portland town chords by Schooner Fare

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I see the light, across the bay
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I see the light, not far away
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And I hear music all around
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I'm getting close to Portland town
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So mother, won't you make my bed?
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I see the light of Portland Head
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I see the light, I'm coming 'round
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I'm coming home, to Portland town
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Some years ago, out on my own
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I set a course for parts unknown
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Leaving behind old friend and foe
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Needing to find what I've come to know
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As I watch the islands fade away
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And bid farewell to Casco Bay
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Though it's been years
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and years since then
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My heart has brought
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me home again
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I see the light, across the bay
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I see the light, not far away
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And I hear music all around
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I'm getting close to Portland town
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So mother, won't you make my bed?
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I see the light of Portland Head
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I see the light, I'm coming 'round
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I'm coming home, to Portland town
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Of all the places I  could go
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She's still the fairest port I know
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She works the sea, and tills the farms
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And holds her children in her arms
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No place to go, no prouder past
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Here comes the future full at last
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Here comes that beacon 'cross the sky
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And when I hold my head up high
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I see the light, across the bay
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I see the light, not far away
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And I hear music all around
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I'm getting close to Portland town
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So mother, won't you make my bed?
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I see the light of Portland Head
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I see the light, I'm coming 'round
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I'm coming home, to Portland town
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I  see the light across the bay
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I see the light, not far away
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And I hear music all around
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I'm getting close to Portland town
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So mother, won't you make my bed?
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I see the light of Portland Head
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I see the light, I'm coming 'round
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I'm coming home, to Portland town
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I'm coming home...
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To Portland town