Intro : A D/A A D/A
DM7
How 'bout a tear
C#m7
for the year of 1960
Bm7
I watched the fins
A A7
of the Cadillac fall
DM7 C#m7
I remember Dad explained
G D - A
about the Berlin Wall
DM7
How 'bout a tear
C#m7
for the torment and the trouble
Bm7 A A7
That was brewing in the Asian way
DM7
I wore a smile
C#m7 G D - A
like the faces that surround L.A.
G Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
F#m7 Bm7 Bm - A
It's hard to get a break
G Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
F#m7 B7
And make the same mistakes
D A/C#
My reputation's on the line
Bm7 A Bm7 - A/C#
The final day of '59
D A/C#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
G A-A
Today
DM7 C#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
Bm7 A A7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
DM7 C#m7
I could never reach the keys
G A-A
But it was all OK
DM7 C#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
Bm7 A A7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
DM7 C#m7
It's just another sign of love
G D - A
Whenever we would fight
G Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
F#m7 Bm7 F#m-A
As it is right now
G Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
F#m7 B7
When I take my bow
D A/C#
My reputation's on the line
Bm7 A Bm7 - A/C#
At the start of '79
D A/C#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
G A-A
Today
D A/C#
I've played this part so many times
Bm7 A Bm7 - A/C#
Since the end of '59
D A/C#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
G D A C G G D (fade)
Today