Words and music by Andru Bemis

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 Bm                                                            Em
This old world is breaking my heart again
 Bm                                                                                     Em
Trouble, I thought you’d drift right out of town
         Bm                                                           Em    F#7
But this old world is bringing me down

           Bm
This boat’s taking on water as fast as I can row
                                                      Em                       Bm
I don’t know that it will ever find the shore
I went to warn the captain
I tried to tell the crew
             Em                                                                   Bm
They sent me to the cynic who simply showed me to the door
                                                      Em                       Bm
I don’t know that I shall ever see the shore
                                                       Em                     Bm
I don’t know that I shall ever see the shore

When you read your morning paper, please keep an eye for me
Boy was swallowed by the never loving sea
His boat could not be found
Because it could not find the shore
All they found was his body, and there’s more
He was found with his hand upon the oar
He went down with his hands upon the oar

 Bm                                                           Em
This old world is bringing me down again
 Bm                                                          Em   F#7
This old world is bringing me down

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