Intro : D G/D D G/D
GM7
How 'bout a tear
F#m7
for the year of 1960
Em7
I watched the fins
D D7
of the Cadillac fall
GM7 F#m7
I remember Dad explained
C G - D
about the Berlin Wall
GM7
How 'bout a tear
F#m7
for the torment and the trouble
Em7 D D7
That was brewing in the Asian way
GM7
I wore a smile
F#m7 C G - D
like the faces that surround L.A.
C Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
Bm7 Em7 Em - D
It's hard to get a break
C Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
Bm7 E7
And make the same mistakes
G D/F#
My reputation's on the line
Em7 D Em7 - D/F#
The final day of '59
G D/F#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
C A-D
Today
GM7 F#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
Em7 D D7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
GM7 F#m7
I could never reach the keys
C A-D
But it was all OK
GM7 F#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
Em7 D D7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
GM7 F#m7
It's just another sign of love
C G - D
Whenever we would fight
C Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
Bm7 Em7 F#m-D
As it is right now
C Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
Bm7 E7
When I take my bow
G D/F#
My reputation's on the line
Em7 D Em7 - D/F#
At the start of '79
G D/F#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
C A-D
Today
G D/F#
I've played this part so many times
Em7 D Em7 - D/F#
Since the end of '59
G D/F#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
C G D F C C G (fade)
Today