American Tune

Simon & Garfunkel

Tom: C

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Many's the time I've been mistaken, 
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And many times confuse.  
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Yes, and I've often felt forsaken,  
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And certainly misused.  
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Oh, but I'm alright, I'm alright,  
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I'm just weary to my bones.  
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Still, you don't expect to be bright and bonvivant,  
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So far away from home, So far away from home 
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I don't know a soul whose not been battered, 
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I don't have a friend who feels at ease, 
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I don't  know a dream whose not been shattered, 
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Or driven to its knees. 
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Oh, but It's alright, It's alright,  
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For we lived so well so long. 
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Still when I think of the road we're traveling on, 
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I wonder what's gone wrong.  
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I can't help it; I wonder what has gone wrong 
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And I dream I was dying,  
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I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly, 
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And looking back down at me smiled reassuringly. 
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And I dreamed I was flying, 
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And high up above my eyes could clearly see 
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The Statue of Liberty, 
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Sailing away to sea, 
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And I dreamed I was flying. 
 
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We come on the ship they call the Mayflower,  
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We come on the ship that sailed the moon. 
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We come in the age's most uncertain hours, 
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And sing the American Tune. 
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Oh, and it's alright, it's alright,  
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You can be forever blessed. 
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Still tomorrow's gonna be another working day, 
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And I'm trying to get some rest, 
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That's all I'm trying, to get some rest.