Leaving Nancy chords by Eric Bogle

G		        C
In comes the train and the whole platform shakes

D		              G
It stops with a shudder and a screaming of brakes

G		                C
The parting has come and my weary soul aches

D                                  G
I'm leaving my Nancy, oh


G		               C
But you stand there so calmly determinedly gay

D		           C
You talk of the weather and events of the day

G			   C
And your eyes tell me all that your tongue doesn't say

G		D
Goodbye my Nancy, oh


G                 C
And come a little closer

D		     G
Put your head upon my shoulder

G                   C
And let me hold you one last time

D                  G
Before the whistle blows


G                         C
My suitcase is lifted and stowed on the train

D                            G
And a thousand regrets whirl around in my brain

G		        C
The ache in my heart is a black sea of pain

D                     G
I'm leaving my Nancy, oh


G                                C
But you stand there beside me so lovely to see

D                           G
The grip of your hand is an unspoken plea

G			        C
You're not fooling yourself and you're not fooling me

D                 G
Goodbye my Nancy, oh


G	             C
And come a little closer

D		  G
Put your head upon my shoulder

G                                 C
And let me hold you one last time

D                            G
Before the whistle blows


G			C
But our time has run out and the whistle has blown

D                     G
Here I must leave you standing alone

G                         C
We had so little time and now the time's gone

D                 G
Goodbye my Nancy, oh


G		   C
And as the train starts gently to roll

D                         G
And as I lean out to wave and to call

G                             C
I see the first tears trickle and fall

D                 G
Goodbye my Nancy, oh


G                 C
And come a little closer

D                     G
Put your head upon my shoulder

G                    C
And let me hold you one last time

D                  G
Before the whistle blows

G                    C
And let me hold you one last time

D                  G
Before the whistle blows

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