Driving Ali Through Mining Towns
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[Verso 1]
C
You tell it to me straight
And you ask me to go with you
F
You are moving away
And I am going to miss you
Am
It is new to me,
G
This type of letting go
F
I am unprepared
[Pré-Refrão]
C
I'll drive you accross the desert
Through the dusty mining towns
F
And we'll find that outback highway,
And sand the edges down
Am
Until the storm cloud breaks
G
And we hit the ocean
F
And I will leave you there
[Refrão]
C
Goodbye Alio,
F
Goodbye my Alio,
G
Goodbye to this bright love, you leave me all aglow
C
Go well Alio,
F
Go boldly, Alio
G F G
My heart, for now, is yours to carry freely where you go
[Verso 2]
C
We came out of season
We came here when it's quieter
F
I hold your hand in public
And we feel like outsiders
Am
And we hear ghosts of warnings
G
That we get all types
F
Out on this road
[Pré-Refrão]
C
And that night we met Pete
Beneath a darkened ridge,
F
And I wanna keep to ourselves
But this man has a fridge
Am
And Peter cools our beers
G
And listens to us singing,
F
And thats all Peter knows
[Refrão]
C
Goodbye Alio,
F
Goodbye my Alio,
G
Goodbye to this bright love, you leave me all aglow
C
Go well Alio,
F
Go boldly, Alio
G F G
My heart, for now, is yours to carry freely where you go
[Verso 3]
C
I take a lot for granted
My hard times have been few
F
And early on there were too many times I overlooked you
Am
But I see you know,
G
So clearly,
F
I see a lot of you
[Pré-Refrão]
C
And when you come back to Melbourne
You leave someone behind
F
Maybe I am in some other place
With some fella on my mind
Am
I hope we tell each other then
G
I hope we speak from time to time
F
But for now
Dm G
I do not know how to leave you
[Refrão]
C
Goodbye Alio,
F
Goodbye my Alio,
G
Goodbye to this bright love, you leave me all aglow
C
Go well Alio,
F
Go gently, Alio
G F G
My heart, for now, is yours to carry freely where you go
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The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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