Key: G
Introduction:
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
I set my sails for the New South Wales
G D7/F# C
Trying to get ahead of the sun
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
The day I left for the New South Wales
Em C
You said, ?Babe, don?t forget where you?re from.?
Em C
You said, ?Babe, don?t forget where you come from.?
G D7/F# C
verse 2
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
Wading in the water on the Scarborough Beach
G D7/F# C
Taking pictures of my feet in the sand
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
I should be writing you a letter from the Scarborough beach
Em C
Saying, ?Babe, you won?t believe where I am.?
Em C
Saying, ?Babe, you won?t believe where I am.?
G D7/F# C
verse 3
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
Stopping on the highway at the side of the road
G D7/F# C
Staring at a whole new set of stars
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
I go where I go and I do what I?m told
Em C
But it?s easy to forget who you are
Em C
But it?s easy to forget who you are
Bridge
G D7/F# Em C
Oh, you read my mind
G D7/F# Em C
Your beauty can leave me blind
G D7/F# Em C
The truth can be cruel and so unkind
Bm C
But I can?t lie to you
Bm C
Sometimes I get so blue
Bm C D G
I don?t want anything to do with myself
Solo
Em C
verse 4
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
I set my sights on my front porch light
G D7/F# C
Trying to shake this feeling that took hold
G D7/F# Em C D7/F#
Dreaming that you?re leaving on the front porch light
Em C
Maybe turning lead into gold
Em C
Maybe turning lead into gold
Outro
F C F C F C G
Singing, ?Shine on, shine on, shine on traveling light?
F C F C G F C
Sing a song, sing it for all the right reasons tonight