Key: F# major
Intro 1
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D
C#aug
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G
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F#m
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Bm
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Verse 1
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Unpop the paintbox
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At the beach we left them shell shocked
Bm
Verse 2
Em
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Bm
Em
High steppin' like a brigade
Bm
Em
Down the block,
Don't be shocked
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Em
To hear somebody say Wake up,
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D
E
parade.
Bm
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Em
Come and march in time with the band
Bm
Em
Bm
Playing loud, fighting crowds
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made)
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Verse 3
D
B
foot in the grave
C#dim
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of a Salesman
Verse 4
Bm
D
Oh my country, tears of thee
D
A
G
Atop a merry go round
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A
B
E
He wears that clown crown.
Verse 5
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Em
Bm
Em
If you prefer you can change
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D
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(yes it can be arranged)
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Verse 6
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Bm
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Don't you pack
Em
B
Then you can truly say
That what then and this
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Verse 7
F#m
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Come on you big shot, en joy the rain
Take a class in pumping blood into
Those weathered veins
A
D
Bm
C
And I bet
You'd still come out as
Verse 8
G
watertight
(you'll always be a plumber
with a pipe dream)
You wrote that book,
you own the copyright.
A
D
Bm
And clown costume
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I saw it hanging in the closet of
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Your elbow room.
Verse 9
Bm
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G
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Ooh
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G
D
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Bm
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Bm
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Em
Bm
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Em
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D
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come and join the big parade
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Bm
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Bm
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Bm
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Oo h it's gonna be a
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Verse 10
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Bm
Em
I'm here to tell you that
Bm
Em
it's no big deal
E
A
D
Because it's not too late
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D
Oh, if you hurry up you can
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big charade.
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E
(Line up, shut up, clean up,
and shave)
E
Em
the back of the fray
Bm
E
Is a blade,
Em
Bm
he's a renegade
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Em
D
Turning bullshit into marmalade
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A
A heavy price to pay
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D
A
(Line up, shut up, clean up,
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Don't you know)
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D
For pushing all these
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clouds away
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Oh promised it would be
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It's bound to be a brighter day,
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It can't help but be a brighter day.
Outro 1
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Gm
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