love can do strange things, cause love has made
G# A#m Cm A#m D# G#
him sing again..only now he sings for his Sara Jane..the folk singer.
A#m Cm A#m D# G#
And once again the mountains ring..to the folk singer.
OUTRO:
D# G# D# G#
The folk singer..the folk singer..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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