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James Keelaghan - Refugee
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:    C     F     C  F  
I will Cwrite you one last time
You will be here in the morning
I imagine that you're sleeping
On the FNorth Atlantic Gswell
There's a Cwind in off the sea
Enough to keep me waking
EFnough to make me think
We will Gsay no more farewells
All the Cwords that pass between us
A line of pale blue letters
Stretching from the Sambro lighthouse
To the Fwaves around Lands GEnd
Now you're Cfollowing that line
Enveloped by the darkness
You'll Ffind me waiting
GWhen you reach its Cend
CHORUS:
All the Gones who ran from war
All the Fwealthy and the Cwounded
That have Glanded on this shore
They don't Fmean a thing to mGe
All that Cmatters is the one
Who will be with me tomorrow
It's a lonely Gheart that loves the refuCgeeF  C  F  
You've Cleft behind your home
I have left behind my family
We have come here to this shore
With the Fstrength to start anGew
There's a Cworld here for the taking
A safe and steady harbour
There's a Fmillion things to think of
But toGnight I'll think of you
Well, it's Cimmigrants we are
This land has known no other
There's a million came before us
A million Fmore will follow Gon
An Cendless wave is washing
On this rocky coastline
Carving Ffeatures in the landscape
Fanning Gout and moving Con
CHORUS:
All the Gones who ran from war
All the Fwealthy and the Cwounded
That have Glanded on this shore
They don't Fmean a thing to mGe
All that Cmatters is the one
Who will be with me tomorrow
It's a lonely Gheart that loves the refuCgeeF  C  F  
Tomorrow Cmorning you'll look out
You will see this lovely coastline
From Mitchell Bay to Prospect
It will Fseem like open arGms
And those Carms will enfold you
Sweep you safe into the harbour
DeFliver you from loneliness and hGarm
Tomorrow Cmorning I will climb 
Upon the hill above the harbour
I will look out to the East
To where the Fheaven meets the sGea
When the Cship has come in sight
I will run down to the dockside
And Fwelcome here just Gone more refugCee
CHORUS:
All the Gones who ran from war
All the Fwealthy and the Cwounded
That have Glanded on this shore
They don't Fmean a thing to mGe
All that Cmatters is the one
Who will be with me tomorrow
It's a lonely Gheart that loves the refuCgee
It's a lonely Gheart that loves the refuCgeeF  C  F  C  

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Refugee

by James Keelaghan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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James Keelaghan - Refugee

CAPO: 5th Fret

C F C F

INTRO:

I will write you one last time

You will be here in the morning

I imagine that you're sleeping

F G

On the North Atlantic swell

There's a wind in off the sea

Enough to keep me waking

Enough to make me think

We will say no more farewells

All the words that pass between us

A line of pale blue letters

Stretching from the Sambro lighthouse

F G

To the waves around Lands End

Now you're following that line

Enveloped by the darkness

You'll find me waiting

G C

When you reach its end

CHORUS:

All the ones who ran from war

F C

All the wealthy and the wounded

That have landed on this shore

F G

They don't mean a thing to me

All that matters is the one

Who will be with me tomorrow

G C F C F

It's a lonely heart that loves the refugee

You've left behind your home

I have left behind my family

We have come here to this shore

F G

With the strength to start anew

There's a world here for the taking

A safe and steady harbour

There's a million things to think of

But tonight I'll think of you

Well, it's immigrants we are

This land has known no other

There's a million came before us

F G

A million more will follow on

An endless wave is washing

On this rocky coastline

Carving features in the landscape

G C

Fanning out and moving on

CHORUS:

All the ones who ran from war

F C

All the wealthy and the wounded

That have landed on this shore

F G

They don't mean a thing to me

All that matters is the one

Who will be with me tomorrow

G C F C F

It's a lonely heart that loves the refugee

Tomorrow morning you'll look out

You will see this lovely coastline

From Mitchell Bay to Prospect

F G

It will seem like open arms

And those arms will enfold you

Sweep you safe into the harbour

F G

Deliver you from loneliness and harm

Tomorrow morning I will climb

Upon the hill above the harbour

I will look out to the East

F G

To where the heaven meets the sea

When the ship has come in sight

I will run down to the dockside

F G C

And welcome here just one more refugee

CHORUS:

All the ones who ran from war

F C

All the wealthy and the wounded

That have landed on this shore

F G

They don't mean a thing to me

All that matters is the one

Who will be with me tomorrow

G C

It's a lonely heart that loves the refugee

G C F C F C

It's a lonely heart that loves the refugee

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