Chords for Rhonda Blundon - Memories That Last

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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] Sprays _ of salt water _ [F] are the things that [C] I hold dear. _ _
Dotted ragged shorelines [F] with lobster [Dm] pot _ boys.
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_ Landscaped with seaweed, _ _ [F] _
fresh, foamy [C] _ _ lines. _ _
_ _ [G] Willow _ battered beaches _ [F] and old [C] rugged rocks.
_ [G] _ Pieces of _ driftwood [F] that broke from [C] the dust.
My mind takes me back [F] to my home far [Dm] but near.
_ [G] These _ are the memories _ [F] I'll always [C] hold _ dear. _ _ _ _ _
Fishing boats gather, _ _ [F] _
seagulls take [Dm] their scar.
[G] The nets are being _ hauled [F] and a few [C] lobster cars. _ _
Kids are skimming beaches _ [F] for _ _ [Dm] seashells and _ glass.
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Driftwood and bottles, _ [F] their _ [C] treasures at _ _ last.
_ _ [G] _ Willow battered beaches _ [F] and _ old [C] rugged rocks.
_ [G] _ _ Pieces of driftwood [F] that broke from [C] the dust.
My mind takes me _ back [F] to my home [Dm] far but near.
_ [G] _ These are the memories _ [F] I'll always [C] hold dear.
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Mama always told me _ [F] to keep my [C] memories near.
_ [G] Always keep inside your heart [F] the things that you [C] hold dear.
For every day that you wake up [F] and see the green, [Dm] green grass.
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Take a deep breath and keep in mind [F] the _ memories [C] at the _ _ last.
[Am] _ [G] Like willow _ battered beaches _ [F] with old [C] rugged rocks.
[G] Those _ pieces of driftwood [F] that broke from [C] the dust.
My mind takes me _ back [F] to my home [Dm] far but near.
_ _ [G] These _ are the memories _ [Dm] I'll always [C] hold _ dear.
_ _ _ [G] Yes, these are the memories _ [F] I'll always [C] hold _ dear. _
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