Intro
G – Em – C – D (x2)
(Light strum or fingerpick)
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Verse 1
G
Sunset falling down Buka shore,
Em
Waves play slow like your name.
C
I walk alone on Arava road,
D
Same old heart, same old pain.
G
Cool wind blow from Panguna side,
Em
Carry memories I can’t hide.
C
We promised love under coconut tree,
D
Now it’s just the moon and me.
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Pre-Chorus
Em
I gave you love, I gave you truth,
C
Even when my world was small.
G
You were my light, my only view,
D
Now I’m standing when the night falls.
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Chorus
G
Lonely love, lonely heart tonight,
Em
Mi stap tasol, mi tingim yu.
C
Under Bougainville moon so bright,
D
Bel bilong mi, em bruk tru.
G
Lonely love, why you fade away?
Em
From Kieta town to Buin road.
C
Island sing my pain each day,
D
While I carry this love alone.
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Verse 2
(Same chords & strum as Verse 1)
G – Em – C – D
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Bridge (Fingerstyle or Single Down-Strums)
Em
If this song reach your ears someday,
C
Across the ocean, far away,
G
Remember boy from Bougainville land,
D
Who loved you real, no second plan.
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Final Chorus / Outro
G
Lonely love, slow time go by,
Em
2025, I still stay true.
C
Bougainville breathe, and so do I,
D
Still my heart… it wait for you.
Outro:
G – Em – C – D (slow fade, last G hold)