My Dear Companion Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
My Dear Companion
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Jean Ritchie
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Oh have you seen my dear com
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panion
For he was
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all this world to
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me
I hear he's
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gone to some far
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country
And that he
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cares no
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more for
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me
I wish I
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were a swallow
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flying
I'd fly to a high and lonesome
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place
I'd join the
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wild birds in their
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crying
Thinking of
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you
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and your sweet
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face
Oh have you seen my dear com
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panion
For he was
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all this world to
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me
But now the
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stars have turned a
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gainst
me
And he
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cares no
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more for
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me
Oh when the
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dark is on the
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mountain
And all the world has gone to
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sleep
I will go
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down to the cold dark
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waters
And there I'll
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lay me
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down and
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weep
Oh have you
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seen my dear com
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panion
Oh have you
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seen my dear com
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panion
Oh have you
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seen my dear com
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panion
For he was all this
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world to
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me
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Dear Companion?
- The song My Dear Companion was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
