Cold Chisel - Flame Trees

Verse:    ||:  A  E  :||    A  B  G#m  A  A  B  E
Chorus:  A  B  F#m  A  B  E  A  B  C#m  E  A  B  E
Break:  A  G#m  B    |  C  G  C  G  D  E

Kids  out  driving  Saturday  afternoon  pass  me  by
I'm  just  savouring  familiar  sights
We  share  some  history,  this  town  and  I
And  I  can't  stop  that  long  forgotten  feeling  of  her
Try  to  book  a  room  to  stay  tonight

Number  one  is  to  find  some  friends  to  say  "You're  doing  well
After  all  this  time  you  boys  look  just  the  same"
Number  two  is  the  happy  hour  at  one  of  two  hotels
Settle  in  to  play  "Do  you  remember  so  and  so?"
Number  three  is  never  say  her  name

[Chorus]
Oh  the  flame  trees  will  blind  the  weary  driver
And  there's  nothing  else  could  set  fire  to  this  town
There's  no  change,  there's  no  pace
Everything  within  its  place
Just  makes  it  harder  to  believe  that  she  won't  be  around

But  Ah!  Who  needs  that  sentimental  bullshit,  anyway
Takes  more  than  just  a  memory  to  make  me  cry
I'm  happy  just  to  sit  here  round  a  table  with  old  friends
And  see  which  one  of  us  can  tell  the  biggest  lies

There's  a  girl  falling  in  love  near  where  the  pianola  stands
With  her  young  local  factory  out-of-worker,  holding  hands

[Break]
And  I'm  wondering  if  he'll  go  or  if  he'll  stay
Do  you  remember,  nothing  stopped  us  on  the  field
In  our  day

[Chorus]
Oh  the  flame  trees  will  blind  the  weary  driver
And  there's  nothing  else  could  set  fire  to  this  town
There's  no  change,  there's  no  pace
Everything  within  its  place
Just  makes  it  harder  to  believe  that  she  won't  be  around

[Chorus]
Oh  the  flame  trees  will  blind  the  weary  driver
And  there's  nothing  else  could  set  fire  to  this  town
There's  no  change,  there's  no  pace
Everything  within  its  place
Just  makes  it  harder  to  believe  that  she  won't  be  around