Chords for Uncle Alvarez

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[Dm] _ [Eb] There's a portrait of [Bb] Uncle Alvarez _ [F] hanging [Eb] _ [Bb] in the hall. _ _
[F] _ [Eb] Nobody [Bb] wants to look at it, _ _
[F] [Eb] but Uncle [Bb] Alvarez sees it all. _ _
[F] Oh, oh, oh, [Bb] imaginary accomplishments. _
[F] Hey, hey, hey, you [Bb] visionary guy. _ _
[F] You might even shake [Bb] the hands of presidents.
[Eb] _
[F] Better send a [Em] postcard and keep the [Bb] family quiet. _
[F] He's not really [Bb] part Cherokee Indian. _ _
[F] He didn't fight [Bb] in the Civil War. _ _
[F] He's [Bb] just Eugene Isaac Alvarez. _ _
[F] [Eb] We feel [Bb] sorry for the _ wall.
[F] Oh, oh, oh, [Bb] imaginary accomplishments. _
[F] Hey, hey, hey, you [Bb] visionary guy. _ _ _
[F] You might even shake [Bb] the hands of presidents. _
[F] You're going to make them sorry [Bb] when you die.
_ And [G] it's a long [D] way down.
You're [Bb] hoping for a heart attack.
[G] [F] Running around, [C] investing [Bb] in this and that.
And [G] your [F] beautiful [C] wife keeps your life [Bb] on a shelf for you.
[G] Safe [D] in a bedroom [C] where there's no [Bb] dust or mildew.
And [G] it's hard [Bb] to [C] believe you were once [F] a beautiful [G] dancer. _
_ _ _ Better just to shake it off _
[F] _ _ as you write your resume. _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Don't think [Bb] of Uncle Alvarez [F] and [Eb] the price [Bb] he had to [Eb] pay.
[F] Oh, [Bb] oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments.
[Eb] _ [Bb] Hey, [Eb] hey, hey, you [Bb] visionary guy. _
[Eb] _ You [Bb] might even shake the hands of presidents. _
[Eb] _ [F] You're going to make them sorry [Bb] when you die.
[Eb] _ [F] Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, [Bb] imaginary accomplishments.
[Eb] _ [Bb] Hey, [Eb] hey, hey, you visionary [Bb] guy. _
[Eb] _ [F] You [Eb] might even shake [Bb] the hands of presidents. _
_ [F] Better [Eb] send some money [F] to the alma [Bb]
mater. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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