Beach House - The traveller

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fading out

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^FWhen I come home ^CmYou're just lying there ^FFace against the wall ^CmNever had a care ^{Eb C#maj7}

I am just a traveller^F# There's no light in this roo^Bbm And the body's aching at ^Fnight

Would I be acting ^Cmup If i said it's not enou^Fgh ^{Cm Eb}

Who knows who else who is wit^C#maj7h No one is with the travell^F#er There's a light in my eye^Bbs

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x 2 And a future invisible now

^FHeard it's your birthday ^CmCandles in a row ^FBetter blow them quick ^CmBefore they're melting on the floor ^{Eb C#maj7}

You were never a traveller^F# There's no light in your roo^Bbm And the bodies don't ache in the ^Fnight

Would I be acting ^Cmup If i said not that mu^Fch ^{Cm Eb}

Who else would do ^C#maj7anything for the traveller ^F# There's a light in her eye^Bbs

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x 2 And a future visible touch

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x 2 Eb C#maj7 F# Bb

^FI was looking out of the ^Cmwindow at the sky ^FStarless vigil of a ^Cmlife that has gone by ^FSaturn turning and I ^Cmfeel there's not much more ^FFor a vision of the ^Cmnight turn off your light