Written by Robert Forster/Grant McLennan
INTRO: D I recall Bm A G A schoolboy coming home D Through fields of cane Bm A G To a house of tin and timber D And in the sky Bm A G A rain of falling cinders G A From time to time G The waste, memory wastes REPEAT MAIN RIFF x2 D I recall Bm A G A boy in bigger pants D Like everyone Bm A G Just waiting for a chance D His father's watch Bm A G He left it in the showers G A From time to time G The waste, memory wastes G And the waste, memory wastes REPEAT MAIN RIFF x4 D I recall Bm A G A bigger brighter world D A world of books Bm A G And silent times in thought D And then the railroad Bm A G The railroad takes him home D Through fields of cattle Bm A G Through fields of cane G A From time to time G The waste, memory wastes G And the waste, memory wastes SOLO: REPEAT TO FADE: Dmaj7 Do, do, do, etc. Further, longer, higher, etc. Transcribed by Daniel Schaumann