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World Away From Me 
words and music by Arlo Guthrie
Intro:
D Dmaj D7 G
D Dmaj D7 G
D Dmaj D7 G Gm A D
I've been Dkeeping on the run
I've been Amtraveling with the sun
I've been Gsinging all my Alife and getting Dby
Got to keep up with what's going on
In this Amplace I've been so long
And I Gguess I'll just keep Asinging all my Dlife
And it's Gso good to come Dhome
To a Gwoman all alDone
ForGgetting how hard Emloneliness can Abe
She will Emtake me from this Aworld
Then she'll Emgently Atake the Gworld aAway from DmeDmaj  D7  G  Gm  A  D  
l'll be coming home at night
While the kids are sleeping tight
She'll be lit by firelight and looking fine
And the kids jump out of bed
Hello Daddy, what did you get
Did you think of anything on down the line
She'll be talking with her smile
Saying, honey, wait awhile
The kids have missed you, soon they'll be asleep
She will take me from this world
Then she'll gently take the world away from me
Oh the prophets and the sages
And the wise men through the ages
All that's written down on pages from above
Just can't adequately describe
What I'm feeling here inside
It's just useless to be living without love
And I'll take her by her hand
Just a woman and a man
Without trying to understand what we should be
She will take me from this world
Then she'll gently take the world away from me

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World Away From Me

by Arlo Guthrie

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Dmaj

World Away From Me

words and music by Arlo Guthrie

Intro:

D Dmaj D7 G

D Dmaj D7 G Gm A D

I've been keeping on the run

I've been traveling with the sun

G A D

I've been singing all my life and getting by

Got to keep up with what's going on

In this place I've been so long

G A D

And I guess I'll just keep singing all my life

G D

And it's so good to come home

G D

To a woman all alone

G Em A

Forgetting how hard loneliness can be

Em A

She will take me from this world

Em A G A D Dmaj D7 G Gm A D

Then she'll gently take the world away from me

l'll be coming home at night

While the kids are sleeping tight

She'll be lit by firelight and looking fine

And the kids jump out of bed

Hello Daddy, what did you get

Did you think of anything on down the line

She'll be talking with her smile

Saying, honey, wait awhile

The kids have missed you, soon they'll be asleep

She will take me from this world

Then she'll gently take the world away from me

Oh the prophets and the sages

And the wise men through the ages

All that's written down on pages from above

Just can't adequately describe

What I'm feeling here inside

It's just useless to be living without love

And I'll take her by her hand

Just a woman and a man

Without trying to understand what we should be

She will take me from this world

Then she'll gently take the world away from me

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