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Mark Erelli - Pauline
[Verse 1]
Found me a river, so I followed it Gdown
'Til I felt the Cspray on my face, where the waves kneel Gdown
Like Empilgrims lost in prayers of deCvotion
Came the vast and roiling AmgreenF  C  
PauGlineC___G  C  
[Verse 2]
Built me a campfire on the high desert Gplain
Fed manzaCnita and juniper to a hungry Gflame
And the Emsmoke of supplication
Rose to Cmeet the constellations so prisAmtineF  C  
PauGlineC___G  
[Bridge]
In a Dmworld so scientific
You are a Cmystery no man can ever Flearn
There are Dmfrontiers within your heartC  
Still unchartedAm  
Northwest GPassagesC  
Points of Dmno reCturnG  C  G  C  G  F  
[Verse 3]
Climbed me a Cmountain through the deep and drifting Gsnows
I was an Cavalanche and babe you were my Gangel of repose
EmNow that I've stopped tumbling
I've Cstopped wondering if this is Amall a dreamF  G  F  
PauGlineC___G  C  
PauGlineC___G  C  
PauGlineC___G  C  
PauGlineC___G  C  
PauGlineC___G  C  

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Pauline

by Mark Erelli

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Mark Erelli - Pauline

[Verse 1]

Found me a river, so I followed it down

C G

'Til I felt the spray on my face, where the waves kneel down

Em C

Like pilgrims lost in prayers of devotion

Am F C

Came the vast and roiling green

G C G C

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[Verse 2]

Built me a campfire on the high desert plain

C G

Fed manzanita and juniper to a hungry flame

And the smoke of supplication

C Am F C

Rose to meet the constellations so pristine

G C G

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[Bridge]

In a world so scientific

C F

You are a mystery no man can ever learn

Dm C

There are frontiers within your heart

Still uncharted

G C

Northwest Passages

Dm C G C G C G F

Points of no return

[Verse 3]

C G

Climbed me a mountain through the deep and drifting snows

C G

I was an avalanche and babe you were my angel of repose

Now that I've stopped tumbling

C Am F G F

I've stopped wondering if this is all a dream

G C G C

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G C G C

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G C G C

Pauline___

G C G C

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G C G C

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