Intro : G# C#/G# G# C#/G#
C#M7
How 'bout a tear
Cm7
for the year of 1960
A#m7
I watched the fins
G# G#7
of the Cadillac fall
C#M7 Cm7
I remember Dad explained
F# C# - G#
about the Berlin Wall
C#M7
How 'bout a tear
Cm7
for the torment and the trouble
A#m7 G# G#7
That was brewing in the Asian way
C#M7
I wore a smile
Cm7 F# C# - G#
like the faces that surround L.A.
F# Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
Fm7 A#m7 A#m - G#
It's hard to get a break
F# Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
Fm7 A#7
And make the same mistakes
C# G#/C
My reputation's on the line
A#m7 G# A#m7 - G#/C
The final day of '59
C# G#/C
But like the sun, just watch me shine
F# A-G#
Today
C#M7 Cm7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
A#m7 G# G#7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
C#M7 Cm7
I could never reach the keys
F# A-G#
But it was all OK
C#M7 Cm7
How 'bout a cheer for the humor in my brother
A#m7 G# G#7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
C#M7 Cm7
It's just another sign of love
F# C# - G#
Whenever we would fight
F# Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
Fm7 A#m7 F#m-G#
As it is right now
F# Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
Fm7 A#7
When I take my bow
C# G#/C
My reputation's on the line
A#m7 G# A#m7 - G#/C
At the start of '79
C# G#/C
But like the sun, just watch me shine
F# A-G#
Today
C# G#/C
I've played this part so many times
A#m7 G# A#m7 - G#/C
Since the end of '59
C# G#/C
But like the sun, just watch me shine
F# C# G# B F# F# C# (fade)
Today