Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Sitting out upon the terrace
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Waited on by native hands
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Watch the purple shadows spread
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Like wings across your land
Fm Cm
And drift away into a daydream
Fm Cm
Of a young and handsome man
C# G#
In a miliary uniform
A#m Cm Fm
A# long time, gone time
A#m A#m/G# D#/G
For the world began
[Chorus 1]
Fm Fmmaj7 Fm7 A#7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
C# G# A#m D# G#
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
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[Verse 2]
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Great white guard, the one who needs him
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Gone the way of Santa Claus
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Missionary soldier boy
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Now worn out by the wars
Fm Cm
And by the cause that you believed in
Fm Cm
When you took the black mans land
C# G#
For you thought that you knew better
A#m Cm Fm
In the old days, the cold days
A#m A#m/G# D#/G
Before the world began
[Chorus 2]
Fm Fmmaj7 Fm7 A#7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
C# G# A#m D# G#
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
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[Verse 3]
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Empires melt and shadows lengthen
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Banners hang on dusty walls
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The Master and the Mistress
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Bring the servants call
Fm Cm
But nobody comes and so you sit there
Fm Cm
With your bible in your hand
C# G#
Did it really hold a rifle
A#m Cm Fm
In the past years, fast years
A#m A#m/G# D#/G
Before the word began
[Chorus 3]
Fm Fmmaj7 Fm7 A#7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
C# G# A#m D# G#
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
G# C# x2