South Atlantic Blues chords by Scott Fagan

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You know the islands are a perfect place
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for going away
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Life's so easy there,
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you live from day to day
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to day to day
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A father of missions,
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he once walked proud and tall
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He must have seen too many Christians,
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cause now he's very small
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The poor man's got no gods  at all
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Not counting alcohol
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Not counting alcohol
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Is lands are a per
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fect place
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Life's so easy there, you live
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From day to day, to day, to day
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She lives in the alley,
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The hope gone from her eye.
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Her dress is torn and  dirty,
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Loving lips are cracked and dry.
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She sits and cries, my life's a  lie
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Her children think she's died
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Children think she's died
You say that's news,
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I've got news for you
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And South At lantic blues
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South Atlantic blues
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She stands by the seaside,
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my love, she waits for me
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And I can't help her as she wonders,
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how long will it be?
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I told her once we would be free
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from Charlotte Amelie
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From Charlotte Amelie
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Charlotte Amelie
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Charlotte Amelie
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Charlotte Amelie
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Charlotte Amelie
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You know the islands are a perfect place
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for go ing away
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Life's so easy there
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You live from day to day
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Day to day, day day
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Day to day
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Day to day