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Am I never wanted to be the chief of anything
F So it was singing in the church for me
Am Behind the organ was as close as I'd ever be
Dm There was a woman that I knew before
Am She was in Auckland, she was spoken for
Dm My hair was short, my skin was brown
Am I did construction work from town to town
F There were things we did and should not have done
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Verse 2F I fell in love, it was the '90s, you see
Am I met a woman across the Tasman in '83
F And we settled down and raised a couple kids
Am But I couldn't bring myself to tell 'em what I did
Dm I hope that one day if they find my sons
F They'll tell 'em everything that I've become
Dm And I will hold it 'til my dying breath
AmWhen I tend the garden, I will think of them
F But my youngest kid, he can't shut his mouth
Am I guess it won't be long 'til the truth is out
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InterludeYou know, with your dad
He had his reasons
You know, to, to leave the island
Go to New Zealand, to go to Australia
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