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The Arrival by Yan Qing

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Verse 1:
         G
I've got friends here in Toronto 
 
Who wanna move away
         Cadd9
They all say it with a sparkle 
 
"Maybe the UK"
             Am
But I've got friends out there in London 
 
Who say the very same
         Dadd4
Say they wanna live abroad 
 
Where it isn't wet and gray
 
         G
I've got friends out in the city

Who work away like slaves
           Cadd9
'Cause the floor is made of marble
 
And it's a reputable name
         Am
And they look upon the dreamers
 
Romanticize the chase
      Dadd4
But I know a couple dreamеrs
 
And they all wish they got paid
 
         G
I've got friеnds who've never dated
 
And wanna be in love
           Cadd9
They're on every application
 
Tryna find the one
        Am
But the couples back from high school
 
Have just now broken up
          Dadd4
Said they want the space to grow
 
Learn to be alone for once
 
G
And I used to be so tiny
 
I'd beg for me to grow
        Cadd9
Now I'm well into my twenties
 
And I'm far away from home
        Am
Somehow, I think I got smaller
 
The more that I have grown
      Dadd4
I got everything I wanted
 
But I'm still left wanting more
 
 
Hook:
 
Seems like
G
We're all just contradictions, in affliction
     Cadd9
Over all of our small decisions
                        Am
That we've made up till now
 
We're always wondering how
                     Dadd4
Things could've been different
 
If we chose a different route
 
                G
And everyone is placing bets
 
On these different destinations, thinking
Cadd9
Once they get to these places
                       Am
Then they'll figure it out
 
But I'm left wondering now
   Dadd4
If we'll ever arrive
 
Or if they can be found?
 
 
Verse 2:
         G
Now it's almost graduation
 
I don't know what to do
        Cadd9
I don't wanna face the world
 
But I am also sick of school
        Am
I don't wanna be employed
 
But I don't wanna be poor
       Dadd4
I want routine that is stable
 
But I'm always craving more
 
      G
But I look upon my mother
 
Who tells us that we're fine
       Cadd9
And my tired looking father
 
And my brother's fragile mind
      Am
And I come to a conclusion
 
That it's not a place or time
        Dadd4
It's in every conversation
 
That I hold with them
 
That I know I've arrived