[Verse 1]
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One day way out of my jurisdiction
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I met an old man on the street and I asked him for directions
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I said, "What's the quickest way back into town?"
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He scratched his cheek and spat tobacco on the ground
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I know by now old men they need their time to ponder,
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but then he answered, "Just walk south once you cross the big bridge yonder.
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There's a bus that runs along that way I've seen.
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Just look out for the number Seventeen."
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I took his word as the Gospel of Mark
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I took the bridge across the place they call Cathedral Park
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Then the river flows below the awful drop.
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And somewhere out beyond this so-called Seventeen should stop.
[Verse 2]
F
But then I wavered when I reached the other bank.
C
Maybe I'm at the recieving end of that old man's prank.
F
I face a mountanside of trees and vegetation-
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Not a single trace of civilisation.
F
But of course to turn back now would hurt my pride.
C
Found an exit to a freeway and I walked along the side.
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Then I came across a lonely faded sign
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That confirmed me on the Seventeen route line.
A# F
So I waited there for ages - sat in vain.
A# F
I spent an hour trying to recall my confirmation name.
A#
I said the rosary 3 times and then again.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen never came.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen never came.
F F
(He waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen didn't come)
[instrumental break]
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Then the trees all seemed to say, "Don't look at us.
A# F
It's obvious there's no one round here who could ever need a bus."
A#
I replied, "It could be worse it could be..."
N.C.
Then it started to rain!
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen never came.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen never came.
[Verse 3]
F
So I set off along a path of muddy porridge.
C
I came across a diesel engine - Union-Pacific in blood orange.
F
It was shunting to a switcher with a chain.
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It needed carriages to be called a train.
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I said, "Excuse me Mr. Railway-Worker, sir.
C
I'm trying to get back to the city from the middle of nowhere.
F
You at least seem to be pointing the right way.
F C F
So could I please hitch a ride with you today?"
A# F
He said, "I'd say yes if it were up to me.
A# F
These days there's so much red tape and bureuocracy.
A#
There's a bus I'll tell you where to catch it from."
F C F
But I already waited for the Seventeen, but the Seventeen didn't come.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen didn't come.
[Verse 4]
F
Instead the gale force winds came with the rain.
C
They turned my umb-er-ella to a mangled weather vane.
F
I left it crumpled in a heap there on the ground.
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Damn that Seventeen. I'll just walk back to town.
F
Now this weather don't seem natural or fun.
C
Maybe I'd feel different if I was born in Oregon,
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But I'm from a place that's mostly hot and dry -
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But try to tell this to an angry sky.
A# F
To answer me that sky only grew darker.
A# F
The rain had invaded my sneakers and the lining of my parka.
A#
The fingers of my hand had all gone numb.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen didn't come.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen but the Seventeen didn't come.
[instrumental break]
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[Verse 5]
(single strum)
F F
For what this song is worth I didn't die.
F C
I found a cozy cafe and I ordered a soy chai-
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The most intrepid man the world has seen
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One who didn't even need the Seventeen
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A# F
And I can't claim to having gained new wisdom,
A# F
And I haven't learned much more about this city's transport system.
A#
I'm still wondering just what I will become.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen and the Seventeen didn't come.
F C F
I waited for the Seventeen and the Seventeen didn't come.
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