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                                          Artist - Harvey Andrews
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                                         Song - Sons And Daughters 
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                                           Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
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G  Em D
G  C G Am D
G  C D G

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VERSE 1
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G                  D
Sons and daughters leaving 
G         C    G
Going far away 
Am       D     G
See them sadly waving 
C                  D
Wishing they could stay 
G                  D
All they see about them 
G            C     G
Darkness and decay 
Am       D         G
Sons and daughters leaving 
      D   G
Going far away 


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VERSE 2
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G              D
Job in South Australia 
G           C   G
Out along a bay 
D                  G
House with half an acre 
C        Em       D
Mortgage they can pay 
G               Em   D
Sandy beach and blue sky 
G                   C    G
Safe for children’s play 
Am     D       G
Job in South Australia 
C   D       G
Out along a bay 


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CHORUS
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C       D      G
Letting go the children 
C       D    G
Telling them goodbye 
Em  C          G
See you in the summer 
C                  G
Yes, I know you’ll try 
C                 G
A better life for certain 
C                    G
Break the bonds that tie 
C              G       Am
Letting go the children 
D                     G  D
Telling them goodbye 


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VERSE 4
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G                    D
Should have gone in ‘80 
G                     C    Em
Things were different then 
Am                   G
  Now you’re so much older 
C              D
Couldn’t start again 
G                  D
Smile and say it’s alright 
G
That was way back when 
Am          D        G
Should have gone in ‘80 
C           D         G
Things were different then 


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CHORUS
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C       D      G
Letting go the children 
C       D    G
Telling them goodbye 
C              G
See you in the summer 
C                  G
Yes, I know you’ll try 
C                 G
A better life for certain 
Em        D          G
Break the bonds that tie 
G              C
Letting go the children 
Am      G        D   G  D
Telling them goodbye 


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VERSE 5
G                 Em  D
So you’re on your own now
G                   C    G
That’s the way life goes
Am         D       G
Home’s too big and empty 
C       D
Bid for bungalows 
G                Em    D
Learn to send an email 
G                  C   G
Leaving out life’s woes 
Am        D       G  
So you’re on your own now 
C          D        G
That’s the way life goes 


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VERSE 6
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     G                  D
With sons and daughters leaving 
G         C   Em
Going far away  
Am       D     G 
See them sadly waving 
C                  D
Wishing they could stay 
G                  D
All they see about them 
G            C    G
Darkness and decay 
Am       D         G
Sons and daughters leaving 
C     G        C
Going far away 
C        D         G
Sons and daughters leaving 
C     D      G    D
For a better day