Key: C
Introduction: C F G C F G
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Johnny Mack lived near Maple Creek
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He was long and lean and tough
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A level head and a steady hand
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And a wizard with the puck
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And once across the blue line, oh
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He'd never let you down
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You could tell by the look in his coal black eyes
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That boy was glory bound
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He could bring the home town to its feet
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With a goal in overtime
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The scouts had pegged him sure enough
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It was just a matter of time
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If there was any justice in this world
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He'd be picked in the second round
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'Cause he had the goods, there was no denying
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That boy was glory bound
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One afternoon before a game
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I stopped by Johnny's place
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With my father's car and a feeling in my heart
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That night we'd take first place
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There was something that he'd left behind
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He'd fetch it back in town
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I never dreamt it at the time
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That fate would strike him down
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Ohh, we phoned the Mounties when he didn't show
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They found him in a ditch between here and Shaunavon
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Roof caved in and it's fifty below
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Sirens wail and the blizzard blows
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Oh, Johnny died young, but I grew old
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And since that time I've come to think
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When I see his name engraved on trophies
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Or his picture in a case in the Kinsmen's rink
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He somehow slipped the bonds of time
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He's gained himself renown
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And I've started on that slow slide back
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But he's forever glory bound
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And I've started on that slow slide back
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But he's forever glory bound
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Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii
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Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii
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Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii
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