F Dm7 C* F
G G G G
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C Bm Am Am/D G
I'll never forget for the walk to the station,
F C C G
me with your suitcase being bold to make u strong, I was
Em F G C
trying to make light of the whole situation in
F C G F
light conversation we moved thru the throng...
Dm7 C* F G
G G G C
And above all the
Bm Am Am/D G F
roar of the town was the blue sky, I could hear the birds
C C G Em
singing for the joy of the day, and there was no
F G C F
support from my city forthcoming, no sympathy,
C G F Dm7
knowing you're going away....
C* F G G
G G C Bm
And you with your bright eyes and
Am Am/D G F C
bad stress for travelling, me in my work clothes,
C G Em F
unshaven and plain, Oh, I fully intended to
G C F C
put in a hard day, but my good intention went with
G F Dm7 C*
you on the train.....
F G G G
G C Bm Am Am/D
And I never looked back as the train left the
G F C C
station, crossed over the road and walked into the
G Em F G
park, and there in a bar, an old man was
C F C G
singing, and I sat there drinking until it got
F Dm7 C* F
dark.....
G G G G
C Bm Am Am/D G
[guitar solo]
F C C G
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Em F G C
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F C G F
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Dm7 C* F G
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G G G C
[] And outside, the
Bm Am Am/D G F
trees, they grow starlings like apples, their hustle and
C C G Em
chatter, not dampened by the rain, and wash down the
F G C F
pavement and into the gutter, I sort thru my
C G F Dm7
thoughts, as I slip out again....
C* F G G
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G G C Bm
And above me the stars were
Am Am/D G F C
hidden by raincloud, the song of the old man's been
C G Em F
locked in my brain, and forced emigration, the
G C F C
curse of a nation, the setting, now fitting his
G F Dm7 C*
sad, sweet refrain.....
F G G F
[instrumental outro]
Dm7 C* F G
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G G G C
[bagpipes without drone?]
Bm Am Am/D G F
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C C G Em
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F G C F
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C G F Dm7
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C F G
[] [end]
