Key: A major•
Verse 1
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These are the times
that try men's souls
In the course of our nation's history the people of Boston have rallied
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bravely whenever the rights of men have been threatened
The Metropolitan Transit Authority,
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Is attempting to levy a burdensome tax on the population
in the form of a subway fare increase
Citizens, hear me out,
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this could happen to you!
Interlude 1
Verse 2
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On a tragic and fateful day
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Went to ride on the MTA
Verse 3
Well, did he ever return?
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No he never returned and his fate is
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He's the man who never returned
Verse 4
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And he changed for Jamaica Plain
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Charlie couldn't get off of that train!
Verse 5
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No he never returned and his fate is still
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He's the man who never returned
Verse 6
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Now, all night long Charlie rides
through the station
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Crying, "what will become of me?
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How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea
Verse 7
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No he never returned and his fate is still
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He's the man who never
Verse 8
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Every day at quarter past two
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As the train comes rumbling through!
Verse 9
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No he never returned and his fate is still
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He's the man who never returned
Interlude 2
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D
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Verse 10
Verse 11
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How the people have to pay and pay?
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Get poor Charlie off the MTA!
Verse 12
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No he'll never return and his fate is still
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Esus4
unlearned (just like Paul Revere)
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He's the man who never returned
Verse 13
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He's the man who never returned
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He's the man who never returned
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA F#m F# G D...
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