Guitar Capo 4
Intro
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Verse 1
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They met in the summer of 1958,
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A hometown girl with stars in her eyes
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He came from out of town to work in the mill,
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She found what she was looking for
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And he, he found a wife.
Interlude
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Verse 2
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She still remembers those good old days
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Nights filled with laughter and friends
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Drives in the country and nights at the cinema
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She still remembers
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But he, he seems to forget
Chorus
[G] [D]
He’s sitting at the bar of the Railway Hotel,
[G] [A]
He’s sitting with his mates, all alone
[G] [A]
She’s sitting in the Kingswood with a cigarette in hand
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She waits, and remembers all they hoped it would be
Interlude
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Verse 3
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The church bells echoed over town that day
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They both felt the future looked bright
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She still hears those church bells every Sunday morning
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It's all that is left of their dreams; they just echoed away
Interlude
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Chorus
[G] [D]
He’s sitting at the bar of the Railway Hotel,
[G] [A]
He’s sitting with his mates, all alone
[G] [A]
She’s sitting in the Kingswood with a cigarette in hand
[D] [A] [Asus] [G] [A] [D]
She waits, and remembers all they hoped it would be
Instrumental
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Verse 4
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The railway that brought her her man is closed,
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The flour mill is boarded and still
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She’s mourning a friendship that slipped through her fingers
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They took it for granted they’d be happy,
[A] [D]
But I guess they were wrong
Chorus
[G] [D]
He’s sitting at the bar of the Railway Hotel,
[G] [A]
He’s sitting with his mates, all alone
[G] [A]
She’s sitting in the Kingswood with a cigarette in hand
[D] [A] [Asus] [G] [A] [D]
She waits, and remembers all they hoped it would be
[A] [G] [A] [D]
She remembers all she hoped it would be
Outro
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