Key: F
Introduction: F/C Bº G7(4) G7
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My girl back home
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I'd almost forgot
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A blue-eyed thing
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I liked her a lot
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We got engaged
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Both families were glad
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And I was told by my uncle and dad
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That if I was clever and able
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They'd make me a part of a partnership
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Cable, Cable
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and Cable
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How far a - way?
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Philadelphia, PA
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Princeton, NJ
Gm6 Am/C C7
How far are they?
Bridge - Cable
F C+/E
From coconut palms
F C+/E
And banyan trees
F C+/E
And coral sands
Dm7 G7 C
And Ton - kin - ese
Dm9 G7 C
How far a - way?
Dm9 C
Little Rock, ARK
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Princeton, NJ
Gm6 Am/C C7
How far away?
Bridge - Cable & Nellie
F C+/E
From coconut palms
F C+/E
And banyan trees
F C+/E
And coral sands
Bridge - Cable
Dm7 G7 C
And Ton - kin - ese