Intro : F# B/F# F# B/F#
BM7
How 'bout a tear
A#m7
for the year of 1960
G#m7
I watched the fins
F# F#7
of the Cadillac fall
BM7 A#m7
I remember Dad explained
E B - F#
about the Berlin Wall
BM7
How 'bout a tear
A#m7
for the torment and the trouble
G#m7 F# F#7
That was brewing in the Asian way
BM7
I wore a smile
A#m7 E B - F#
like the faces that surround L.A.
E Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
D#m7 G#m7 G#m - F#
It's hard to get a break
E Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
D#m7 G#7
And make the same mistakes
B F#/A#
My reputation's on the line
G#m7 F# G#m7 - F#/A#
The final day of '59
B F#/A#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
E A-F#
Today
BM7 A#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
G#m7 F# F#7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
BM7 A#m7
I could never reach the keys
E A-F#
But it was all OK
BM7 A#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
G#m7 F# F#7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
BM7 A#m7
It's just another sign of love
E B - F#
Whenever we would fight
E Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
D#m7 G#m7 F#m-F#
As it is right now
E Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
D#m7 G#7
When I take my bow
B F#/A#
My reputation's on the line
G#m7 F# G#m7 - F#/A#
At the start of '79
B F#/A#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
E A-F#
Today
B F#/A#
I've played this part so many times
G#m7 F# G#m7 - F#/A#
Since the end of '59
B F#/A#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
E B F# A E E B (fade)
Today