Tom: A
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One conversation I’ll always remember
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Was a place where the weather had forced me to stay
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A man with my accent and a face full of stories
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Had caused me to look his way
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A few drinks of whiskey had bought me his story
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I looked in his eyes as he looked back in mine
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“I’m off in the morning to the North East of England
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To leave for the final time”
[Chorus 1]
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Put your faith in the one who tries
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Don’t gossip and don’t tell lies
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When in doubt buy a larger size
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Listen to what I’m saying.
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Never trust a judgemental man
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Listen to those you are younger than
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And be good just because you can
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Listen to what I’m saying.
[Verse 2]
A D A E
Well he got my attention, of that there’s no question
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So I got the drinks in and he carried on
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He told me of an angel he fell for in Brooklyn
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September, 2001
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Around that time - the tests said “condition is now in remission”
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All said, it wasn’t the greatest of years
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Eleven years later the words on the paper
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Just made his decision clear
[Chorus 2]
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Make up after every fight,
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Always kiss your girl goodnight
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Don’t buy underwear too tight
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Listen to what I’m saying.
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Shower even if there ain’t no stink
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Stop caring what people think
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Always buy the first round of drinks
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Listen to what I’m saying.
[Refrain]
D F#m
He made plans that he’d go and live incognito
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With a letter so she’d know he’d met someone new
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If she don’t find someone and learn how to move on
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This death would take her life too.
[Verse 3]
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That night I slept restless, my heart in a screw press
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Til next day at breakfast I saw him again
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He was pawning his story for bacon and coffee
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And he smiled as he called my name
He said “I hope you listened to what I was saying!”
[Chorus 3]
A D D D
Learn how to shut your trap
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’Til you’ve got a good answer back
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Admire in others what you lack
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Listen to what I’m saying
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When in doubt do something kind
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Be prepared to change your mind
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And always leave the past behind
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Listen to what I’m saying
