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Santa Clara

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Basically just some minor adjustments I made for myself when playing version 1! maybe you like it 
Bm D G D
Bm D A F#m
BmI don't worry Danymore
Nothing like I did Gbefore
GI don't worry
I just Dwatch them rolling back
BmI don't worry Danymore
'Cause it's all rigGht, all right tDo see a ghost
BmAnd I wanna see 'em gDo down in the river where they go
GAnd I wanna see 'em Drolling, rolling back
BmAnd I wanna see 'em Dgo
'Cause it's all righGt, all right to Dsee your ghost
BmI'm gonna run to the rivDer
Kiss my hand and wAait
AGonna run to the river
F#mGonna throw a blue bouquBmet
Bm'Cause they're gonna Dbe cool happy genius hAeroes
I'm gonna mF#miss 'em so much
repeats like that....
I will settle in and dream
Of a slow and funny scene
I will settle in and watch 'em rolling back
I will settle in and dream
'Cause it's all right, all right to see a ghost
And I wanna see 'em go down in the river where they go
And I wanna see 'em rolling, rolling back
I'm gonna run to the river
Kiss my hand and wait
Gonna run to the river
Gonna throw a blue bouquet
'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss them so much
I'm gonna run to the river
Kiss my hand and wait
Gonna run to the river
Gonna send 'em on their way
'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss them so much
Yeah, they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss 'em so much

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Santa Clara

by The National

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F#m

Basically just some minor adjustments I made for myself when playing version 1! maybe you like it

Bm D G D

Bm D A F#m

Bm D

I don't worry anymore

Nothing like I did before

I don't worry

I just watch them rolling back

Bm D

I don't worry anymore

G D

'Cause it's all right, all right to see a ghost

Bm D

And I wanna see 'em go down in the river where they go

G D

And I wanna see 'em rolling, rolling back

Bm D

And I wanna see 'em go

G D

'Cause it's all right, all right to see your ghost

Bm D

I'm gonna run to the river

Kiss my hand and wait

Gonna run to the river

F#m Bm

Gonna throw a blue bouquet

Bm D A

'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes

F#m

I'm gonna miss 'em so much

repeats like that....

I will settle in and dream

Of a slow and funny scene

I will settle in and watch 'em rolling back

I will settle in and dream

'Cause it's all right, all right to see a ghost

And I wanna see 'em go down in the river where they go

And I wanna see 'em rolling, rolling back

I'm gonna run to the river

Kiss my hand and wait

Gonna run to the river

Gonna throw a blue bouquet

'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes

I'm gonna miss them so much

I'm gonna run to the river

Kiss my hand and wait

Gonna run to the river

Gonna send 'em on their way

'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes

I'm gonna miss them so much

Yeah, they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes

I'm gonna miss 'em so much

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