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Mr. Lawrence
(Al Stewart)
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performed at Borders Books and Music
San Rafael, CA May 4, 1996


G   C      G      D        Em       D        C
   What a strange man you are, Mr. Lawrence, sir
                      G                    D
You seem to shun the very things other men prefer.
    C         G        D     G                   C 
The pleasures of good company, a woman's tender touch
                   G                                 D
Thay fade away mysteriously, never seem to mean that much


C           G      D        Em         D               C
When I was young I heard it said, the moment makes the man
             G                                         D
I never did believe in that becuases I was always as I am
        C      G     D      Em                    C   
You carry around inside always the essence of you soul
                 G                                     D
What you are is what you do, 'cause its what you can't control.


C           G       D           Em        D        C
Oh, what a strange life you've lead, Mr. Lawrence, sir
         G                                                     D    
You rode a camel through the sun, tell me just why did that occur?
     C        G           D        Em                     C
And when you reached that perfect fame, you threw it all away
                 G                                  D
I never seem to need it now, what more is there to say.


C           G       D       Em       D        C
Oh, what a strange man you are, Mr. Lawrence, sir.
             G                                      D
You threw away the trappings that position will confer.
C     G        D   Em                       C
Rivalries and fineries, they only bring me down.
                      G                             D
I think I'll ride my motorcycle to the outskirts of town.


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