Chords for Mel Carter -- "Tar And Cement" (Imperial) 1966
Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
Em
C
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] The town I came from was quiet and small.
[C] We played in the meadows where the grass grew [G] so tall.
In summer the lilacs would grow everywhere.
[C] The laughter of children would float in [G] the air.
And I [Em] can see it all so clearly now.
Still [G] going on.
Yes, [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
Though [F#] all of it's [D] gone.
[G] As I grew older, I [Am] had to roam.
Far from my family, far [G] from my home.
Into the city where lives [Am] can be spared.
Lost in the shadows of [G] tar and cement.
Into the city where I had my [Am] eye
On all the pleasures that money [G] can buy.
I had to make it before [Am] it was made.
Get what I came for, [G] the letters would wait.
And [Em] every now I sit alone and learn
[G]
What loneliness meant.
Up [Em] in my rented room above the world
[E] Of tar [G] and cement.
Many years later, a rich [Am] man at last.
I headed for home, looked for [G] my path.
I looked for my meadow, there wasn't [Am] a tree.
Six lanes of highway had taken [G] their place.
Where were the lila and all the [Am] same men?
Nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
Yet I [Em] can see it all so clearly now.
Where has it gone?
[G]
Yet [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
Where [G] has it gone?
Where are the lila and all the [Am] same men?
There's nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
Will all the rest of my life [Am] be spared?
Lost in the shadows of tar and cement.
[G]
[C] We played in the meadows where the grass grew [G] so tall.
In summer the lilacs would grow everywhere.
[C] The laughter of children would float in [G] the air.
And I [Em] can see it all so clearly now.
Still [G] going on.
Yes, [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
Though [F#] all of it's [D] gone.
[G] As I grew older, I [Am] had to roam.
Far from my family, far [G] from my home.
Into the city where lives [Am] can be spared.
Lost in the shadows of [G] tar and cement.
Into the city where I had my [Am] eye
On all the pleasures that money [G] can buy.
I had to make it before [Am] it was made.
Get what I came for, [G] the letters would wait.
And [Em] every now I sit alone and learn
[G]
What loneliness meant.
Up [Em] in my rented room above the world
[E] Of tar [G] and cement.
Many years later, a rich [Am] man at last.
I headed for home, looked for [G] my path.
I looked for my meadow, there wasn't [Am] a tree.
Six lanes of highway had taken [G] their place.
Where were the lila and all the [Am] same men?
Nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
Yet I [Em] can see it all so clearly now.
Where has it gone?
[G]
Yet [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
Where [G] has it gone?
Where are the lila and all the [Am] same men?
There's nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
Will all the rest of my life [Am] be spared?
Lost in the shadows of tar and cement.
[G]
Key:
G
Am
Em
C
F#
G
Am
Em
_ [G] _ The town I came from was quiet and small.
[C] _ We played in the meadows where the grass grew [G] so tall.
In summer the lilacs would grow everywhere.
_ [C] The laughter of children _ would float in [G] the air.
_ And I [Em] can see it all so clearly _ now.
Still [G] going _ _ on.
_ Yes, [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
Though [F#] all of it's [D] gone. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ As I grew older, I [Am] had to roam.
Far from my family, far [G] from my home.
Into the city where lives [Am] can be spared.
Lost in the shadows of [G] tar and cement.
Into the city where I had my [Am] eye
On all the pleasures that money [G] can buy.
I had to make it before [Am] it was made.
Get what I came for, [G] the letters would wait.
And [Em] every now I sit alone and learn
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What loneliness meant.
_ Up [Em] in my rented room above the world
[E] Of tar [G] and cement. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Many years later, a rich [Am] man at last.
I headed for home, looked for [G] my path.
I looked for my meadow, there wasn't [Am] a tree.
Six lanes of highway had taken [G] their place.
Where were the lila and all the [Am] same men?
Nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
_ Yet I [Em] can see it all so clearly now.
_ Where has it gone?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yet [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
_ Where [G] has it _ gone? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Where are the lila and all the [Am] same men?
There's nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
Will all the rest of my life [Am] be spared?
Lost in the shadows of tar and cement.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ We played in the meadows where the grass grew [G] so tall.
In summer the lilacs would grow everywhere.
_ [C] The laughter of children _ would float in [G] the air.
_ And I [Em] can see it all so clearly _ now.
Still [G] going _ _ on.
_ Yes, [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
Though [F#] all of it's [D] gone. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ As I grew older, I [Am] had to roam.
Far from my family, far [G] from my home.
Into the city where lives [Am] can be spared.
Lost in the shadows of [G] tar and cement.
Into the city where I had my [Am] eye
On all the pleasures that money [G] can buy.
I had to make it before [Am] it was made.
Get what I came for, [G] the letters would wait.
And [Em] every now I sit alone and learn
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ What loneliness meant.
_ Up [Em] in my rented room above the world
[E] Of tar [G] and cement. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Many years later, a rich [Am] man at last.
I headed for home, looked for [G] my path.
I looked for my meadow, there wasn't [Am] a tree.
Six lanes of highway had taken [G] their place.
Where were the lila and all the [Am] same men?
Nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
_ Yet I [Em] can see it all so clearly now.
_ Where has it gone?
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yet [Em] I can see it all so clearly now.
_ Where [G] has it _ gone? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Where are the lila and all the [Am] same men?
There's nothing but acres of tar and [G] cement.
Will all the rest of my life [Am] be spared?
Lost in the shadows of tar and cement.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _