Oracle Of The Maritimes

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[Verse 1]
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I planned a dream inside a dream

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With your uncle

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A fisherman who died
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The oracle of the maritimes

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Too cloudy to see fireworks
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We would ride
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A chest of drawers into the waves
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His granite hand held mi-i-i-ine

[Transition 1]

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I asked him how to tell you
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How much I could love you
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'Cause I've never been so sure of anything

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[Verse 2]
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Sometimes I feel so beautiful
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It's strange for a tomboy
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Bruises up her legs
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Your big hand holds my fa-ay-ay-ayce

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Sometimes I feel so ugly
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I'm afraid, worry nesting in my hair
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Shedding like a Christmas tree
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Surely there's a real woman coming to erase me

[Transition 2]
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There's no way I could tell you
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How much I could love you
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'Cause I've never been so scared of anything

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[Transition 3]
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And I'm not even wearing underwear
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In no way exotic, I just forgot to
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And I'm too much for people, so I gauge
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And shout my thoughts at you from a distance

[Transition 4]
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That's no way to tell you
Gm
How much I could love you
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Though I've never been so sure of anything

[Break]
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[Outro]
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He let go of my hand
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And passed me an oar
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The oracle of the maritimes
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He said "Come on, sweet girl, let's find you an ocean
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That goes with your ey-ey-ey-eyes"
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He said "Come on, sweet girl, let's find you an ocean
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That goes with your ey-ey-ey-eyes"

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