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The intro melody starts something like this - I'll fill in the rest later. There's some strumming, too. It's all variations on C.

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C
we gathered up our worldly goods
Bb
stole off in the dark as quickly as we could
F
you were quieting the baby down
C
when we came to the dock on the outskirts of town
A
and looking back we saw china
F
shrinking to the size of a coin
                C          G
and then we saw water everywhere

C
when we climbed on board
     Bb
they tied our things together with electrical cord
F
and then we set sail
      C
as we held on tight to the cold iron rail
      A
and I apologize but I don't know what I love more
F
you next to me there or the receding shore
C
we stood there in the cold
Bb
and the baby was six months old
F
we were passing him back and forth
C
when a cold familiar wind came down from the north
A
and looking back we saw china
F
shrinking to the size of a coin
                C     G
and then we saw water everywhere

C Bb F C C Bb F C