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The Roches - So
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G    D  C  D  G    D  C  D
[Verse 1]
GSo maybe aDnother Gway Dwould Chave been betGter
EmIf you had been DolCder Cmor had Ebknown a thing or two 
BeBbfore you sDmet Dsail for the New GWorldD  
[Verse 2]
GSail Cfor the New BmWorld, Amate
CAll Dships aGhoy
Trouble Cis all of the Bmthings I Ahate
But I'm CstilDl a young Gboy
[Verse 3]
In the EmmeantimA7e a Dchance in the Fform of a Clight
Makes a Cmman take a Gstance 
And dash his boat upon the Drocks in the Gdead of DnighGt
The Drocks in the Gdead of DnighGt
The CrockCms__Eb___ in the dead of Bbnight
[Verse 4]
GSo what if you Chad been lucky Dthen
What Cwould it make Gyou?
EmSo there'd be a DstaCtue Cmso people Ebwon't forget Bbyou
DmSet Dsail for the New GWorldD  
[Verse 5]
GSail Cfor the New BmWorld, Amate
Let's Cnot and Dsay we Gdid
Trouble Ccomes and it Bmseals your Afate
As you Cturn inDto the Gskid
[Verse 6]
Sail Cfor the New BmWorld, Amate
FAll Gships aChoy
GTrouble Fcomes when you EmgraduDmate
But I'm FstilGl a young CboyF  
But I'm stilGl a young CboyF  
But I'm stilGl a young CboyEb  Bb  Dm  D  G  

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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The Roches - So

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G D C D G D C D

[Verse 1]

G D G D C G

So maybe another way would have been better

Em D C Cm Eb

If you had been older or had known a thing or two

Bb Dm D G D

Before you set sail for the New World

[Verse 2]

G C Bm A

Sail for the New World, mate

C D G

All ships ahoy

C Bm A

Trouble is all of the things I hate

C D G

But I'm still a young boy

[Verse 3]

Em A7 D F C

In the meantime a chance in the form of a light

Cm G

Makes a man take a stance

D G D G

And dash his boat upon the rocks in the dead of night

D G D G

The rocks in the dead of night

C Cm Eb Bb

The rocks_____ in the dead of night

[Verse 4]

G C D

So what if you had been lucky then

C G

What would it make you?

Em D C Cm Eb Bb

So there'd be a statue so people won't forget you

Dm D G D

Set sail for the New World

[Verse 5]

G C Bm A

Sail for the New World, mate

C D G

Let's not and say we did

C Bm A

Trouble comes and it seals your fate

C D G

As you turn into the skid

[Verse 6]

C Bm A

Sail for the New World, mate

F G C

All ships ahoy

G F Em Dm

Trouble comes when you graduate

F G C F

But I'm still a young boy

G C F

But I'm still a young boy

G C Eb Bb Dm D G

But I'm still a young boy

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