January 23-30, 1978 Chords by Steve Forbert

One two a one
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[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Plane comes down [F] on the old runway
_ _ [Cm] _ Home again [Bb] for a week.
I'll [F] stay
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Hanging out like [F] I used to do _ [Cm] I hope to find some [Bb] old friends.
I [F] knew _ _ _
[Bb] Here the news [F] in the hoggy talk _ _
[Cm] Who got married?
Yes, [Gm] and who split up?
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[Bb] Drinking beer while [F] the jukebox plays
[Cm] Brand new [Bb] songs made for brand new [Fm] days _
[Dm] _ _ [Ebm] Quiet nights and empty [Bb] streets
sleepy [Cm] town
humble [F] home [D] yes
_ [Ebm] Same old walls in [Bb] the wind
by the railroad [Cm] tracks
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_ _ [Bb] _ Riding up to [F] a country bridge
_ [C] _ Moonlight [Gm] shining across the [C] ridge _ [Bb] frozen trees need [F] four billion stars
_ _ [Cm] Yeah, seven friends [Bb] crammed in Robbie's [Fm] car
_ [D] _ _ [Ebm] High [C] as kites and wild [Bb] and gone
Drunk [Cm] as well and laughing [Fm] loud
_ [D] _ _ [Ebm] Back at home I say [Bb] goodnight
_ And I [Cm] close the door _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Sunday morning [F] the church bell rings [Cm] the organ plays [Bb] and the choir sings
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_ _ [Bb] _ Where am I [F] the preacher speaks
_ [Cm] _ Dreaming dreams tweet my sheets [Fm] asleep
_ [D] _ _ [Ebm] _ Waking up and [Bb] trying to think oh what [Cm] went down.
Hey, what [Fm] do we do?
_ [D] _ _ [Ebm] I rub my eyes and [Bb] shake my head.
Yes, and I [Cm] feel the song _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Plane takes off [F] on the old runway
_ _ [Cm] _ Snow fell [Bb] light on the ground [F] today
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Lost an hour [F] I'd gained before
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Flying back [Bb] to my New York [F] door _ _ _
[Bb] _ Fare thee well
[F] Adios, ado _ _
[Cm] _ Yes, and [Bb] best to look to all of [F] you [Bb] I know Satan I [F] don't pretend to be _
[Cm] But I hope you all [Bb] found a friend in [Fm] me _
[D] _ _ [Ebm] _ City lights [Bb] blinking shine
_ [C] down [Cm] below
_ [F] Let it change
_ [Ebm] _ It's often said that [Bb] life is strange.
Oh, yes, but compared to [Cm] what?
_ [F] You _
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