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Columbus

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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{c:(capo 2)}
{C:Intro}
[C]   [D]   [C]   [D]
EBetter keep your distance from this Awhale
EBetter keep your boat from going aAstray
Find yourself a partner and treat them C#mwell
ETry to give them shelter night and Aday
'Cos here in this blGue light
EFar away from the fiGreside
EThings can get Gtwisted and crazy and Dcrowded
You can't even feEmel right
{C:Chorus}
{soc}
So you dream of CoClumbus
Every Dtime the panic starts
You dream of CoClumbus
With your Dmaps and your beautiful charts
You dream of CoEmlumbus
With an Gache in your travelling heDart
{eoc}
ASee how the cormorant swoops and C#mdives
EMust be some thrill to go that Adeep
Down to the basement of this C#mlife
EDown to where the mermaid gently Asleeps
Not like here in this blGue light
EFar away from the fiGreside
EWhere things can get Gtwisted and haunted and Dcrowded
You can't even feEmel alright
{C:Chorus}
And as Emtide must Debb and flow
I am Amdragged down Emunder
And I Cwait the livelong Dday
For and Amend to my Emhunger
So I dream of CoClumbus
Every Dtime that the panic starts
I dream of CoClumbus
With my Dmaps and my beautiful charts
I dream of CoEmlumbus
And there's Gpeace in a travelling heDart
I dream of CoClumbus...
{c:Repeat C and D chorus pattern}

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Columbus

by Mary Black

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

Chords in this song · guitar

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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{c:(capo 2)}

{:Intro}

C D C D

[] [] [] []

E A

Better keep your distance from this whale

E A

Better keep your boat from going astray

C#m

Find yourself a partner and treat them well

E A

Try to give them shelter night and day

'Cos here in this blue light

E G

Far away from the fireside

E G D

Things can get twisted and crazy and crowded

You can't even feel right

{:Chorus}

{soc}

So you dream of Columbus

Every time the panic starts

You dream of Columbus

With your maps and your beautiful charts

You dream of Columbus

G D

With an ache in your travelling heart

{eoc}

A C#m

See how the cormorant swoops and dives

E A

Must be some thrill to go that deep

C#m

Down to the basement of this life

E A

Down to where the mermaid gently sleeps

Not like here in this blue light

E G

Far away from the fireside

E G D

Where things can get twisted and haunted and crowded

You can't even feel alright

{:Chorus}

Em D

And as tide must ebb and flow

Am Em

I am dragged down under

C D

And I wait the livelong day

Am Em

For and end to my hunger

So I dream of Columbus

Every time that the panic starts

I dream of Columbus

With my maps and my beautiful charts

I dream of Columbus

G D

And there's peace in a travelling heart

I dream of Columbus...

{c:Repeat C and D chorus pattern}

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