Key: E major
Verse 1
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B
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We were talking about how
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all the years go by,
B
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People and places and
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D#m
the march of time,
B
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D#m
B
Only memories can take
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us back there again
Verse 2
B
Like the day on the boat,
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beneath a clear blue sky,
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When out of the sea they
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D#m
came to jump and fly,
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D#m
Now I under stand why
B
my friend said,
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"Dolphins make us cry"
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Verse 3
B
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'Cause this was pure joy the way
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they laughed and played,
G#m
Skipping and a-dancing through
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through the ocean waves,
B
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C#
Ddim
D#m
It was pure joy for all to see,
B
So why can't we,
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B
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more often feel that joy of living?
Verse 4
B
And we were talking about
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how in the days gone by,
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We would believe that all
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our dreams could fly,
B
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D#m
But they fade away,
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like sunset out of the sky
Verse 5
B
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And I was there in a garden
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where the children play,
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Hearing them singing on
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a summer's day,
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D#m
B
Made me realize how soon we
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lose that innocence inside
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Verse 6
B
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'Cause this was pure joy the way
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they laughed and played,
G#m
Skipping and a-dancing
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on on that sunny day,
B
F#
C#
Ddim
D#m
It was pure joy for all to see,
B
So why can't we,
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B
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more often feel that joy of living?
Verse 7
B
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C#
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G#m
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(Purejoy,
B
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D#m
pure joy)
Verse 8
B
So why can't we,
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B
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more often feel that joy of living?
B
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Sheer joy of living,
B
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that joy of living:
Verse 9
B
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'Cause it was pure joy
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B
(thejoy of living),
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Pure joy (the joy of living),
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C#
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B
It was pure joy (thejoy of living),
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Pure joy, that joy of living.
Outro 1
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