Key: G major•
Verse 1
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My grandfather deserted
the Tsar's army
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Em
An d came here at seventeen
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D
He had a small business
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in boys' apparel
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Bm
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here at 17
My parents grew up in the Bronx
Em
D
And my father became an orthodontist
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D
They moved to Long Island
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But my par ents grew up in the Bronx
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Em
Then an accountant friend
who they'd known forever
to this genius investor
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in with Bernie Madoff
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And the accountant lost all
When my father died,
Em
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She was lost without my dad
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But her made -off account
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She had a steady return
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in good times and bad
She had piles and piles of statements
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On the outside of the envelopes
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D
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She began to lose her memory
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But she had a steady return
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in good times and bad
that they failed in that way
they worked so hard to save
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My heart goes out to the men who are still
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Cm
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alive
Bb
and I called my brother
I know.
all the money was gone,
Bb
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All the money was gone.
and we drove my mother down
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D
To a nursing home in New Jersey
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We didn't say where we were going
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She held the keys to her house
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in her hand the whole way down
who they'd known forever
to this genius investor
Em
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My parents both grew up in the Bronx
Em
D
And my grandfather came here at seventeen
D
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G Em C Bm...
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