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Evacuation chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
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This is one of the more recent songs,
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a song I wrote about something hap

pening on Long Island,

although I think it probably has

a bearing on the rest of the country
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as well, if indeed not the world.
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We have a nuclear power plant
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on Long Island

which we've so far blocked from opening.
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D

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Do they have nuclear power this

far west?
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How naive of me.
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Anyhow, it's a place called Shoreham,

and it belongs to the Long Island
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Lighting Company

known as Lilco,

which has assured us,

residents of Long Island,
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that we need not fear any catastrophe
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because, after all, we're the presidents.
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But if anything,
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God forbid, should go wrong,

not to worry
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because we'll all be evacuated
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from Long Island.
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D

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In utter safety and in perfect
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order

apparently, according to them,
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they've run a test and it worked. worked.

So even though I was immensely reassured,

I still felt called upon

to write a little song.

If you're doing up some cookies
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and the whistle starts to blow,
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and the kids are at the movies
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an d you got three feet of snow,

you can jump into the Volvo
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and go find your family,
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then you'll head for

the expressway
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where the going's always free.

For the honchos a little ill cohabit
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till we have a plan

if there's trouble out at Shoreham
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every woman child or man

can be sure of reaching safety
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can come it out of the cold
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not one person will have problems
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if they'll do as they are told

evacuation
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evacuation
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they say we'll all have time

to pack our bags
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and head for safer ground
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evacuation

evacuation
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we might as well prepare to walk across
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Long Island sound.

We are living on an island
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just in case it slipped their minds.

When a person wants to leave it,
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here is what that person finds.

There are just so many bridges,
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there are just so many boats.
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So unless you own a chopper,
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well, I hope your tushy floats.

Evacuation,
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evacuation,
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they say we'll all have time

to pack our bags
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and head for safer ground.
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Evacuation!
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Evacuation!
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We might as well prepare to walk
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across Long Island Sound

Every time it starts to sprinkle
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and the wind begins to blow

First the lights begin to flicker,
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then the power starts to go

As I sit here lighting candles,
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I see Shoreham by the sea
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If they run that like they run this,

then they've seen the
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last of me

Evacuation, evacuation
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They say we'll all have time

to pack our bags
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and head for safer ground
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Evacuation, evacuation
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We might as well prepare to walk
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across Long Island Sound ?

This is for Wally.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Evacuation by Tom Paxton is D major.

The primary chords used in Evacuation are D, A, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Evacuation is approximately 67 beats per minute.

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