Tom: Bb
Intro: F Bb
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I knew a boy who would
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Not share his bike
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Oh, but he let me go sailing
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I swore that I
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Could survive any storm
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Oh then he let me go
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"can you launch rockets from here?"
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Boy, i've done it for years
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Right over my head
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And when i promised my hand
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He promised me back
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Snow cherries from france
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All that summer
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We traveled the world
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Never leaving his own back garden
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Girls, i didn't know
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Just what it could be
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Oh, but he let me go sailing
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You question me,
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"can you ride anything?"
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Lord, do you mean like your mood swings
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Invaders and traders with
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The best intentions
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May convince you to go
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"they look like pirates from here"
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Boy, i've been one for years
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Just keeping my head
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And when i promised my hand
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You promised me back
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Snow cherries from france
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All that summer
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We traveled the world
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Never leaving his own back garden
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Girls, i didn't know
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Just what it could be
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Oh, but he let me go sailing
Solo:
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B|--------|---------|-----------|----|---------|-------|------------||
G|--------|---------|-5--5-8^10-|----|--8--8-8-|-7-5---|-5-----8/10-||
D|-7--5-7-|-8---7-8-|-----------|-7--|---------|-----8-|------------||
A|--------|---------|-----------|----|---------|-------|----8-------||
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And then one day he said
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"girl it's been nice,
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Oh, but i have to go sailing"
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With cinnamon lips
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That did not match his eyes
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Oh then he let me go
