Intro : B E/B B E/B
EM7
How 'bout a tear
D#m7
for the year of 1960
C#m7
I watched the fins
B B7
of the Cadillac fall
EM7 D#m7
I remember Dad explained
A E - B
about the Berlin Wall
EM7
How 'bout a tear
D#m7
for the torment and the trouble
C#m7 B B7
That was brewing in the Asian way
EM7
I wore a smile
D#m7 A E - B
like the faces that surround L.A.
A Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
G#m7 C#m7 C#m - B
It's hard to get a break
A Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
G#m7 C#7
And make the same mistakes
E B/D#
My reputation's on the line
C#m7 B C#m7 - B/D#
The final day of '59
E B/D#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
A A-B
Today
EM7 D#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
C#m7 B B7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
EM7 D#m7
I could never reach the keys
A A-B
But it was all OK
EM7 D#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
C#m7 B B7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
EM7 D#m7
It's just another sign of love
A E - B
Whenever we would fight
A Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
G#m7 C#m7 F#m-B
As it is right now
A Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
G#m7 C#7
When I take my bow
E B/D#
My reputation's on the line
C#m7 B C#m7 - B/D#
At the start of '79
E B/D#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
A A-B
Today
E B/D#
I've played this part so many times
C#m7 B C#m7 - B/D#
Since the end of '59
E B/D#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
A E B D A A E (fade)
Today