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[Verse 1] A forgotten [Am]whisper scream[F]s at me now [C]So [Dm]that I [F]don't forget [Am]how to sit like a [Dm]child on [F]my mother's knee [Am]How dare that [F]child be m[Am]e And it's trot-trot to to [F]Bo ston And [Verse 2] [Am] trot-trot to to [F]Lynn And [Am]trot all the way [F]home again But [Am]don't let me fall [F]in [Verse 3] 'Cause I'm slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]leg [G]s (l[F]eg[Am]s)[F] So [Am]race me up the [Verse 4] [F]loft Up the [Am]lad der until I get l[F]ost And let [Am]you be an arm's length [F]away So you can [Am]wake me and tell me of the [F]day [Am]'Causeit's trot-trot to Bo[F]ston And [Verse 5] [Am] trot-trot to to [F]Lynn And [Am]trot all the way [F]home again But [Am]don't let [G]me fall [F]in [Verse 6] 'Cause I'm slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]leg [G]s (l[F]eg[Am]s)[G][F] So [Dm]where are you [Verse 7] [F]going? Did you [Am]follow [F]me? And [Dm]how could you [F]see [G]so well? (so well) [Dm]You were h[F]elpless like a d[C]ove at b[F]ay But [Dm]what did you [F]say when falling [G]out? Did you shout? Did you [Am]shout? [G]Did you oh oh [Am]oh....[F][Am][G] [F][Am][F][Am][F][Am][F] [Verse 8] [Am] [F]'Cause I'm slipping thr[G]ough your leg[Am]s I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]legs I'm [F]slipping [G]through your [Am]leg [G]s[F][Am][G] [Verse 9] [F]So whe[Dm]re are you goi[F]ng? Did you [Am]follow [F]me? And [Dm]how could you [F]see so [G]well? (so well) [Dm]You were h[F]elpless like a d[C]ove at b[F]ay [Dm]But what did you s[F]ay when falling [G]out? Did you [Dm]shout? [G]Did you sho[Dm]ut? Did you oh [G]oh....[C][Dm][F][Am][G] [F]And the way[Am] it [Verse 10] [F]goes And I [Am]can't re[G]mem[Am] ber And the [Dm]way it g[F]oes And I [Am]can't remember And [G]the way it [F]goes [Am]And I can't remember And the way it [F]goes And I [Am]can't remember And the [G]way it [F]goes [Am]And I can't re[G]mem[F]ber[Am] And the way it [F]goes [Am]And I can't [Dm]re m[Am]em ber
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