11 May 2010
Words and music by Richard Homer
4/4 93 bpm Intro Am
Am G
the sun long gone, / I hold you near
F E
the fan on number one, the / night is clear
Am G
you raise your knee / against my thigh
F E
your sarong now rising / high
gentle breathing / in the night air
your neck, arms, shoulder / bare
the night breeze in the / coconut tree
you here, asleep, half naked / next to me
Am GFE Am
Ooh
A F
Arm around you / thinking just right
CGC
we two together / through the tropical night ooh, AFCGC
we walk on the beach of a / Terengganu bay
where kite-flying kampung / boys and girls play
the kingfisher watching the sea / eagle up high
a carefree, indolent / time going by ooh
CGC
but then I awake to / find no one / there
CGC
no-one with me in the / new morning / air
Am G F E Am
why, oh / why, oh / why, oh / why, oh / why?
why you keep coming / back to me
in a confusing mental / geography
I think of you again, the / woman I once knew
a wandering colour / memory of you, ooh
Am F
kenapa aku mesti / setiap malam
CGC
bermimpi // perempuan? ooh
Then I wake, to / find I’m // alone
yet again, / here on my / own
why, oh / why, oh / why, oh / why, oh / why
Am F C G C
kenapa aku mesti / setiap malam / bermimpi // perempuan?
Am G F E Am
impian / malam / ooh
Am G F E Am
impian / malam, / go // away from / me
Am G F E Am
go / go / go // away from / me
E Am
away from / me, / away from / me, / away from / me
