Standard tuning, Capo 2
Chords
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C x3505x
Cm9 x3x43x
G/B x2x03x
Asus x0x00x
C/G 3x201x
F6 1x201x
C/F 1x021x
Gsus 3x353x
G6 3x343x
E/G# 4x21xx
Am7 x2x01x
F xx355x
F6(2) xx353x
Eadd9 x0405x
A7sus4 x0403x
D/F# 2xx23x
D/F 1xx23x
Am x02210
G6 3x000x
C/E xx301x
C x3x01x
Dm7 x57x5x
F 1x32xx
Intro
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C Cm9 x4
Verse 1
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C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6
When Au -gust winds are turn-ing
C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus4 G6
The fishing boats set out u-pon the sea
E/G# Am7 G/B C
I watch 'til they sail out of sight
F2 F6(2) Gsus4 G6
The winter follows soon
E/G# Am7 G/B C
I watch them drawn in-to the night
Eadd9 A7sus4 Gsus4 G6
Be-neath the August moon
Verse 2
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C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6
No one knows I come here
C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6
Some things I don't sha -are
E/G# Am7 G/B C
I can't ex-plain the reasons why
F2 F6(2) Gsus4 G6
It moves me close to tears
E/G# Am7 G/B C
Or something in the season's change
Eadd9 A7sus4 Gsus4 G6
Will find me wandering here
Verse 3
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C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6
And in my pub -lic mo -ments
C G/B Asus C/G D/F# D/F
I hear the things I say but they're not me
G6 E/G#
Per-haps I'll know be-fore I die
Am7 C/E
Ad-mit that there's a reason why
C F G6 Dm7 Am C/G D/F#
I count the boats re-turning to the sea
C F G6 Dm7 C
I count the boats re-turning to the sea
G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6
Verse 4
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C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6
And in my pri -vate mo -ments
C G/B Asus C/G D/F# D/F
I drop the mask that I've been forced to wear
G6(2) E/G#
But no-one knows this secret me
Asus C/E
Where albeit un-consciously
C F G6 Dm7 Am C/G D/F#
I count the boats re-turning from the sea
C F G6 Dm7 C
I count the boats re-turning from the sea
Cm9 C Cm9 C Cm9 C Cm9 C
Oooh oooh oooh
Cm9 C Cm9 C Cm9 C
Oooh oooh oooh
