Chords for The Missing Parade by Tom Chapin

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[D] In the parking lot of the A&P the parade was [A] set to go
Where's the drum major?
No one [D] seemed to know
It's after 10 on July the 4th
Maybe [G] he's taken ill
But he knew the route
Who can [Em] lead us?
Bruno on the bass drum [E] said I [A] will
Let's see Oh Du Bois
[D] The parade started moving [A] but we headed north
Just when we should [D] have headed south
_ We all knew it was wrong
[G] But you go [Abm] along [A] when a tuba is sticking [D] in your mouth
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Uh oh
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_ _ _ [D] Well the road turned to gravel [A] then it turned to dirt
Soon we were marching [D] through a field
_ But that barn in our stride
[G] Came out the [D] other side
[A] And then into a chicken coop we wheeled
[F] Back in town crowds were milling around
[C] Where are they?
What's gone wrong?
What a bummer
But the town [E] couldn't see how [Am] much fun it could be
[C] Too much to [G] a different [C] drummer
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_ [A] Uh this way
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[A] I [D] think
Then we came to the railroad and [A] we took a left
Proudly we trampled along [D] the track
[A] Into [D] the old B&O railroad [G] tunnel we [Abm] did go
And [A] we stopped short when everything [D] went black
This sounds _ [Eb] great _
_ Let's hear the tuba
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[D] Or an echo
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_ _ [Bb] Or _ _ _ _ a trumpet
Or a flute
Or a flute
Or a flute
Or a flute
Or a flute
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_ _ _ _ Well there's lots I can tell you [E] about that _ [A] afternoon
The quicksand and the pileup in the [D] quarry
But the sun had gone down and we [G] got home to an [Ab] empty town
[A] And Bruno looked around and said
_ [E] I'm [A] sorry _
_ [D] In the parking lot of the A&P we began to say [A] goodbye So long
Then we heard a
And then a
_ Then we looked up [D] in the sky
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Fireworks!
Just in time!
_ So [D] we marched to the river [A] playing loud and strong
We found all the county [D] waiting there
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[D] And our brave little band [G] never sounded [Ab] so grand
[A] As the fireworks and cheering [D] filled the air _
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[F] You will hear comments made about the missing parade
[C] But for me the best day [F] of the summer _
Was the [E] magical fourth
[Am] When Bruno turned north [C] and we marched [G] to a different [C] drummer _ _
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