Undertow
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Born in a Devonshire seaside town 21 years ago
Failed At school, broken home, you know the scars will show,
My girl Amy just 19, wants to be a nurse,
Says we need skills and if we dont leave well end up somewhere worse
We talk about America, we dream of Spain,
Dont want another winter here, in the English rain,
We long for Australia Ill catch waves all day,
We might have been born here, no way well stay.
When summer comes round, Ill be found, working all along the beach,
Hiring boards putting up chairs, trying to keep our dream in reach,
Staring at the stars Amy and me, soaking the sun warmed ground,
Or lying in the dunes, sand in her hair, as the moon turns round
We talk about America, we dream of Spain,
Dont want another winter here in the English rain,
oooooo Australia well catch waves all day,
We might have been born here, no way well stay
Then one black night my best friend stole a car by the docks,
and If hed seen the London plates, he never would have forced the locks,
He hit the M5 110, laughing as the clock span round,
Left it burning in a cliff top field it lit his way to town
He was almost home but they were waiting either end of his road,
Trapped in the yard at the back of the spar, where the vans and the lorries unload,
I remember sirens flashing lights, I found him left for dead,
Saw Amy at the A&E working all night, through the glass doors shaking her head,
No talk about America, no dreams of Spain,
But hes got another winter now in the English rain,
Whoa Australia never catch waves all day,
You know he was born here, and here hell stay
ooo America, I could learn a trade,
We might make some money there, well have it made,
ooo Australia, we long to go,
but theres another winter now in the undertow
the undertow
(repeated till end; finish on )
From Seaton to Sidmouth,
Exmouth round to Torquay,
Kingsbridge, Salcombe,
Its always the same, same story
In the undertow.
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Readable chord sheet for Undertow by Show Of Hands
[G] [C] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [Em]Born in a Devonshire [G]seaside town [D]21 years a[Csus2]go [Em]Failed At school, [G]broken home, you k[Dsus2]now the scars will [Em]show, [C]My girl Amy jus[G]t 19, w[C]ants to be a nurse[D], Says [C]we need skills and [G]if we dont leave well [D]end up somewhere wo[Em]rse We talk about [C]America, we dream of S[G]pain, Dont want another [D]winter here, in the English rai[G]n, We long for Au[C]stralia Ill catch waves all d[G]ay, We might have been [D]born here, no way well [Em]stay. [Em] [G] [D] [Em] When summer comes round, Ill be found, working all along the beach, Hiring boards putting up chairs, trying to keep our dream in reach, Staring at the stars Amy and me, soaking the sun warmed ground, Or lying in the dunes, sand in her hair, as the moon turns round We talk about America, we dream of Spain, Dont want another winter here in the English rain, oooooo Australia well catch waves all day, We might have been born here, no way well stay [Em] [G] [D] [G] [C] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Em] Then one black night my best friend stole a car by the docks, and If hed seen the London plates, he never would have forced the locks, He hit the M5 110, laughing as the clock span round, Left it burning in a cliff top field it lit his way to town He was almost home but they were waiting either end of his road, Trapped in the yard at the back of the spar, where the vans and the lorries unload, I remember sirens flashing lights, I found him left for dead, Saw Amy at the A&E working all night, through the glass doors shaking her head, No talk about America, no dreams of Spain, But hes got another winter now in the English rain, Whoa Australia never catch waves all day, You know he was born here, and here hell stay ooo America, I could learn a trade, We might make some money there, well have it made, ooo Australia, we long to go, but theres another winter now in the undertow the undertow [G] [C] [D] [C] (repeated till end; finish on [C]) From Seaton to Sidmouth, Exmouth round to Torquay, Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Its always the same, same story In the undertow.