The Watchmans Gone
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G G
Verse 1
G D C
Just like birds of a feather
G Em
We too have followed the golden sun
G D
It feels so good,
F C G
Knowin' the watchman's gone
Verse 2
G D C
If I give you a rose, buddy
G Em
Would you please bury it in the fields?
G D
I seen a rose
F C G
Watchin' it all fold out
Verse 3
G D C
There's a train down at the station
G Em
It's come to carry my bones away
G D
Two engines on
F C G
Twenty-one coaches long
D
End to end
F C G
Twenty-one coaches bend
G D
The watchman's out
F C G
Kickin' the bums about
Verse 4
G D C
If I wait for the right moment
G Em
You can bet I'll climb aboard unseen
G D
I've done it before
F C G
I know I can do it in my sleep
Chorus
G D
The watchman's out
F C G
Kickin' the bums about
G D
The watchman's out
F C G
Kickin' your dreams about
Solo
G D C
G Em
G D F C
G G
Verse 5
G D C
As I leave you in the sunset
G Em
Got one more nothin' I'd like to say
G D
"You don't know me
F C G
A son of the sea am I"
Verse 6
G D C
As I say to you, my brother
G Em
If you live to follow the golden sun
G D
You better beware
F C G
Knowin' the watchman's always there
Verse 7
G D C
If you find me feedin' daisies
G Em
Please turn my face up to the sky
G D
And leave me be
F C G
Watchin' the moon roll by
D
Whatever I was
F C G
You know it was all because
D
I've been on the town
F C G
Washin' the bullshit down
Chorus
G D
The watchman's out
F C G
Kickin' your dreams about
D
It feels so good
F C G
Knowin' the watchman's gone
D
It's like a song
F C G
Knowin' the watchman's gone
Solo
G D C
G Em
G D F C
G G
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