restless farewell chords by Mark Knopfler
Verse 1
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Oh all the money
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that in my whole life I did spend,
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Be it mine right or wrongfully,
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I let it slip gladly past the hands of
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my friends
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To tie up the time
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most forcefully.
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But the bottles are done,
We've killed each one
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And the table's full and over
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flowed.
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And the corner sign
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Says it's closing time,
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So I'll bid farewell and be
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down the road.
Verse 2
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Oh ev'ry girl that ever I've touched,
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I did not do it harmfully.
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And ev'ry girl that ever I've hurt,
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I did not do it knowin'ly.
But to remain as friends and make amends
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You need the time and
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stay behind.
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And since my feet are now fast
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And point away from the past,
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I'll bid farewell and be
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down the line.
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Verse 3
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Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced,
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The cause was there before we came.
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And ev'ry cause that ever I fought,
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I fought it full without regret or shame.
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But the dark does die
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As the curtain is drawn and
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somebody's eyes
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Must meet the dawn.
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And if I see the day
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I'd only have to stay,
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So I'll bid farewell in the night
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and be gone.
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Oh, ev'ry
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thought that's strung
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a knot in my mind,
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I might go insane if it couldn't
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be sprung.
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But it's not to stand naked un
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der unknowin' eyes,
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It's for myself and my friends
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my stories are sung.
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But the time ain't tall,
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Yet on time you depend an
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d no word is possessed
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By no special friend.
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And though the line is cut,
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It ain't quite the end,
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I'll just bid farewell till we
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meet again.
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Verse 5
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Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
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To disgrace, distract,
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and bother me.
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And the dirt of gossip blows
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into my face,
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And the dust of rumors covers me.
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick,
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It can pierce through dust no
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matter how thick.
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So I'll make my stand
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And remain as I am
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And bid farewell and not
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give a damn.
restless farewell
Mark Knopfler
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