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
C
Watch the purple shadows spread
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Like wings across your land
Am Em
And drift away into a daydream
Am Em
Of a young and handsome man
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In a miliary uniform
Dm Em Am
D long time, gone time
Dm Dm/C G/B
For the world began
[Chorus 1]
Am Ammaj7 Am7 D7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
F C Dm G C
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
C F x2
[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
Am Em
And by the cause that you believed in
Am Em
When you took the black mans land
F C
For you thought that you knew better
Dm Em Am
In the old days, the cold days
Dm Dm/C G/B
Before the world began
[Chorus 2]
Am Ammaj7 Am7 D7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
F C Dm G C
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
C F x2
[Verse 3]
C
Empires melt and shadows lengthen
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Banners hang on dusty walls
C
The Master and the Mistress
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Bring the servants call
Am Em
But nobody comes and so you sit there
Am Em
With your bible in your hand
F C
Did it really hold a rifle
Dm Em Am
In the past years, fast years
Dm Dm/C G/B
Before the word began
[Chorus 3]
Am Ammaj7 Am7 D7
Sleeping in a twilight that is red and white and blue
F C Dm G C
The Dodo and the Dinosaur are waiting for you
C F x2