Key: G
Introduction: E A E A E A E A
E A
At two fish creek they come to meet
E A B
Weathered and edged by the summer heat
B
The sun is always in their eyes
G#m E
They hold their glasses like a prize
E A
On a clouded fair and gin they dine
E A B
They're always losing track of time
B
A swampy mangrove paradise
G#m E
They import everything that's nice
E A
Comfort is a word rarely heard
E A B
Wages are transient they look
B
For opportunity to grow
G#m E
The better times they never show
E F#m B
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh
E F#m B
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh
E A
By now their dreams have all been dreamt
E A B
All of their money has been spent
B
The crashing surf upon the ground
G#m E
And no one ever hears a sound
E A
A life of middling at best
E A B
Put that pro-touch-up to a rest
B
Was it a choice they do not know
G#m E
The better times they never show
E F#m B
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh
E F#m B
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh
E F#m
Paradise is all around
B
But happiness is never found
E F#m
Paradise is all around
B
But happiness is never found
E F#m B
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh
E F#m B
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh