The Immigrant

INTRO: EFEF VERSE: Eb F Harbours open their arms to the young searching foreigner Eb F Come to live in the light of the beacon of liberty Bb Plains and open skies Am Dm Billboards would advertise F Gm C F Was it anything like that when you arrived? PRE-CHORUS: Cm F Dream boats carried the future to the heart of America Cm F People were waiting in line for a place by the river CHORUS: F Am Gm Bb It was a time when strangers were welcome here F Am Gm C Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear Am D It was a sweeter tune Bb Bb Bbm And there was so much ro-om F Bb F F That people could come from everywhere VERSE: Eb F Now he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on miracles Eb F Come to marry his fortune with a hand full of promises Bb To find they've closed the door Am Dm They don't want him anymore Gm Bb F There isn't any more to go around PRE-CHORUS: Eb F Turning away he remembers he once heard a legend Eb F That spoke of a mystical magical land called America CHORUS: F Am Gm F There was a time when strangers were welcome here F C Gm C Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear Am D It was a sweeter tune Bb Bbm And there was so much ro-om F Bb F That people could come from everywhere INSTRUMENTAL: EFEF CHORUS: F Am Gm Bb There was a time when strangers were welcome here F Am Gm C Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear Am D It was a sweeter tune Bb Bbm And there was so much ro-om F Bb F F That people could come from everywhere INSTRUMENTAL: EFEF CHORUS/OURTRO: F Am Gm Bb There was a time when strangers were welcome here F Am Gm F Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear F Am Gm F There was a time when strangers were welcome here F Am Gm C Music would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear - FADE OUT