Key: Bb major
Verse 1
G
He was a quiet kid.
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G
Gm
I can't recall a thing he did.
G
One day the teacher said,
Oh by the way,
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C
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G
be extra nice to John today.
C
Cause pretty soon he has
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G
to go away.
Well the rumors spread.
C
G
You children humorin' they said.
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We call him tumor hit we didn't know
G
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C
an d he never
even let it show
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C
that he didn't have
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too long to go
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C
and real people understand
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F
Dm
real people lend a helping hand
G
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Am
G
but real people are
C
G
He didn't die too fast,
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his 18 months had long been past
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And some times we'd stop and ask,
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how many days?
C
But we mostly stayed away
from his place,
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C
Cause it was hard to look
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him in the face
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C
And real people would understand
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F
Dm
And real people would lend a helping hand
G
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Am
G
But real people are hard to find
C
G
We wore suits and ties
And tried our best to look surprised
Gm
And then we realized we didn't care
G
F
C
But we cried because his
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folks was there
C
And when they opened up
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the box we stared
F
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And that night Judy's crying
F
cause the weekend's free
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And that night Kathy's crying
C
cause her clothes are old
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And the next day
Sherry's crying through
Dm
soap operas on TV,
G
that's how it goes
Am
Bb
An d tonight I am not drinking
F
cause I wanna be
Am
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And right now who really cares
C
or even knows
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That ten years ago today
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we lost a friend of ours,
G
gee that's how it goes
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F
C
But real people would understand
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