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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
'Hello' and from Emthere where else can we Cgo, 'HelGlo'
A song, I’m exEmpected now to play aClong with a Gsong
You Bmcrook, just a Cboy sitting there with his Bmbook
And a Csmile that the camera Gtook
Leaving Emyou just the Csame as you always Glook
[Verse]
As for me, I’m as Emchanged as a girl can Cbe, can’t you Gsee
That I’ve flown to the Emedges of the earth and Chome, I’ve Gflown
From your Bmchair, I can Ctell you can tell it from Bmthere
That I Cmay have been everywhGere
But I’m Emback, back to the Cstarting Gsquare
[Verse]
In my nights, I have Embargained with the eastern Clights, in my Gnights
We’ve met and the Emtrouble was no trouble at Call to forGget
Dreaming, we Bmspoke, chalked it Cup to a terrible Bmjoke
And then we Ceach took a hold of the Grope
With one Emmatch and the Cproblem went up in Gsmoke
[Verse]
It’s just there, it’s not Emright or wrong or Cfair, it’s just Gthere
A big heart, a rotten Emending and a fumbling Cstart, a big Gheart
And isn’t it Bmso that when I Csee you at the end of this Bmshow
That we’ll Cstart with the places we Gknow
And walk Emlong down the Croad that we always Ggo

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Starting Square

by Lucy Wainwright Roche

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[Intro]

[Verse]

Em C G

'Hello' and from there where else can we go, 'Hello'

Em C G

A song, I’m expected now to play along with a song

Bm C Bm

You crook, just a boy sitting there with his book

C G

And a smile that the camera took

Em C G

Leaving you just the same as you always look

[Verse]

Em C G

As for me, I’m as changed as a girl can be, can’t you see

Em C G

That I’ve flown to the edges of the earth and home, I’ve flown

Bm C Bm

From your chair, I can tell you can tell it from there

C G

That I may have been everywhere

Em C G

But I’m back, back to the starting square

[Verse]

Em C G

In my nights, I have bargained with the eastern lights, in my nights

Em C G

We’ve met and the trouble was no trouble at all to forget

Bm C Bm

Dreaming, we spoke, chalked it up to a terrible joke

C G

And then we each took a hold of the rope

Em C G

With one match and the problem went up in smoke

[Verse]

Em C G

It’s just there, it’s not right or wrong or fair, it’s just there

Em C G

A big heart, a rotten ending and a fumbling start, a big heart

Bm C Bm

And isn’t it so that when I see you at the end of this show

C G

That we’ll start with the places we know

Em C G

And walk long down the road that we always go

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