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Dave Cousins - Song For Alex
[Intro]
C   F   C   F   C G/B Am  F  G
F   C   F   C     F   C   F
[Verse 1]
CI've been many Fplaces
I've Cpassed through many Fcities
CParis G/Bto ToAmronto Fand the Grest
The Ftravelling gig can Cbring you down
When you're Falways on your Cown
But I see friendly Ffaces everyCwhere
[Instrumental]
C   F   C   F   C G/B Am  F  G
F   C   F   C     F   C   F
[Verse 2]
From a Csong that pulls your Fheartstrings 
To a Csea of smiling Ffaces
Oh, but a Ccareless G/Bword can Ammake you Ffeel so Gsad
But Fin the end I Cadd things up 
And I Ffind it's all worthCwhile
When I see friendly Ffaces everyCwhere
[Instrumental]
C   F   C   F   C G/B Am  F  G
F   C   F   C     F   C   F
[Verse 3]
The Cwindswept streets are Fempty 
When my Cworking day is Fover
And I Calways G/Bthink of Amhome last Fthing at Gnight
Then I Fclose my eyes and Cfall asleep 
For I Fknow that in my Cdreams
That I'll see friendly Ffaces everyCwhere

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Song For Alex

by Dave Cousins

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G/B

Dave Cousins - Song For Alex

[Intro]

C F C F C G/B Am F G

F C F C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F

I've been many places

C F

I've passed through many cities

C G/B Am F G

Paris to Toronto and the rest

F C

The travelling gig can bring you down

F C

When you're always on your own

F C

But I see friendly faces everywhere

[Instrumental]

C F C F C G/B Am F G

F C F C F C F

[Verse 2]

C F

From a song that pulls your heartstrings

C F

To a sea of smiling faces

C G/B Am F G

Oh, but a careless word can make you feel so sad

F C

But in the end I add things up

F C

And I find it's all worthwhile

F C

When I see friendly faces everywhere

[Instrumental]

C F C F C G/B Am F G

F C F C F C F

[Verse 3]

C F

The windswept streets are empty

C F

When my working day is over

C G/B Am F G

And I always think of home last thing at night

F C

Then I close my eyes and fall asleep

F C

For I know that in my dreams

F C

That I'll see friendly faces everywhere

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