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D#M7
How 'bout a tear
Dm7
for the year of 1960
Cm7
I watched the fins
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of the Cadillac fall
D#M7 Dm7
I remember Dad explained
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about the Berlin Wall
D#M7
How 'bout a tear
Dm7
for the torment and the trouble
Cm7 A# A#7
That was brewing in the Asian way
D#M7
I wore a smile
Dm7 G# D# - A#
like the faces that surround L.A.
G# 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
Gm7 C7
And make the same mistakes
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My reputation's on the line
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The final day of '59
D# A#/D
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today
D#M7 Dm7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
Cm7 A# A#7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
D#M7 Dm7
I could never reach the keys
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But it was all OK
D#M7 Dm7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
Cm7 A# A#7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
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It's just another sign of love
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Whenever we would fight
G# Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
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As it is right now
G# Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
Gm7 C7
When I take my bow
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My reputation's on the line
Cm7 A# Cm7 - A#/D
At the start of '79
D# A#/D
But like the sun, just watch me shine
G# A-A#
Today
D# A#/D
I've played this part so many times
Cm7 A# Cm7 - A#/D
Since the end of '59
D# A#/D
But like the sun, just watch me shine
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Today