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Fifty Years After The Fair
*** Instrumental:
D | A | Em /F# | G
D | A | Em /F# | G
*** Verse 1:
D A
Fifty years after the fair
Em /F# G
the picture I have is so clear
D A
underneath the clouds in the air
Em /F# G
rose the Trylon and the Perisphere
Em A G D
and that for me was the finest of scenes
Em A G D A G
that perfect world across the river in Queens
*** Verse 2:
Fifty years after the fair D | A
I drink from a different cup Em /F# | G
but it does no good to compare D | A
'cause nothing ever measures up Em /F# | G
I guess just for a second we thought Em A | G D
that all good things would rise to the top Em A | G D | A | G
*** Chorus:
Bm G D A
But how beautiful it was - 'tomorrow'
Bm G D A
we'll never have a day of sorrow
Em D/F# G A
we got through the '30's, but our belts were tight
Em D/F# G A
we conceived of a future with no hope in sight
Em D/F# C
we've got decades ahead of us to get it right
Em Bb C D
I swear - fifty years after the fair
*** Instrumental:
D | A | Em /F# | G
D | A | Em /F# | G
Em A | G D
Em A | G D | A | G
*** Verse 3:
Fifty years after the fair D | A
I live in tomorrow town Em /F# | G
even on a wing and a prayer D | A
the future never came around Em /F# | G
It hurts to even think of those days Em A | G D
the damage we do by the hopes that we raise Em A | G D | A | G
*** Chorus:
But how beautiful it was - 'tomorrow' Bm G | D A
we'll never have a day of sorrow Bm G | D A
we got through the '30's, but our belts were tight Em D/F# | G A
we conceived of a future with no hope in sight Em D/F# | G A
we've got decades ahead of us to get it right Em D/F# | C
I swear - fifty years after the fair Em | Bb C | D
*** Coda:
| A | Em /F# | G
D | A | Em /F# | G
D | A | Em /F# | G :|| (fade)