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251 lines
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Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers
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3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!
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Basic strum rythym: 1 2 3
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/ /\/\
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Intro: |D |D |D |D |
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D G A
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I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,
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D G A
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I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----
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D G A
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I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,
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D G A
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I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter.
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A D G D A
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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
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NC D
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we're cap in hand.
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D G A
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I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,
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D G A
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I know it's evening when day turns to night,
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D G A
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I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,
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D G A
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They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.
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A D G D A
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But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
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NC D
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we're cap in hand.
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G D A D
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We fight when they ask us,
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G D A D
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We boast then we cower,
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G D A D
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We beg for a piece of
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G A
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What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.
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Instr:
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|D |D |G |A |D |D |G |A |A |D |G |D |A |A |
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D G A
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Once I thought I could make God a bribe,
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D G A
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So I said I was in His lost tribe,
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D G A
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Getting handouts can be so frustrating,
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D G A
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"Get in line son, there's five million waiting".
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D G D A
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But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
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NC D
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You're cap in hand.
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A D G D A
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No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
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NC D Bm G E7
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We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,
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A D G D A
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No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
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NC D
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We're cap in hand .... (listen to the record for the way they finish it)
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LETTER FROM AMERICA (The Proclaimers)
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Intro:
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C G Am G
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C G Am G
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C G Am G
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C G
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Chorus:
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C
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When you go will you send back
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Dm G C
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A letter from America?
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C
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Take a look up the rail track
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Dm G C
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From Miami to Canada.
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F
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Broke off from my work the other day,
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Am
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I spent the evening thinking about all the blood that flowed away.
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F
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Across the ocean to the second chance
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Am Em F Am Dm G
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I wonder how it got on when it reached the promised land?
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(Chorus:)
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F
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I've looked at the ocean, tried hard to imagine
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Am
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The way you felt the day you sailed from Wester Ross to Nova Scotia.
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F
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We should have held you, we should have told you,
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Am Em F Am Dm G
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But you know our sense of timing, we always wait too long.
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(Chorus:)
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Am G Am G
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La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
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C G Am G C G Am G
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Lochaber no more, Sutherland no more, Lewis no more, Skye no more ... (3x)
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F
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I wonder my blood, will you ever return
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Am
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To help us kick the life back to a mutual dying friend?
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F
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Do we not love her? Do we not say we love her?
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Am Em F Am Dm G
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Do we have to roam the world to prove how much it hurts?
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(Chorus:)
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Am G Am G
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Come back ho wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wome
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C G Am G C G Am G
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Bathgate no more, Linwood no more, Methil no more, Irvine no more ... (3x)
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C G Am G C G Am G
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Bathgate no more, Linwood no more, Methil no more, Lochaber ... no ... more
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Play and enjoy,
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Stuart Bray.
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{title:Letter From America}
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{subtitle:The Proclaimers}
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{c:Intro}
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C G Am G
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C G Am G
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C G Am G
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C G
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{soc}
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Chorus:
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When you [C]go will you send back
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A [Dm]letter [G]from A[C]merica?
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Take a [C]look up the rail track
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From Mi[Dm]ami [G]to Ca[C]nada.
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{eoc}
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[F]Broke off from my work the other day,
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I [Am]spent the evening thinking about all the blood that flowed away.
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[F]Across the ocean to the second chance
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I [Am]wonder how it got on when it [Em]reached the [F]promised [Am]land[Dm]? [G]
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{c:Chorus}
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[F]I've looked at the ocean, tried hard to imagine
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The [Am]way you felt the day you sailed from Wester Ross to Nova Scotia.
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[F]We should have held you, we should have told you,
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But you [Am]know our sense of timing, we [Em]always [F]wait too [Am]long[Dm]. [G]
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{c:Chorus}
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La la [Am]la la la [G]la la la [Am]la la la [G]la la la
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Loch[C]aber no [G]more, [Am]Sutherland no [G]more, [C]Lewis no [G]more,
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[Am]Skye no [G]more ... (3x)
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[F]I wonder my blood, will you ever return
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To [Am]help us kick the life back to a mutual dying friend?
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[F]Do we not love her? Do we not say we love her?
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Do we [Am]have to roam the world to [Em]prove how [F]much it [Am]hurt[Dm]s? [G]
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{c:Chorus}
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Come back [Am]ho wo wo [G]wo wo wo [Am]wo wo wo [G]wome
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[C]Bathgate no [G]more, [Am]Linwood no [G]more, [C]Methil no [G]more,
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[Am]Irvine no [G]more ... (3x)
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[C]Bathgate no [G]more, [Am]Linwood no [G]more, [C]Methil no [G]more,
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Loch[Am]aber ... no ... [G]more
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Hey Kristan -
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I had a listen to this just before I fell asleep last night, so I THINK
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this represents some semblance of how the chords go. Perhaps the
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dedicated Scotsman who has posted other Proclaimers tunes has a better
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take on it. For those who aren't familiar with this tune, it's the one
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from the opening credits of the film "Benny and Joon". Really knocked
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me out of my seat when I saw the flick. This is the key the song is
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played in on the album "Sunshine on Leith", but you can always transpose
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if barring a nice fat B is a pain (e.g., E=G, A=C, B=D). Enjoy!
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Jeb Palmer
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jeb@hebron.connected.com
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
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E
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when I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
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A B E
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I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
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E
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when I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
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A B E
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I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
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E
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If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
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A B E
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I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
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E
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And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
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^^^^^any Scots want to translate?
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A B E
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I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
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CHORUS:
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E
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But I would walk five hundred miles
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A B
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And I would walk five hundred more
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E
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Just to be the man who walked one thousand
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A B
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Miles to fall down at your door
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When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
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I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
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And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
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I'll pass almost every penny on to you
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When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
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I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
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And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
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I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
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When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
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I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you
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When I'm dreaming yess I know I'm gonna dream
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Dream about the time when I'm with you
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Another chorus, some nananas, a chorus, etc. |