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C G F C Am Em F C F C C G The whistle blows across the town. F C I hear it takes you back in time Am Em When men and women worked away F C And cleared the draggers night and day. C G The whistle blew and time stood still. F C My dad would hear that whistle drone Am Em F C F C "Help him find his way back home." C G She's steaming out 'the ship of dreams' F C Hoping to come across anything. Am Em Keep on trucking ol' make and break F C As seagulls wait upon the wake. C G Lift the anchor, set the course F C Old fishermen with their hands of stone. Am Em F C "Help them find their way back home." F G C Back home is like a dream. F G Am I think you know just what I mean. F G You grow up fast and then you're gone. C C/B Am You stay away for much too long. F G Am You awake to find that you're all alone. F G C You walk the winding road back home. F G C F G F C G Do you think they'll wash away, F C The rolling hills of Rocky Bay, Am Em The rugged shoals far off the shore, F C And Francis Samson's corner store. C G I guess some things will never change. F C I feel like I'm all alone. Am Em F C "Help me find my way back home." F G C Back home is like a dream. F G Am I think you know just what I mean. F G You grow up fast and then you're gone. C C/B Am You stay away for much too long. F G Am You awake to find that you're all alone. F G C F You walk the winding road back home. C G The whistle blows across the town. F C I hear it takes you back in time