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Turn The Compass Round

Heather Nova
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D-DU-UDU
We  sailed east in summer  on the Azores high
For  days I felt a silence in my soul
We  headed south in winter to  the trade winds
 Like a heartbeat,  I could feel the ocean roll
My  mother taught me how  to be strong
My  father showed me how to carry  on
 Now I turn  the compass round, and head  out on the ocean
 I turn  the compass round, and head  out on the sea
 Cause I've made  my way, I've walked this world
 I've tried  to be a better girl
 I've held  my head up, held my own
 Now all  I wanna be is home
Sometimes  I think I'm never  gonna find
 A sweetness  that I knew when I was young
And  in this faded photograph  it seems
 Like everything  is shining in the sun
My  mother taught me how  to be free
My  father showed me how to live  the dream
 Now I turn  the compass round, and head  out on the ocean
 I turn  the compass round, and head  out on the sea
 Cause I've made  my way, I've walked this world
 I've tried  to be a better girl
 I've held  my head up, held my own
 Now all  I wanna be is home,  is home,  is home
 I've made  my way, I've walked this world
 I've tried  to be a better girl
 I've held  my head up, held my own
 Now all  I wanna be is home
 I've made  my way, I've walked this world
 I've tried  to be a better girl
 I've held  my head up, held my own
 Now all  I wanna be is home,  is home,  is home
 End on A

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Readable chord sheet for Turn The Compass Round by Heather Nova

[A] [A] [A] [A]

[A]We sailed east in sum[Bm]mer on the Azores high

[D]For days I felt a silence in my [A]soul

[A]We headed south in winter [Bm]to the trade winds

Like a [D]heartbeat, I could feel the ocean [A]roll

[D]My mother taught me [Bm]how to be strong

[Cm]My father showed me how to [D]carry on

Now I [A]turn the compass round, and [D]head out on the ocean

I [A]turn the compass round, and [D]head out on the sea

Cause I've [Bm]made my way, I've walked this world

I've [Cm]tried to be a better girl

I've [D]held my head up, held my own

Now [E]all I wanna be is [A]home  [A]

[A]Sometimes I think I'm [Bm]never gonna find

A [D]sweetness that I knew when I was [A]young

[A]And in this faded [Bm]photograph it seems

Like [D]everything is shining in the [A]sun

[D]My mother taught me [Bm]how to be free

[Cm]My father showed me how to [D]live the dream

Now I [A]turn the compass round, and [D]head out on the ocean

I [A]turn the compass round, and [D]head out on the sea

Cause I've [Bm]made my way, I've walked this world

I've [Cm]tried to be a better girl

I've [D]held my head up, held my own

Now [E]all I wanna be is [A]home, is [Bm]home, is [Cm]home  [D]       [E]

I've [Bm]made my way, I've walked this world

I've [Cm]tried to be a better girl

I've [D]held my head up, held my own

Now [E]all I wanna be is [Bm]home [Cm]      [D]          [E]

I've [Bm]made my way, I've walked this world

I've [Cm]tried to be a better girl

I've [D]held my head up, held my own

Now [E]all I wanna be is [A]home, is [A]home, is [A]home

End on A

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