Refugees Chords by Van Der Graaf Generator

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[C] North was [G] somewhere years ago [Am] and _ cold
_ _ [F] _ Ice locked the people's hearts [Dm] and made them [G] old
_ _ _ [C] South was birthed to pleasant lands but [Am] dry
_ _ I [F] _ walked the water's depths [Dm] and played my mind
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C]
East was dawn [G] coming alive in the [Am] golden sun
_ _ _ [F] _ The winds came gently, [Dm] several heads became one
In [G] _
_ [C] the summertime though august [Am] people sneered
_ _ _ [F] We were at peace and [Dm] we cheered
[G] We _ _ [C] walked for a long, sometimes hand in hand
[Am] Between the thin lines of Kingston and Sand _
Smiling and angry peacefully, we [Am] began to notice that we could be free
And [G] we drove _ [G] together [F] to _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
the west
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ West is [G] where old days will someday [Am] _ end
_ _ [G] Where the colours [F] turn from grey to gold and [Dm] you can be with the friends
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[C] _ And light [G] breaks the golden clouds [Am] above
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[F] _ _ West is Mike and Susie, west is where [Dm] I love
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[C] Now we're refugees, _ [G] walking away [Am] from the life we _ _ _ [G] think we do most [F] say
_ _ Nowhere to stay, now [D] we're alone
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] We're refugees, _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ [Am] tied up with string
[D] Nothing to think, it [F] doesn't mean a thing
But we'll be happy _ [Dm] on our _ _ _ _ [G] _ own
[C] _ _ West is Mike [G] and Susie, west [Am] _ _ is where _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ I love
West is refugees [Dm] _ home
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] We're _ refugees, [G] carrying all we own in our [Am] own bed
And straying [G] to think it doesn't [F] mean a thing
We can be happy [Dm] on our _ _ [G] own
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] East walking, _ _ [Am] _
stepping on love
Nothing [C] to do, [F] no say, and there's nowhere to stay
We're truly [Dm] alone
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