Ferry Cross The Mersey
Gerry And The Pacemakers
Written by Gerry Marsden; released as a single with "You, You, You" in the UK 
and "Pretend" in the USA as B-sides.

Intro:
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  (drums)


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Verse:
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  Life                                 goes  on   day     af- ter


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  day,


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  Hearts                               torn  in   eve    -    ry


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  way.                                                    So


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  fer  -  ry,             cross   Mer  -  sey,           'Cause this
                              the

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  land's              the place I   love,             and here I'll


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    stay.

Verse:
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  Peo               -                  ple,  they rush        every-


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  where,


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  Each                                with  their own         secret


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  care.                                                   So


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  fer  -  ry,             cross   Mer  -  sey,               And
                              the

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  al         -        ways take me there,             the place I


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  love.

Bridge:
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  People      a - round   every   cor  -  ner,


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      they seem to smile  and     say:


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      "We   don't care what  your name    is,     boy,


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  we'll ne - ver  turn you   a -  way."

Verse:
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  So                                   I'll  con- tinue       to


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  say:


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  Here                                I           al - ways  will


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  stay.                                                   So


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  fer  -  ry,             cross   Mer  -  sey,           'Cause this
                              the

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  land's              the place I   love,             and here I'll


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    stay,                                     And here    I'll

Outro:
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  stay,                                           here    I'll


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  stay.


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