The Man That I Am

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I stood the shore at Southampton,
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Salt wind in my hair, a case in my hand.
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We were going to western Aus-tralia.
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It made me the man that I am, I am,
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It made me the man that I am.

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On the crossing they called us the orphans,
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They were the family that I never had,
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We said goodbye at Freemantle.
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And it made me the man that I am, I am,
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It made me the man that I am.

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Far away, so  far away,    sometimes I feel so far away,
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but the sun is up and it’s a good fine day,
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I've work to do I'll be on my way.

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I don't like to talk about Fair-bridge.
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What happened there I still don't understand,
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These days I sleep with the lights on.
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It made me the man that I am, I am,
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It made me the man that I am.

Bm             Em   C  D  G           Em      C      D
Far away, so  far away,    sometimes I feel so far away,
       G         Em         C          D
but the sun is up and it’s a good fine day,
D      G    Em         C     D
I've work to do I'll be on my way.

G                        C
I stand the shore at Southampton,
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It took me forty eight years to be here again
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I wait for the tears but they won't come
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It made me the man that I am, I am,
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It made me the man that I am.