Chords for Harry Chapin - The Parade's Still Passing By

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I got the news today that you refused to play [A] because you never made number [Em] [G] one _
But it's not just the words, it's the deeds that are hurt [Em] when all is said and done
You know [D] the kings take their crowns, they melt them all [C] down, trying to get the gold [G] out
You went to hell and even when you weren't selling [Am] you never [G] held a soul down
_ You _ _ weren't no leader, you were more like a bleeder who [C] was trying to cry for a [G] song
_ You weren't no sage, but your sense of outrage sounded like a trumpet [E] [Em] call
_ [Dm] Fifteen years ago in the old [C] folky show you were just one voice in the [G] crowd
But now with so few singing your [Em] voice would have been ringing [Am] out about twice [A] as [G] _ loud _ _ _
_ [E] There but for [Em] fortune, [F] say a small circle [C] of friends _
_ [E] Some [B] may see [Em] the changes, _ so few see [D] the ends
[E] The [B] pleasures of the [Em] harbor _ [F] have come to you [G] at last
[A] You may not be marching _ anymore, [F] but the parade's still [C] going _ [G] past
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_ _ _ We're not taking the blame that we killed you, you know [A] you did that [Em] to [G] yourself
But it's kind of a shame that you played that game, you were better than [Em] anyone _ else
[D] One shot of your bottle got you full [C] throttle, it's the friend that was always [Em] there
But [Am] your [G] greatest gift and the curse you lived [F] with was that you could always [G] _ care _ _ _ _
_ [E] There but [Em] for fortune, _ [F] say a small circle [C] of friends _
_ [E] Some may see the [Em] _ changes, _ so few see [D] the ends
[E] The pleasures of the [Em] harbor _ [F] have come to you [G] at _ last
[Am] You may not be marching _ anymore, [F] but the parade's still [Em] going _ [Dm] [G] past
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