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 I've been searching for my dream a hundred times to - day,

 I build them up, you knock them down,

 Like they were made of clay! | / / / / | / / / / |

 Then the tide rushes in, and washes my castles a - way,

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 You keep looking for someone...to tell your troubles to,

 I'll sit down, and lend an ear,

 Yet I'll hear nothing new! | / / / / | / / / / |

 Then the tide rushes in, and washes my castles a - way,

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 Then the tide rushes in, and washes my castles a - way,

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 Blackbird sitting in a tree, ob - serving what's be - low,

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