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I set my sails for the New South Wales
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Trying to get ahead of the sun
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The day I left for the New South Wales
EmC
You said, “Babe, don’t forget where you’re from.”
EmC
You said, “Babe, don’t forget where you come from.”
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Wading in the water on the Scarborough Beach
GD7/F#C
Taking pictures of my feet in the sand
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I should be writing you a letter from the Scarborough beach
EmC
Saying, “Babe, you won’t believe where I am.”
EmC
Saying, “Babe, you won’t believe where I am.”
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Stopping on the highway at the side of the road
GD7/F#C
Staring at a whole new set of stars
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I go where I go and I do what I’m told
EmC
But it’s easy to forget who you are
EmC
But it’s easy to forget who you are
Bridge GD7/F#EmC
Oh, you read my mind
GD7/F#EmC
Your beauty can leave me blind
GD7/F#EmC
The truth can be cruel and so unkind
BmC
But I can’t lie to you
BmC
Sometimes I get so blue
BmCDG
I don’t want anything to do with myself
Solo GD7/F#CD7/F#GD7/F#CGD7/F#CD7/F#EmCEmCverse 4GD7/F#EmCD7/F#
I set my sights on my front porch light
GD7/F#C
Trying to shake this feeling that took hold
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Dreaming that you’re leaving on the front porch light
EmC
Maybe turning lead into gold
EmC
Maybe turning lead into gold
Outro FCFCFCG
Singing, “Shine on, shine on, shine on traveling light”
FCFCGFC
Sing a song, sing it for all the right reasons tonight
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