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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
What the hell is Gthis?
You said, "It's art, just fuckin' Dmirror it"
Where did we go Gwrong?
If not here, where Ado we belong?
[Chorus 1]
In a shot of sun off an airplane far aGbove her?
In the glint of a foot-burnished manhole Acover?
In a light, a sign of one kind or aGnother?
In the gleaming eye of a fighter or a Dlover?
[Verse 2]
Sitting here at the GHortons
So you know this is imporDtant
If not here, then Gwhere?
If not now, then Awhen?
[Chorus 2]
When a feather's an immovable Gforce?
When the stampede's an obstacle Acourse?
When Ancient Train has hit Ol' Transient GHorse?
When we're a Vancouver Ddivorce?
[Verse 3]
Now that we've hammered the last Gspike
And we've punched the railroad Dthrough
Thought there'd be more to Gsay
Thought there'd be more to Ado
[Chorus 3]
I love your paintings, don't take your colours aGway
I've grown more fearful of them every Aday
Swimming up their dark rivers to discover your Gsource
A source of strange and unrequited reAmorse
And I found the end of the world, of Gcourse
But it's not the end of the world, of Acourse
It's just a Vancouver diGvorce
It's just a Vancouver Ddivorce

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Vancouver Divorce

by Gord Downie

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

What the hell is this?

You said, "It's art, just fuckin' mirror it"

Where did we go wrong?

If not here, where do we belong?

[Chorus 1]

In a shot of sun off an airplane far above her?

In the glint of a foot-burnished manhole cover?

In a light, a sign of one kind or another?

In the gleaming eye of a fighter or a lover?

[Verse 2]

Sitting here at the Hortons

So you know this is important

If not here, then where?

If not now, then when?

[Chorus 2]

When a feather's an immovable force?

When the stampede's an obstacle course?

When Ancient Train has hit Ol' Transient Horse?

When we're a Vancouver divorce?

[Verse 3]

Now that we've hammered the last spike

And we've punched the railroad through

Thought there'd be more to say

Thought there'd be more to do

[Chorus 3]

I love your paintings, don't take your colours away

I've grown more fearful of them every day

Swimming up their dark rivers to discover your source

A source of strange and unrequited remorse

And I found the end of the world, of course

But it's not the end of the world, of course

It's just a Vancouver divorce

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