Intro
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all in
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In a land without any pity And a sun scorching from the sky
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In the desert, they built a city Sharp as flint that could make you cry
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Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will never die
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Come there with me Come there with me It’s the home of my own mind’s eye
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But the dreamer was never welcome Other lands have their own demands
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Get away boy, you don’t belong here That’s our law and it always stands
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Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will make you cry
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Come there with me Come there with me And they’ll let us in by and by
Em Em
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
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We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
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At the end of this trail of tears
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They asked our dreamer for reams of paper These were the keys that he didn’t own
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They pointed back to the land he came from Said: “Go back there, son ‘cos that’s your home”
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Go back to it Go back to it No future, no life, no hope
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Come there with me Come there with me And you’ll see why I can’t go home
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C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F F G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F F G
At the end of this trail of tears
A A
D A G A
D A G A
And the trail goes on On and on For years and years
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The trail drags on Never ending Trail of tears
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So, the dreamer turns from the city But he asks them before he leaves:
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“Who checked your papers to build this country? Who gave permission for you and not me?”
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Think back on it Think back on it Land is the land and it was always free
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Before you Before you No one had papers, they would simply “be”
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F F G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F F G
At the end of this trail of tears
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F F G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F F G
At the end of this trail of tears
A A
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