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Here is a poem that my lady sent down  
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Some morning while I was away  
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Wrote on the back of a leaf that she found  
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Somewhere around Monterey  
  
  
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And here is the key to a house far away  
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Where I used to live as a child  
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They tore down the building when I moved away 
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And left the key unreconciled  
  
  
Chorus: 
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And down in the canyon the smoke starts to rise  
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It rides on the wind 'til it reaches your eyes  
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When faced with the past the strongest man cries  -  Cries  
  
  
Instrumental: C  G/B  C/Bb  F/A  G  Bb  F   
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Chorus: 
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And down in the canyon the smoke starts to rise  
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It rides on the wind 'til it reaches your eyes  
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When faced with the past the strongest man cries  -  Cries 
  
  
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And here is a sunrise to set on your sill  
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The ghosts of the dawn moving near  
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They pass through your sorrow and leave you quite still 
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Sitting among souvenirs 
  
  
OUTRO: (## Do do do to the Verse tune - fade to end ##) 
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Do do do do do, etc. etc. etc. 
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