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G#M7
How 'bout a tear
Gm7
for the year of 1960
Fm7
I watched the fins
D# D#7
of the Cadillac fall
G#M7 Gm7
I remember Dad explained
C# G# - D#
about the Berlin Wall
G#M7
How 'bout a tear
Gm7
for the torment and the trouble
Fm7 D# D#7
That was brewing in the Asian way
G#M7
I wore a smile
Gm7 C# G# - D#
like the faces that surround L.A.
C# Ddim
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
Fm7 D# Fm7 - D#/G
The final day of '59
G# D#/G
But like the sun, just watch me shine
C# A-D#
Today
G#M7 Gm7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
Fm7 D# D#7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
G#M7 Gm7
I could never reach the keys
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But it was all OK
G#M7 Gm7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
Fm7 D# D#7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
G#M7 Gm7
It's just another sign of love
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Whenever we would fight
C# Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
Cm7 Fm7 F#m-D#
As it is right now
C# Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
Cm7 F7
When I take my bow
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My reputation's on the line
Fm7 D# Fm7 - D#/G
At the start of '79
G# D#/G
But like the sun, just watch me shine
C# A-D#
Today
G# D#/G
I've played this part so many times
Fm7 D# Fm7 - D#/G
Since the end of '59
G# D#/G
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today