Key: D
Introduction:
E
Chords
D4
D(add9) (xxx23o)
D D4 DD(9)
Jason Mason hears the sound
D E
The whistle blows in Congotown
G A D
and the mail boat's in
G A D
Mail boat's in
D D4 D
Brings him things from oh so far
D E
Old magazines and Snickers bars
G A
A simple man
G A
A simple land
G A G A
The world's to big to understand
D G D G D
Be good and you will be lonesome
D G A
Be lonesome and you will be free
D G D
Live a lie and you'll live to regret it
D G D A
That's what living is to me
A G A D
That's what living is to me
On a timeless beach in Hispanola
Em Bm
In the far off regions the foreign legions
G A
Keep the thieves and the predators at bay
Em Bm
While closer to home, some bad boys still roam
G A
The streets aren't safe, so give it one more day
A G
One more day
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