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1. Father and I waved goodbye
   C#    F#      Bmi G#
   As we went to look
         F#                  Bmi G#
   Uncle Peter was writing a book
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   And his mama was starting to cook and
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   she's ageing   

2. We had come in search of one
   Who evades us all
   Never heeds the call
   If only someone could stall this ageing

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Cmi F Bmi G#
    (3x)
F# G# C#
D# F F# G#
   
3. So I'll go and hope and know
   That my time is near
   Laughing through the years
   Having only fears of ageing
      C#    D# F F# G#
   of ageing   

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