American Wake chords by
Black 47
Black 47

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Key: G major
Verse 1
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Open up the door,
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she's standin' there
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With the smile in her eyes
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but the grey in her hair
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Betrays the fact you strayed
far from home
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With your drinkin', your smokin',
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your whorin' around
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Sit down by the fire,
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put your feet on the grate
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Spend the night reminiscin'
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'til the hour grows late
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Always remember at the
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end of the day...
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You can always go home... You just
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G

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can't stay.
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Then it's off to the pub for
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to see your old mates
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Ah, they all look older,
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but nothin' has changed
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And you drink 'til you're nearly
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out of your head
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"Hey, what are ya's all doin'
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snakin' off to bed?"
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Then you're outside her flat
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but she's no longer there
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And the tears scald your eyes
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as you think of her hair
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In the photo they sent you
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of her wedding day
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You can always go home... You just
Interlude 2
can't stay.
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Verse 3
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Then you see her at mass
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with the kids at her side
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And it all comes back in the blink of an eye
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The tears and the laughter,
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the love and the lies
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And that dress she wore the night
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you said goodbye
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Then her husband says "it's
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good to have you back"
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And she smiles for a moment
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and squeezes your hand
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But you know what she's thinkin',
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she doesn't have to say
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You can always go home... You just
can't stay.
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Verse 4
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And you swear to yourself
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time and time again
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It was all in the past,
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she don't mean anything
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Now your life is full of laughter and bars
What did you leave behind,
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just the sun... The moon... And the stars.
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Then it's up in the mornin'
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at the crack of dawn
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With your stomach churnin',
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she says "C'mon now Sean,
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You'll be late for the plane,"
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but that crack in her voice
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Betrays the fact that you
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made your choice
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A long time ago,
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now there's no turnin' back
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'Cause last night you had
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your American wake
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G

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And the bells are still ringin',
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can't you hear what they say
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You can always go home... You just
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can't stay.
Interlude 3
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Verse 5
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Say goodbye
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Say goodybe
Say goodbye,
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in the wind and the pourin' rain...
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One last drink
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One last drink
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One last drink at Shannon airport,
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then you're outta here,
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History around here,
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catch you again next year...
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Landin' at Kennedy
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Landin'at Kennedy
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Landin'at Kennedy, all you feel is the pain,
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But it's too late, 'cause last night you had,
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you had, you had your
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Amer
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