Girl from Isan

Written: Bangkok, Thailand — May 2004

Verse 1

D                      G
Leaving one more time again today,

D                   G      C             G
Made up my mind I'd rather play than go away. If

D                  G
Roses were red and violets were blue, I'm

D                 G       C                      G
Thinking like I'm staying with you, staying with you. The

D                       G
Beat of your heart is a rhythm of time,

D                 G     C                G
Learning together feels so sublime, everytime. And the

D                             G
Light in your eye reaches the soul in my mind,

D                     G             C           D
Any which way I ain’t leaving you behind, in my mind. Cause I

Chorus

G         D         C
Feel like I want to fly,

G               D          C
And I feel like I'll never die. The

F                  C                G
Sun may shine, and you'll be mine today, hey,

F                        C              G   DF C
Stars shine bright, baby stay with my tonight.

G D F C

F C G (3 times)

F C (once)

Verse 2

D                                         
Met you alone on islands paradise,
Life is good when you are feeling nice, take my advice.

Now you are mine and you're here to stay,
I want you to know I won’t go away, anyday. So

Come on baby let’s notstray,
Lifes to short for us to stray, anyday. Cause I

Chorus

Feel like a want tofly,
And I feel like I'll never die.
The sun may shine, and you'll be mine today,
Stars shine bright, baby stay with my tonight.
(repeat)

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