Haul Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I was born in Te Awamutu, 25th of
June 1952
Ten pounds of boy
Haul [Am]away, haul [G]away, haul [Am]away
My mother and father[G]'s pride and joy
Richard and Mary, drink to [Am]my journey
Haul [G]away
I left home at the [Am]age

[Verse 2]
of thirteen
[G]Went to boarding school
on a scholarship
Small fish, big sea
Haul [Am]away, haul [G]away, haul [Am]away
No more [G]happy childhood
[Am]days for me
Catholic condition
[G]Strength thru exhaustion
Haul [Am]away
[G]At

[Verse 3]
21, I was thirsting for experience
[Am]And my b[G]rain w[Am]as
[G]about to burst
Stare at [Am]the r[G]ug

[Verse 4]
[Am]Haul [G]awa[Am]y, haul awa[G]y,
haul [Am]away[G]
[Am]That novel approach
[G]worked like a [Am]drug
[G]Nothing was [C]different[G][Am]
[G]Everything [Am]changed [G]the[Am]n
Haul away
[G][Am][G]

[Verse 5]
Years ago in [Am]an Au[G]ck[Am]land flat[G]
[Am]this [G]odyssey beg[Am]an[G]
Motivates me still,
Northward I'm bound
[Am]Haul away, haul [G]away, haul [Am]away
[G]Ambition has lost me friends and time
Young men are [Am]waiting,
[G]lapping [Am]at m[G]y heels[Am]
Haul away
[G][Am][G]

[Verse 6]
Now I'm having [Am]a nervous bre[G]akdown
But my [Am]mates [G]will see [Am]that
[G]I don't go [Am]down[G]
Love goes all wrong
Haul [Am]away, haul [G]away, haul away
[Am]It's [G]all we can do to [G]car[Am]ry on
[G]Everyone has [Am]their [G]own
[G]lit[G]tle sto[Am]ry
Haul [G]away
[Am]