Rab Noakes - Eat neuk misfortune

I ^Gchased a dream all ^Fday__, ^Cwatching it fly in the^G air____ I chased it clean a^Fway__, and I ^Ccan't find it any^Gwhere____ I ^Cnever saw one familiar ^Gface____ And I'm ^Cwondering just what's wrong with this^G place____

I wandered into the ^FEast on ^Cearly closing ^Gday____ Looking for the ^Fones who de^Ccided that they would ^Gstay____ ^CAll of my friends should be here ^Gsoon____ But I'm ^Ctired of travelling and my piano's out of ^Gtune____ ^C

I don't know why I'm here or ^Gwhat I expect to find___ ^C Maybe I'm looking for ^Dsomething that I might have left behind

I ^Gchased a dream all ^Fday__, ^Cwatching it fly in the^G air____ I chased it clean a^Fway__, and I ^Ccan't find it any^Gwhere____ I ^Cnever saw one familiar ^Gface____ And I'm ^Cwondering just what's wrong with this^G place____

Standing on the ^FMain Road, ^Ctake in the view of the^G bay____ Watching where the ^Friver flows, and the ^Csea, it takes it a^Gway____ ^CWatching a fisherman casting his^G line____ And the ^Cpaper mill men working out their ^Gtime____ ^C

I think I'll have to go and ^Gwrite her a letter____ ^C Or maybe I'll telephone, although ^Dyesterday would have been a whole lot better

I ^Gchased a dream all ^Fday__, ^Cwatching it fly in the^G air____ I chased it clean a^Fway__, I've been ^Clooking for it every^Gwhere____ ^CAll of my friends should be here ^Gsoon____ But I'm ^Ctired of travelling and my piano's out of ^Gtune____