Chord/Tab song: English Channel

We turned around[G], we were headin' south
[D]We were tryin' to get off the island
[C]Wishin' for a sky without any clouds
[G]With a big nice bright sun shinin'

[G]We found a spot in a soggy swamp
[D]And set up our tiny tent
[C]Our feet were wet again
[G]But we were gettin' used to it

Our feet were [D]always [G]wet

[G]A man drove by in a silver car
[D]With a mean look on his face
[C]He looked at us in the rear-view
[G]And then he hit the breaks

[G]We walked up to the open window
[D]Not knowin' what to think
[C]But he wanted to know where we were goin'
[G]And see if it was on his way

[G]We told him we were goin' to Dover
[D]And hopefully over to France that night
[C]He said, "So am I, hop in
[G]And I'll give you a ride"

And we were [D]on our [G]way

[G]He said he stopped to pick us up
[D]Because we looked so out of luck
[C]He was havin' a bad day too
[G]But he thought we had him beat

[G]It was his philosophy that if you see
[D]Someone in a worse way than you
[C]It's your ethical obligation
[G]To stop and see what you can do

I wish every[D]one thought that [G]too

[G]He asked if we had our tickets
[D]And when our boat would leave
[C]We confessed we didn't know that yet
[G]And we'd get there then we'd see

[G]He said, "You should just ride with me
[D]Because passengers ride free
[C]It takes a couple of hours
[G]And I could use the company"

So could [D]we, so could [G]we

[G]But he was goin' to Belgium
[D]And we were goin' to France
[C]But we decided to change our plans
[G]'Cause you don't pass up a chance like that

[G]We got there late and he was psed
[D]That he missed the hovercraft
[C]If he'd have to take the slow boat
[G]Then he would ride first class

Our bad [D]luck was gone at [G]last

[G]We got to the lonely lobby
[D]And we filled our packs with snacks
[C]They were free, those pastries
[G]And those drinks would weight our backs

[G]He could see our hesitation
[D]We were concerned about bein' rude
[C]He said, "Take as much as you can hold, kids
[G]I was once like you

I have [D]been there [G]too"

[G]We got aboard the ferry
[D]And they took us to our seats
[C]Which were basically in a nice restaurant
[G]And it looked like we were gonna get to eat

[G]They brought us priceless menus
[D]And they brought us more drinks
[C]We were the only dirty kids there
[G]With our big backpacks and stinky feet

[G]So we ate our three-course meal
[D]And talked to our new-found friend
[C]We told him about the music we played
[G]He was an electrician

[G]He asked where we planned to sleep that night
[D]We said we had no clue
[C]He said, "I'll drop you off by the side of the road
[G]That's what I used to do

I was [D]once like [G]you"