[Intro] G F G Am G F G [Verse] F G Am Little did I think when the judge first spoke G F G Those awful words to me F G Am That I would feel again the cold winds blow G F G Em And a heart would beat in 'Babbacombe' Lee [Verse] Am C I was born to lead a life of sorrow Am Em Friends hang their heads in shame G F G Am Growing tired and weary of the morrow G F G Tortured by my terrible name [Verse] F G Am When I was fifteen, my father called to me G F G Saying, "Now you are a man and all men work F G Am There's a lady and they say her name's Miss Keyes G F G Em Her pony's very old, it needs a nurse" [Verse] Am C For eighteen months I worked for her at Hadley Glen Am Em She was like a mother to me Am C But time goes slowly when you're thinking wishfully Am G Of all the other places to be [Verse] F G Am There were boats drifting in the harbour G F G There were sailors talking in the town F G Am That's the life for a boy who wants to wander G F G For a man who doesn't want to settle down
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