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The Boy

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[Intro]
Gm Dm Fm Cm Ebm Bb A D
[Verse 1]
The Gmboy sits in a field tall Dmgrass above his head,
and he's Fmthinking of the path that his Cmancestors did tread
and as he's Ebmdreaming of the future a Bbmist does descend,
and he Awonders if this is the beginning or Dis this the end
And out Gmof the mist a tall Dmcreature does appear,
his Fmeyes wide and friendly, his Cmface full of years,
he says "we're Ebmgoing on a journey in my Bbhot air balloon,
and the Atime is now so we Dmust get going soon".
[Verse 2]
They Gmflew over the houses and the Dmstreets they use to know,
over Fmtrains going fast and Cmpeople going slow,
there was Ebmsnow on the mountains and Bbboats on the sea,
and there were Alovers in the forest carving their Dnames into a tree
The Gmboys says "where are we going, where Dmare we going to,
I'm Fmscared of the future and I'm Cmmildly scared of you,
the Ebmcreature looked down and said "don't be Bbscared of the unknown",
we're Agoing to a place in Dwhich I have grown.
[Verse 3]
With a Gmsudden gush of wind the balloon Dmfell from the sky,
and the Fmboy shut his eyes and Cmhoped he wouldn't die,
the Ebmcreature was calm, he had Bbdone this before
so he Alanded the hot air balloon and he Dopened the door
[Verse 4]
The Gmboy walked out and he Dmcouldn't believe his eyes,
there was a Fmflock of sheep Cmfloating through the skies
follEbmowed by a shepherd, going Bbalong for the ride
the Aboy wondered what was going Don.
[Verse 5]
So he Gmwalked through this land with the Dmcreature by his side,
to his Fmleft was a painter, Cmpainting the tides,
and to his Ebmright a pack of Bbwolves did cry
to the Arise and fall of the Dmoon.
And they Gmentered the forest and the Dmtrees they hung low,
Fmeverything was dark and Cmnothing there did grow
Ebmapart from a single Bbyellow rose
that the Aboy put in his Dhair
And Gmout of the forest, the Dmsnow it did fall,
the Fmcreature held the boy Cmaway from the storm
as Ebmout of the snow appeared an Bbempty platform,
and they Awaited patiently for a Dtrain.
[Verse 6]
From Gmfar in the distance a Dmtrain did arrive
with a Fmthousand polar bears Cmpassengers inside,
the Ebmcreature said to the boy "are you Bbready for the ride"
and the Aboy said "yes I think I Dam"
So they Gmsped through the hills and over Dmmountains they did go,
over old Fmwooden bridges Cmwithered from the cold
and the Ebmboy stared out of the Bbwindow
and sAmiled at all he could Dsee
They Gmtravelled through the desert Dmto the setting sun,
over Fmstreams and rivers to Cmwhere it all begun,
and through the Ebmwind and the rain until the Bbdays were done,
they Arode through the Dland
[Verse 7]
GmAll of a sudden, the Dmtrain it did stop,
the Fmcreature said to the boy "this is Cmwhere we both get off",
and all the polar Ebmbears climbed to the Bbtop of the train
to Awave their goodDbyes
Now Gmalone, they walked through a Bbfeatureless land,
no Fmblade of grass, no Cmgrain of sand
and Ebmon the horizon a Bbgreat sea did stand
and the Acreature said " this is where I must Dgo"
And Gmat the waters edge, Dmnothing more was said,
the Fmboy looked at the creature, not a Cmsingle tear was shed,
and the Ebmcreature laid his hand upon the Bbboys head,
and Agave him a wink of his Deye
The Gmcreature turned around and walked Dmslowly to the sea,
to Fmgo to a place where forCmever he would be,
and with Ebmone great leap he Bbleapt into sea
and in the Ablink of an eye he was Dgone.
The Gmboy stood still, Dmalone now on the shore,
he Fmstared into the distance and Cmhoped there would be more,
and the Ebmyellow rose it Bbfell to the floor
and Adrifted away on the Dwind.
[Outro]
Gm Dm Fm Cm Ebm A D Gm D F C Eb Bb A Dm Bb
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