K. Kristofferson INTRO: Am Am C G Duvalier was a bitter man who cursed the morning Am Em Am That brought a new betrayal every day C G He shunned the world of mortals and the sounds of human tongues Am G E7 And blessed the night that chased their sight away Am C Am A disillusioned dreamer who would never love again C E Who tried a bit and found that it was rotten Am C G Preferring perfect strangers to the company of friends Am Em Am G For strangers are so easily forgotten CHORUS: C Ah, it's hard to keep believing when you know you've been decieved G To face a lie and dare to try again G But there's nothing like a woman with a spell of make believe Am To make a new believer of a man Duvalier took the fickle turns of fortune in stride Expecting next to nothing out of life 'Til fortune found the girl who found the flame he thought had died Whose burning beauty cut him like a knife She touched him thru the senses that his mind could not control Then smiling, stepped aside and watched him fall Betrayed by his own body and the hunger in his soul Duvalier was a dreamer after all CHORUS