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[Chorus]
DMy name is Donald CrowAhurst, I'm alive and well
F#mI lost radio sigEnal in pacific swells
DI've seen 30 foot wAaves, a blue whale
F#mI saw the end of the worEld open up its sails
DGot lost in the suAmmer of '69
F#mI led you all to belEieve that I was doing fine
DThis isn't the way I Awanted it to end
I F#mwent to see the globe in gEold and vivid red
[Instrumental]
D   A   F#m   E
[Verse 1]
DWhat have I got F#mmyself into?
AWhy'd it turn out this Eway?
DI hitched my bets on F#msomething bigger: 
To Aclimb the EverEest of waves
DI knew exactly what I F#mwanted to find
And I Afear I've been decEeived
It Dwasn't in the plan to F#mlie to you all
But becAome the first king Eof the sea
[Chorus]
DMy name is Donald CrowAhurst, I'm alive and well
F#mI lost radio sigEnal in pacific swells
DI've seen 30 foot wAaves, a blue whale
F#mI saw the end of the worEld open up its sails
DGot lost in the suAmmer of '69
F#mI led you all to belEieve that I was doing fine
DThis isn't the way I Awanted it to end
I F#mwent to see the globe in gEold and vivid red
[Instrumental]
D   A   F#m   E
D   A   F#m   E
[Verse 2]
DI might have lost F#mcount
But two hAundred and forty three dEays I've found that
DI've been aimlessly dF#mrifting apart
From wAhere should I be and wEhere did I start
And wDhy did this end, F#mhow is this real
AWhy is this happening to Eme?
I didn't get an DR S V F#mP
When I crAowned myself the Efirst king of the sea
[Alternate Chorus] 
DMy name is Donald CrowhAurst, this might be it
F#mI never even lEeft the Atlantic
DI've been lying for months, AI've been struggling to cope
F#mI saw the end of the world, Eand I think I broke
DI got lost in the Asummer of '69
F#mI led you all to belEieve that I was doing fine
DThis isn't the way I Awanted it to end
I F#mwent to see the globe in Egold and vivid redsD  A  
I F#mwent to see the globe in Egold and vivid reds
[Outro]
D   A   F#m   E

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Electron

by Adam Barnes

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F#m

[Chorus]

D A

My name is Donald Crowhurst, I'm alive and well

F#m E

I lost radio signal in pacific swells

D A

I've seen 30 foot waves, a blue whale

F#m E

I saw the end of the world open up its sails

D A

Got lost in the summer of '69

F#m E

I led you all to believe that I was doing fine

D A

This isn't the way I wanted it to end

F#m E

I went to see the globe in gold and vivid red

[Instrumental]

D A F#m E

[Verse 1]

D F#m

What have I got myself into?

A E

Why'd it turn out this way?

D F#m

I hitched my bets on something bigger:

A E

To climb the Everest of waves

D F#m

I knew exactly what I wanted to find

A E

And I fear I've been deceived

D F#m

It wasn't in the plan to lie to you all

A E

But become the first king of the sea

[Chorus]

D A

My name is Donald Crowhurst, I'm alive and well

F#m E

I lost radio signal in pacific swells

D A

I've seen 30 foot waves, a blue whale

F#m E

I saw the end of the world open up its sails

D A

Got lost in the summer of '69

F#m E

I led you all to believe that I was doing fine

D A

This isn't the way I wanted it to end

F#m E

I went to see the globe in gold and vivid red

[Instrumental]

D A F#m E

[Verse 2]

D F#m

I might have lost count

A E

But two hundred and forty three days I've found that

D F#m

I've been aimlessly drifting apart

A E

From where should I be and where did I start

D F#m

And why did this end, how is this real

A E

Why is this happening to me?

D F#m

I didn't get an R S V P

A E

When I crowned myself the first king of the sea

[Alternate Chorus]

D A

My name is Donald Crowhurst, this might be it

F#m E

I never even left the Atlantic

D A

I've been lying for months, I've been struggling to cope

F#m E

I saw the end of the world, and I think I broke

D A

I got lost in the summer of '69

F#m E

I led you all to believe that I was doing fine

D A

This isn't the way I wanted it to end

F#m E D A

I went to see the globe in gold and vivid reds

F#m E

I went to see the globe in gold and vivid reds

[Outro]

D A F#m E

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