In the Dutch mountains (1987)    (video)

 

    Am - Em - Am - Em (2x)

 

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1.      I was born in the valley of bricks,

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    where the river runs high above the rooftops.

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    I was waiting for the cars coming home late at night,

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    from the Dutch mountains.

 

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2.      I was standing in the valley of rock,

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    up to my belly in an early fog,

               G

    I was looking for the road to a green painted house,

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    in the Dutch mountains.

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    In the Dutch        mountains, mountains.

 

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3.     I met a woman in the valley of stone,

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    she was painting roses on the walls of her home,

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    and the moon is a coin with the head of the queen

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    of the Dutch mountains.

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    in the Dutch        mountains.

 

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    I lost a button of my shirt today.

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    it fell on the ground and it was rolling away,

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    like a trail leading me back to the Dutch mountains,

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    to the Dutch       mountains,        mountains.

 

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4.     I met a miller on the back of a cow,

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    he was looking for the wind but he didn't know how,

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    I said, follow the cloud that looks like a sheep

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    in the Dutch mountains.

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    In the Dutch        mountains, o-lay-do-lay....

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    In the Dutch        mountains, o-lay-do-lay....

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    In the Dutch         mountains, mountains,           mountains,

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    mountains,           mountains,       mountains,

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    buildings,           buildings ….

 

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