Key: Ab major
Intro 1
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D
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Verse 1
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running out on the ocean
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F#m
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Dolphins are playing out on the sea
Bring the gold home,
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the wife, dog, and children
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E
D
A
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nevermore roam
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Born of a wealthy Carolina family
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F#m
Like sheep and all that he took to the sea
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D
Working the oceans,
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fisherman on the working the oceans,
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searching for gold
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Dolphins are playing out on the sea
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Brang the gold home and never
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more home.
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Heard of a gold mine down in Ja maica,
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F#m
Said his farewell to fam
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Knew it was his, was there for the taking,
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Only mistake was the man in his plan.
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Fish they are running out on hills,
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Dolphins are playing out on the sea.
Bring the gold home,
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the wife, dog, and children
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E
D
A
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nevermore alone
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Late it was running down in Jamaica,
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Later a lawman held him in the grass,
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Held up his hands, I'll not go running,
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Held up his hands and was shot in the brain,
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out on the ocean
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Dolphins are playing out on the sea
Bring the gold home,
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the wife, dog and children
F#m
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D
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never more
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Lies on the island down dark
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forgotten his name
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Lies on the floor with life now behind him
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Wife, dog and children take a break
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D
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on the ocean
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F#m
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Dolphins are playing out on the sea
Bring the gold home,
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E
the wife, dog and children
F#m
E
D
A
E
nevermore roam you
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