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A#M7
How 'bout a tear
Am7
for the year of 1960
Gm7
I watched the fins
F F7
of the Cadillac fall
A#M7 Am7
I remember Dad explained
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about the Berlin Wall
A#M7
How 'bout a tear
Am7
for the torment and the trouble
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That was brewing in the Asian way
A#M7
I wore a smile
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like the faces that surround L.A.
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In the city of the lost and found
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It's hard to get a break
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Hard to stop from getting turned around
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And make the same mistakes
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My reputation's on the line
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The final day of '59
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But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today
A#M7 Am7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
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I practiced 61 minutes a day
A#M7 Am7
I could never reach the keys
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But it was all OK
A#M7 Am7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
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That could brighten up the darkest nights
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It's just another sign of love
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Whenever we would fight
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It's all the same twenty years ago
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As it is right now
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Like a tour at the closing show
Dm7 G7
When I take my bow
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My reputation's on the line
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At the start of '79
A# F/A
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today
A# F/A
I've played this part so many times
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Since the end of '59
A# F/A
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today