John Denver Story Subtitles

At 00:00:01,201, Character said: ♪ Well life on the farm
is kinda laid back ♪

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At 00:00:04,037, Character said: ♪ Ain't much an old country
boy like me can't hack ♪

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At 00:00:06,940, Character said: ♪ It's early to rise,
early in the sack ♪

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At 00:00:09,442, Character said: ♪ Thank God I'm a country boy

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At 00:00:11,845, Character said: ♪ Well a simple kinda life
never did me no harm ♪

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At 00:00:13,947, Character said: ♪ A raisin' me a family
and workin' on a farm ♪

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At 00:00:16,583, Character said: ♪ My days are all filled
with an easy country charm ♪

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At 00:00:19,219, Character said: ♪ Thank God I'm a country boy

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At 00:00:21,554, Character said: ♪ Well I g***t me a fine wife
I g***t me an ole fiddle ♪

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At 00:00:23,957, Character said: ♪ When the sun's comin' up
I g***t cakes on the griddle ♪

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At 00:00:26,626, Character said: ♪ Life ain't nothin' but
a funny funny riddle ♪

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At 00:00:29,396, Character said: ♪ Thank God I'm a country boy

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At 00:00:31,197, Character said: ♪ Yes sir

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At 00:00:52,018, Character said: ♪ Well, my fiddle was my
daddy's till the day he died ♪

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At 00:00:54,487, Character said: ♪ And he took me by the hand
and held me close to his side ♪

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At 00:00:56,256, Character said: ♪ Said, "Live a good life and
play the fiddle with pride ♪

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At 00:00:59,659, Character said: ♪ And thank God
you're a country boy ♪

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At 00:01:01,995, Character said: ♪ My daddy taught me young how
to hunt and how to whittle ♪

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At 00:01:04,964, Character said: ♪ Taught me how to work and
play a tune on the fiddle ♪

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At 00:01:06,900, Character said: ♪ Taught me how to love and
how to give just a little ♪

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At 00:01:11,371, Character said: ♪ Whew, thank God I'm
a country boy, yeah ♪

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At 00:01:14,574, Character said: (applause)

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At 00:01:24,818, Character said: (jet engines roar)

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At 00:01:49,375, Character said: - [John] Hello, sir.

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At 00:01:51,077, Character said: Welcome to sunny California.

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At 00:01:53,346, Character said: - Might as well pack your bags,

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At 00:01:55,081, Character said: you're going back to college.

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At 00:01:56,316, Character said: - Dad, just, just hear me out.

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At 00:01:59,252, Character said: Dad, I'm not, I'm not
going back to Texas.

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At 00:02:02,455, Character said: I'm staying here.

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At 00:02:04,390, Character said: I've g***t a job.

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At 00:02:05,825, Character said: - Doing what, picking fruit?

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At 00:02:07,393, Character said: Washing dishes?

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At 00:02:08,895, Character said: - I'm the opening act for
The Back Porch Majority.

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At 00:02:12,832, Character said: - A what?

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At 00:02:14,033, Character said: - Well, they're
like a farm team for

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At 00:02:15,268, Character said: The New Christy Minstrels.

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At 00:02:18,037, Character said: Dad, just come, come hear me.

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At 00:02:20,273, Character said: - You want me to go to
some beatnik club with ya?

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At 00:02:22,775, Character said: - Unless you're afraid
of beatnik's, dad.

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At 00:02:27,580, Character said: - I want to introduce
a young man, a great

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At 00:02:29,983, Character said: new talent, his
name is John Denver.

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At 00:02:34,921, Character said: - Denver?

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At 00:02:37,156, Character said: - Hello, hello.

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At 00:02:38,491, Character said: Thank you all for
showing up tonight.

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At 00:02:43,062, Character said: The first song I
would like to do

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At 00:02:44,964, Character said: is a song I've written
called, This Old Guitar.

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At 00:02:54,641, Character said: ♪ This old guitar taught
me to sing a love song ♪

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At 00:03:01,314, Character said: ♪ It showed me how to
laugh and how to cry ♪

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At 00:03:07,554, Character said: ♪ It introduced me to
some friends of mine ♪

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At 00:03:11,591, Character said: ♪ And brightened up some days

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At 00:03:15,094, Character said: ♪ It helped me make it
through some lonely nights ♪

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At 00:03:21,601, Character said: ♪ Oh, what a friend to have
on a cold and lonely night ♪

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At 00:03:33,446, Character said: ♪ This old guitar gave
me my lovely lady ♪

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At 00:03:40,119, Character said: ♪ It opened up her
eyes and ears to me ♪

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At 00:03:47,193, Character said: ♪ It brought us close together

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At 00:03:50,396, Character said: ♪ And I guess it
broke her heart ♪

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At 00:03:54,167, Character said: Dad?

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At 00:03:56,135, Character said: Dad?

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At 00:03:56,970, Character said: Dad, listen, huh?

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At 00:03:58,605, Character said: I'm real sorry about
the name thing.

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At 00:04:00,239, Character said: - You want to throw away
a college education,

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At 00:04:03,610, Character said: that's fine, that's
your business.

