Another Country

© 1991 Stephen Savitzky. CC-by-nc-sa.


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  When I was a child I  used  to wan der
F C G C F
  In a world of ma gic  all  my  own
C G
Where the  beasts had funny  names
C F
And their  shapes were wild and  strange
C G C G G7
And all of them would answ er  when  spoke.

Am Asus4 Am F
  And in the darkness  I   wo uld go  there
Dm Dsus2 Am Esus4
  As I lay in  my bed  alo ne.
Dm Dsus2
I'd  close my eyes  and see
Am Asus4 Am
The  place I longed  to   b e
Dm Dsus2 Am G G7
  And gladly stay  until  the  dawn .
C F C G
  I'd travel to an oth er coun try
F C G C G G7
  Oh, what a love ly  place  to  be.
C G
Where the  creatures all were  tame,
C F
And the  echo knew my  name,
G F C G C
  When in my  dreams  it  called  to me.

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  But I forgot,  when  I grew ol der ,
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  About the coun try  in  my  mind;
C G
The  beasts with funny  names
C F
And  moonlit circle  games
C G C G G7
With childhood toys  were  left  be hind; 

Am Asus4 Am F
  But sometimes starlight  would  remind  me
Dm Dsus2 Am Esus4
  Of places where  I used  to  go,
Dm Dsus2
And  every now  and then
Am Asus4 Am
When  talking with  friend
Dm Dsus2 Am G G7
  I'd ask if they'd  been there  als o ...
C F C G
  Do you recall an oth er coun try?
F C G C G G7
  I used to think  that  it  could  be;
C G
Where the  creatures all were  tame,
C F
And the  echo knew my  name,
G F C G C
  When in my  dreams  it  called  to me.
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  But now I've recent ly  disco vered
F C G C F
  The way back to pla ces  re call
C G
The  creatures I knew  then
C F
Are  with me once ag ain
C G C G G7
And there is ma gic  aft er  all; 

Am Asus4 Am F
  And I may sing to  you  by star light,
Dm Dsus2 Am Esus4
  Or trace a  shadow  on your  screen,
Dm Dsus2
Or t ake you by  the hand
Am Asus4 Am
Acro ss a moon lit  land
Dm Dsus2 Am G G7
  To places on ly I  have  seen ...
C F C G
  So come with me  to  another country
F C G C G G7
  Oh, what a love ly  place  to  be.
C G
Where the  creatures all are  tame,
C F
And the  echo knows  your name,
G F C G C
  When you come s hare  the  dream  with me.

This started out trying to be a song about Cyberia, the country inside computers and networks, but it sort of got away from me. It still fits but it got bigger, somehow. Songs are like that.