Chords for The Class of '57 - The Statler Brothers (lyrics)
Tempo:
86.35 bpm
Chords used:
F
E
Bb
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Abm] [Gbm]
[B] [E] Polly's selling [Abm] used [Dbm] cars, [Bm] Nancy's fixing hair, [A] Harvey runs a grocery store and [Gb] Margaret doesn't care.
[E] Jerry [Abm] drives a truck with [Dbm] Sears and Charlotte's on the make, [A] and Paul sells life insurance [B] and part-time [E] real estate.
Helen [Abm] is the hostess, [Dbm] Frank works [Bm] at the mill, [A] Janet teaches grade school [Gb] and probably always will.
[E] Bob works [Abm] for the city [Dbm] and Jackson lab research, [A] and Peggy plays organ at [B] the [E] Presbyterian church.
And [A] the class of 57 had [E] its dreams, [Dbm] we all thought we'd change the [Gb] world, our great [B] works indeed.
[A] Or maybe we just thought the world [E] would change to fit [Dbm] our needs, [A] the class of [B] 57 [E] had its dreams.
[C]
[F] Betty runs [C] a trailer park, [Dm] Jan sells [F] Tupperware, [Bb] Randy's on an insane war, [G] Mary's on welfare.
[F] Charlie took [Am] a job before, [Dm] Joe took Freddy's wife, [Bb]
Charlie took a millionaire, [C] and Freddy took [F] his life.
John is big [E] in cattle, [Dm] Ray is deep [Cm] in debt, [F] [Bb] where Mavis finally wound up [G] is anybody's bet.
[F] Linda [Am] married Sonny, [Dm] Brenda married me, [Bb] and the class of all of us is [C] just part of [F] history.
And [Bb] the class of 57 had [F] its dreams, [Am] [Dm] but living life day to day [G] is never like [C] it seems.
[Bb] Things get complicated [F] when you get past [Dm] 18, but [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams.
[Dm] Ah, [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams.
[B] [E] Polly's selling [Abm] used [Dbm] cars, [Bm] Nancy's fixing hair, [A] Harvey runs a grocery store and [Gb] Margaret doesn't care.
[E] Jerry [Abm] drives a truck with [Dbm] Sears and Charlotte's on the make, [A] and Paul sells life insurance [B] and part-time [E] real estate.
Helen [Abm] is the hostess, [Dbm] Frank works [Bm] at the mill, [A] Janet teaches grade school [Gb] and probably always will.
[E] Bob works [Abm] for the city [Dbm] and Jackson lab research, [A] and Peggy plays organ at [B] the [E] Presbyterian church.
And [A] the class of 57 had [E] its dreams, [Dbm] we all thought we'd change the [Gb] world, our great [B] works indeed.
[A] Or maybe we just thought the world [E] would change to fit [Dbm] our needs, [A] the class of [B] 57 [E] had its dreams.
[C]
[F] Betty runs [C] a trailer park, [Dm] Jan sells [F] Tupperware, [Bb] Randy's on an insane war, [G] Mary's on welfare.
[F] Charlie took [Am] a job before, [Dm] Joe took Freddy's wife, [Bb]
Charlie took a millionaire, [C] and Freddy took [F] his life.
John is big [E] in cattle, [Dm] Ray is deep [Cm] in debt, [F] [Bb] where Mavis finally wound up [G] is anybody's bet.
[F] Linda [Am] married Sonny, [Dm] Brenda married me, [Bb] and the class of all of us is [C] just part of [F] history.
And [Bb] the class of 57 had [F] its dreams, [Am] [Dm] but living life day to day [G] is never like [C] it seems.
[Bb] Things get complicated [F] when you get past [Dm] 18, but [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams.
[Dm] Ah, [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams.
Key:
F
E
Bb
A
C
F
E
Bb
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Polly's selling [Abm] used [Dbm] cars, [Bm] Nancy's fixing hair, [A] Harvey runs a grocery store and [Gb] Margaret doesn't care.
[E] Jerry [Abm] drives a truck with [Dbm] Sears and Charlotte's on the make, [A] and Paul sells life insurance [B] and part-time [E] real estate.
_ _ Helen [Abm] is the hostess, [Dbm] Frank works [Bm] at the mill, [A] Janet teaches grade school [Gb] and probably always will.
[E] Bob works [Abm] for the city [Dbm] and Jackson lab research, [A] and Peggy plays organ at [B] the [E] Presbyterian church.
And [A] the class of 57 had [E] its dreams, [Dbm] we all thought we'd change the [Gb] world, our great [B] works indeed. _
[A] Or maybe we just thought the world [E] would change to fit [Dbm] our needs, [A] the class of [B] 57 [E] had its dreams.
[C] _ _
[F] Betty runs [C] a trailer park, [Dm] Jan sells [F] Tupperware, [Bb] Randy's on an insane war, [G] Mary's on welfare. _
[F] Charlie took [Am] a job before, [Dm] Joe took Freddy's wife, [Bb]
Charlie took a millionaire, [C] and Freddy took [F] his life. _
_ John is big [E] in cattle, [Dm] Ray is deep [Cm] in debt, [F] [Bb] where Mavis finally wound up [G] is anybody's bet.
[F] Linda [Am] married Sonny, [Dm] Brenda married me, [Bb] and the class of all of us is [C] just part of [F] history.
_ And [Bb] the class of 57 had [F] its dreams, _ [Am] [Dm] but living life day to day [G] is never like [C] it seems.
_ [Bb] Things get complicated [F] when you get past [Dm] 18, but [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams.
[Dm] Ah, [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Polly's selling [Abm] used [Dbm] cars, [Bm] Nancy's fixing hair, [A] Harvey runs a grocery store and [Gb] Margaret doesn't care.
[E] Jerry [Abm] drives a truck with [Dbm] Sears and Charlotte's on the make, [A] and Paul sells life insurance [B] and part-time [E] real estate.
_ _ Helen [Abm] is the hostess, [Dbm] Frank works [Bm] at the mill, [A] Janet teaches grade school [Gb] and probably always will.
[E] Bob works [Abm] for the city [Dbm] and Jackson lab research, [A] and Peggy plays organ at [B] the [E] Presbyterian church.
And [A] the class of 57 had [E] its dreams, [Dbm] we all thought we'd change the [Gb] world, our great [B] works indeed. _
[A] Or maybe we just thought the world [E] would change to fit [Dbm] our needs, [A] the class of [B] 57 [E] had its dreams.
[C] _ _
[F] Betty runs [C] a trailer park, [Dm] Jan sells [F] Tupperware, [Bb] Randy's on an insane war, [G] Mary's on welfare. _
[F] Charlie took [Am] a job before, [Dm] Joe took Freddy's wife, [Bb]
Charlie took a millionaire, [C] and Freddy took [F] his life. _
_ John is big [E] in cattle, [Dm] Ray is deep [Cm] in debt, [F] [Bb] where Mavis finally wound up [G] is anybody's bet.
[F] Linda [Am] married Sonny, [Dm] Brenda married me, [Bb] and the class of all of us is [C] just part of [F] history.
_ And [Bb] the class of 57 had [F] its dreams, _ [Am] [Dm] but living life day to day [G] is never like [C] it seems.
_ [Bb] Things get complicated [F] when you get past [Dm] 18, but [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams.
[Dm] Ah, [Bb] the class of [C] 57 had [F] its dreams. _ _ _ _ _