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F#M7
How 'bout a tear
Fm7
for the year of 1960
D#m7
I watched the fins
C# C#7
of the Cadillac fall
F#M7 Fm7
I remember Dad explained
B F# - C#
about the Berlin Wall
F#M7
How 'bout a tear
Fm7
for the torment and the trouble
D#m7 C# C#7
That was brewing in the Asian way
F#M7
I wore a smile
Fm7 B F# - C#
like the faces that surround L.A.
B Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
A#m7 D#m7 D#m - C#
It's hard to get a break
B Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
A#m7 D#7
And make the same mistakes
F# C#/F
My reputation's on the line
D#m7 C# D#m7 - C#/F
The final day of '59
F# C#/F
But like the sun, just watch me shine
B A-C#
Today
F#M7 Fm7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
D#m7 C# C#7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
F#M7 Fm7
I could never reach the keys
B A-C#
But it was all OK
F#M7 Fm7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
D#m7 C# C#7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
F#M7 Fm7
It's just another sign of love
B F# - C#
Whenever we would fight
B Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
A#m7 D#m7 F#m-C#
As it is right now
B Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
A#m7 D#7
When I take my bow
F# C#/F
My reputation's on the line
D#m7 C# D#m7 - C#/F
At the start of '79
F# C#/F
But like the sun, just watch me shine
B A-C#
Today
F# C#/F
I've played this part so many times
D#m7 C# D#m7 - C#/F
Since the end of '59
F# C#/F
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today