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Subject: Ad Vanderveen - Emigrant Family
Emigrant family
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
They took the [F] family [C] from out of the [G] fields of green
Were [F] gone on a one way trip [C] to a far away [G] shore
Moving to a [F] country [C] they had never [G] even seen
To that old [F] homeland [C] they came back no [G] more
[F] [C] [G]
They gave up the old farm looking for a better life
They'd be running into fortune, they'd be running into harm
Working those tobacco fields, fingers bleeding to the bone
But out of all hardship, they build a new home
Now there's a [C] restless [F] pull to always keep them [G] running
Running like the [C] water in a [F] river to the [G] sea
And there?s a [C] wonderful [F] feeling of [G] belonging
That?s written down and [F] carved [C] into the emigrant family [G] tree
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
My mama was the youngest daughter
Gonna have to meet my dad so she stayed behind
When their ship was leaving, she stood in the harbor
Had I been around back then I swear I would?ve changed her mind
Cause there's a [C] restless [F] pull to always [G] keep on running
Running like the water in a river to the sea
And there's a wonderful feeling of belonging
That's written down and carved into the emigrant family tree
Well I landed in Canada, it was many years later
I looked into a pair of eyes so close, they could've been my own
And I could feel those bridges burn, could've sworn there's no return
Ah, but I guess it was time to learn about the meaning of a home
Just about time to learn about the meaning of a home
There's still a restless pull to always keep me running
Running like the water in a river to the sea
And there's a wonderful sense of belonging
Written down and carved into the emigrant family tree
Written down and carved into the emigrant family
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
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