Venice chords by Rosie Eade

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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To start
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upon scaffolding,
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upon crumbling walls
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And people are all gone
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Forced out by a rising tide
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of wealthy foreign businessmen
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A ghost town of second homes
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Sound assurance calling
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Those left can't afford to go
Waves crashing,
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eager to reclaim
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Centuries of ingenuity
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Cross and blades,
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just hold them back
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But not without the tourist industry
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San Michel is calling,
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but those left can't afford
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to go
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Millionaire lovers fly over for the night
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A gondola beneath the stars
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Meanwhile all around,
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then the sea levels rise
St. Mark's Square
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sinks beneath the waves
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St. Michelle is calling
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But those left can't afford to go
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St. Michelle is calling
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Yeah, but those left can't
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afford to go
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Beside, upon, scaffolding,
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upon crumbling walls