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How 'bout a tear
Em7
for the year of 1960
Dm7
I watched the fins
C C7
of the Cadillac fall
FM7 Em7
I remember Dad explained
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about the Berlin Wall
FM7
How 'bout a tear
Em7
for the torment and the trouble
Dm7 C C7
That was brewing in the Asian way
FM7
I wore a smile
Em7 A# F - C
like the faces that surround L.A.
A# Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
Am7 Dm7 Dm - C
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
F C/E
My reputation's on the line
Dm7 C Dm7 - C/E
The final day of '59
F C/E
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today
FM7 Em7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
Dm7 C C7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
FM7 Em7
I could never reach the keys
A# A-C
But it was all OK
FM7 Em7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
Dm7 C C7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
FM7 Em7
It's just another sign of love
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Whenever we would fight
A# Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
Am7 Dm7 F#m-C
As it is right now
A# Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
Am7 D7
When I take my bow
F C/E
My reputation's on the line
Dm7 C Dm7 - C/E
At the start of '79
F C/E
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today
F C/E
I've played this part so many times
Dm7 C Dm7 - C/E
Since the end of '59
F C/E
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today