Passenger - Riding To New York: chords

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Well, I met him in Minnesota. He was dark and overcast,
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with long grey hair and eyes that stared
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through me like I was glass.
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I asked, "Where are you going to?"
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He said, "I'm the wind, I'm just blowin' through".
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Then he lit up a cigarette and began to talk:

Said, "The doctors told me that my body won't hold me
My lungs are turning black
Been a Lucky Strike's fool since
I was at school and there ain't no turning back
They can't tell me how long I've got
Maybe months but maybe not
So I'm taking this bike and riding to New York

Chorus:
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'Cause I wanna see my grand-daughter one last time
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Want to hold her close and feel her tiny
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Heartbeat next to mine
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Wanna see my son and the man he's become
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Tell him I'm sorry for the things I've done
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And I'd do it if I had to walk
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Oh, I'm taking this bike and riding to New York

Through the forests of Wisconsin that I knew as a boy
Past the sky line of Chicago
Round the lakes of Illinois
I lay my head in a motel bed where
my back is sore and my eyes turn red
Listen to the trucks roll past my door
Through the fields of Ohio as
the sunshine paints them gold
I run just like a river runs,
rapid, quick and cold
And fly through Pennsylvania
and the Jersey turnpike tolls
And I won't stop 'till I get to New York

Chorus:
Cause I wanna see my grand-son one last time
Wanna see his eyes sparkling
and stare back into mine
Now my time is shorter
I wanna see my daughter
Tell her I'm sorry for the things I taught her
And I'd do it if I had to walk
Oh, I'm taking this bike and riding to New York

And I'd go up to the churchyard one last time
Lay flowers down for the woman
who gave me the best years of my life
And I'd do it if I had to walk
I'd do it if I had to walk
I'm taking this bike and riding to New York."