Duvalier's Dream - guitar chords and comments

Lyrics without distraction HERE

From his 1971 debut album "Kristofferson", later re-released as "Me and Bobby McGee": a rather underrated and seldom requested narrating song, demonstrating Kris' unique skill in songwriting. Related to "Casey's Last Ride", but still quite different.

Kris Kristofferson died on Saturday 28th of September 2024, at the age of 88. God bless him. His work will stand out for the rest of our earthly life.
F#m                             E
Duvalier was a bitter man who cursed the morning sun
       D              C#7          F#m
that brought a new betrayal every day
F#m                                       E
he shunned the world of mortals and the sound of human tongues
      D                     Ddim               C#7
and blessed the night that chased their sight away
F#                                 E           F#m
a disillusioned dreamer who would never love again
F#m                      A                C#7
who'd tried of it and found that it was rotten
F#m                                   E
prefering perfect strangers to the company of friends
           D               C#7       F#m    E7
because strangers are so easily forgotten

         A
oh it's hard to keep believing when you know you've been decieved
A                               E
to face a lie and dare to try again
E                                        E7
but there's nothing like a woman with a spell of make believe
E7                           F#m
to make a new believer of a man
F sharp minor
F#m
E major
E
E seventh
E7
D major
D
D diminuished
Ddim
C sharp seventh
C#7
A major
A
Kris Kristofferson