Key: F major•
Verse 1
the kind of man
Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam
Gm
C
That holds his dreams in,
But that's a secret that only
Verse 2
in the summer,
He thinks the tulips bloom
Verse 3
C
F
but Margaret only sees that sometimes,
Dm
Gm
Sometimes she sees her
C
Bb
F
unborn children in his eye s.
C
Verse 4
F
Gm
C
Let us go to the banks
F
Dm
of the ocean
Gm
C
Where the walls rise above
Gm
C
F
Dm
Long ago, I used to be a young man
F
Verse 5
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes,
His cap and coat are patched
with the love
Verse 6
down down canals
An' calls out to them when
Verse 7
Gm
C
Through unforgiving streets that trip
Dm
Gm
C
Sometimes he thinks he's alone
and he calls her name.
Bb
F
C
Verse 8
F
Gm
C
Let us go to the banks of
F
Dm
the ocean
Gm
C
Where the walls rise above
Gm
Long ago,
C
F
Dm
I used to be a young man
F
Verse 9
The winters whirl the windmills 'round
She winds his muffler tighter
Dm
Gm
And they sit in the kitchen.
Verse 10
calls her name,
She makes the bed up singing
Verse 11
C
F
they sing together in the dark.
Dm
Gm
C
The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret
Bb
F
Gm
blows the candle out.
F
Verse 12
Gm
C
F
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Dm
Gm
C
Where the walls rise above
Gm
Long ago,
C
F
Dm
I used to be a young man
Bb
F
Gm
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ChordsF Gm C Dm Bb
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