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At 00:04:05,878, Character said: But when you throw away the name

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At 00:04:07,480, Character said: that you came into
the world with--

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At 00:04:09,415, Character said: - I'm not throwing it away.

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At 00:04:11,584, Character said: It's just that
Deutschendorf won't even

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At 00:04:13,720, Character said: fit on a record label.

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At 00:04:15,655, Character said: Look, Dad.

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At 00:04:16,589, Character said: Lots of famous people start out

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At 00:04:17,991, Character said: with different names.

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At 00:04:19,025, Character said: - Famous?

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At 00:04:20,360, Character said: Let me give you
some advice, son.

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At 00:04:22,528, Character said: Famous is not such a big deal.

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At 00:04:25,398, Character said: Howdy Doody is famous.

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At 00:04:26,899, Character said: - This is my dream, dad.

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At 00:04:29,402, Character said: It has been ever since
I was a little kid.

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At 00:04:31,938, Character said: - Well, you're not a
little kid anymore.

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At 00:04:34,440, Character said: Little kids dream
about being famous,

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At 00:04:36,075, Character said: but a man...

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At 00:04:37,910, Character said: A man wants to be respected.

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At 00:04:40,146, Character said: A man wants to
stand for something.

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At 00:04:43,349, Character said: Now when you think
things through,

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At 00:04:45,284, Character said: you get on a bus and
come on back home.

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At 00:04:46,853, Character said: We'll be glad to see ya.

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At 00:04:48,221, Character said: Goodbye, son.

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At 00:04:51,157, Character said: - Has it ever occurred to you

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At 00:04:52,892, Character said: that you might be
wrong about something?

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At 00:04:55,795, Character said: ♪ When next payday came around

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At 00:04:57,830, Character said: ♪ Jim Goff a dollar
short was found ♪

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At 00:05:00,767, Character said: ♪ When he asked what
for, came this reply ♪

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At 00:05:02,902, Character said: ♪ You'll be docked
for the time ♪

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At 00:05:04,637, Character said: ♪ You was up in the sky

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At 00:05:06,072, Character said: ♪ And drill ye tarriers drill

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At 00:05:08,408, Character said: ♪ Drill ye tarriers drill

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At 00:05:10,643, Character said: - So what do you think?

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At 00:05:12,045, Character said: - I don't know, Milt,
you're the Producer,

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At 00:05:14,847, Character said: what do you think?

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At 00:05:16,749, Character said: - His tape sounded better.

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At 00:05:17,583, Character said: ♪ Tarriers drill

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At 00:05:19,218, Character said: ♪ And blast, and fire

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At 00:05:21,921, Character said: ♪ Drill ye tarriers drill

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At 00:05:29,028, Character said: I'll be with ya in
a second, fellas.

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At 00:05:31,531, Character said: (sighs)

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At 00:05:32,765, Character said: - So you wanna be the
next Chad Mitchell, huh?

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At 00:05:34,267, Character said: - I've flown all the way in
from Los Angeles for this.

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At 00:05:37,203, Character said: - Is this your first audition?

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At 00:05:39,605, Character said: - No, try about a
hundred and first.

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At 00:05:43,309, Character said: - All right guys, let's try that

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At 00:05:45,611, Character said: one more time, all right?

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At 00:05:47,413, Character said: - I'm sorry about
that part, Mr. Okun,

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At 00:05:49,916, Character said: I was a little bit
flat there and I guess

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At 00:05:52,285, Character said: I'm just not use to
singing in a studio.

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At 00:05:55,388, Character said: - It's all right, John.

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At 00:05:56,222, Character said: Don't be nervous.

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At 00:05:57,457, Character said: Just sing out, get
with the blend.

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At 00:05:58,858, Character said: - Okay, Mr. Okun.

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At 00:06:00,526, Character said: - It's Milt.

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At 00:06:02,061, Character said: - Milt.

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At 00:06:05,098, Character said: - [Man] Thanks, David.

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At 00:06:06,132, Character said: You guys are great.

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At 00:06:07,700, Character said: - [John] I blew the
audition, Frank.

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At 00:06:09,769, Character said: - Why don't you jam
with Cosby and me?

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At 00:06:12,638, Character said: - No, nah, not in the mood.

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At 00:06:15,108, Character said: - You didn't really want to join

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At 00:06:16,476, Character said: the Mitchell train, did ya?

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At 00:06:17,543, Character said: They're way too wholesome.

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At 00:06:20,179, Character said: (scoffs)
- Too wholesome?

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At 00:06:21,981, Character said: - Well yeah, if you want people

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At 00:06:23,082, Character said: to take you
seriously, you've g***t

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At 00:06:24,617, Character said: to be dark and brooding, man.

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At 00:06:26,085, Character said: Like Dylan.

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At 00:06:26,919, Character said: - Well thanks, Frank.

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At 00:06:28,521, Character said: I'll keep that in mind.

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At 00:06:30,022, Character said: (laughs)

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At 00:06:31,557, Character said: - [Frank] I just g***t a
message from the house

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At 00:06:33,126, Character said: tellin' ya to call
a guy named Milt.

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At 00:06:37,930, Character said: ♪ And when it came
my time to serve ♪

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At 00:06:40,433, Character said: ♪ I knew "better...