Key: G
Introduction: E B7 G#7 G7 F#m7 E6
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Faraway places with strange-sounding names
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Far away over the sea
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Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names
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Are calling, calling me
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Goin' to China, or maybe Siam
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I want to see for myself
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Those far-away places I've been reading about
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In a book that I took from the shelf
Bridge
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I start getting restless whenever I hear
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The whistle of a train
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I pray for the day I can get underway
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And look for those castles in Spain
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They call me a dreamer well, maybe I am
F#m B7
But I know that I'm burning to see
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Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names
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Calling, calling me
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