[Intro]---   G   G9/F#   Em   A 

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Well, I long to be far from the madding crowd 
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And, I yearn to be free of this social go-round 
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And, I'm goin' from the names that, 
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when dropped, attract a crowd 
         A 
Here I'm guilty 
    
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For swearing, backbiting 
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and drinking, and fighting... and me 
          D   A   G   F#m   Em   D   A   G   F#m   Em   D 
Oh, to be free... 

     D               D7 
Now, here's my young daughter 
   G             D 
My own pride and joy 
  G         D 
A prima ballerina 
   E             A 
To dance for her boy 
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Light, her feet skip the ground 
          G              D 
While her head flies the sky 
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And I love her ... 

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Oh, the story, the glory 
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The romance, the love dance 
         A 
The tragedy... 
          D   A 
Forever be mine... 
G F#m  Em D   A   G   F#m   Em   D 
Always be mine... 

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        D          D/E 
Oh, the story, the glory 
    D/F#         G 
The romance, the love dance 
         A 
The tragedy... 
           D   A 
Forever be mine... 
G F#m   Em D   A   G   F#m   Em   D 
Forever be mine...