F
Gm/C
In a duffle coat
Ab
By the garden fence
Fm
In a picture with his mum
Gm
He shields the bright sun
Bb/C
From his tired face
Gm/C
He winds the film on
Ab
With his finger
Fm
To the last one on the roll
Gm
There's a moment
Bb
When he sees her
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Standing by the washing pole
F C
God willing I will love this day
F C
I've been giving my past away
Eb Gm/D Cm
Now I'm living with the best of me
Bb Ab Gm F
And a picture of what used to be
Gm/C
Going for a bite
Ab
In the local cafe
Fm
Dreaming of the future
Gm Bb/C
Unsure of what it held for me
Gm/C
Hopping off of school
Ab
To sit around and write
Fm
While my parents went to work
Gm
Didn't fancy that
Bb
I was learning
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While they didn't notice me
F C
God willing I will love this day
F C
I've been giving my past away
Eb Gm/D Cm
Now I'm living with the best of me
Bb Ab Gm F
And a picture of what used to be
C/E
The routemaster and the driver
F C/E
Pass the news stand on the corner
Am Cm
Selling the Standard and the News
Bb
It's a memory I won't lose
Gm/C
In the morning
Ab
I would wake up
Fm
The guitar beside my bed
Gm Bb/C
Untouched since I fell asleep
Gm/C
Spinning round and round
Ab
Every single sound
Fm
Getting to the core of me
Gm Bb
Staying with me to this day
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There's nothing that I would change
F C
God willing I will love this day
F C
I've been giving my past away
Eb Gm/D Cm
Now I'm living with the best of me
Bb Ab Gm F
And a picture of what used to be
Eb Gm/D Cm
Now I'm living with the best of me
Bb Ab Gm F Bb6 F7 Bb6 F7
And a picture of what used to be