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The Big Parade

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Eminor

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E
Ein swept Amsea Cflows to Gme
AmthrCows a Gthousand waves into
my ear 
let's form a Cparade
would you Ambe Emafraid
with bands and Efloats and Emqueens and lots of clowns D  
Cthe plagues will lead us Gdown
Bthe Ammain Gstreet
Gdressed Amin Gbanners
Bballoons Amcandy Gsweet
Gwhistles Amsirens Gand horns
Gthe boy scouts in Cgreen
Gdrum and bugle CteamsE  
Emthe legion Amand the pDassing
Cpresent important teams
all leave the Gbig parade
Bdown Amthe Gstreet
Gcrowd AmatGtending
lBonely Amlonely Geyes
Bsmile tAmhrough Grubber disguise 
Cthe cannons and Gguns
Call add to the Emfun
Ethe mayor and Amlocal 
young Dtv stars
Gwave from the shiny cars
Bat Amthe Gend 
Bsad AmnotatiGon
Gmen Amin white Gwith rakes
Bclean Amup Gthe big parade
Amwind swept Emstreets
Cshow to Gme
Cjust the Gthousand programs left to lay
Dthat's Cwhat I'm Gtrying to say

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The Big Parade

by Michael Yonkers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E Am C G

in swept sea flows to me

Am C G

throws a thousand waves into

my ear

let's form a parade

Am Em

would you be afraid

E Em D

with bands and floats and queens and lots of clowns

C G

the plagues will lead us down

B Am G

the main street

G Am G

dressed in banners

B Am G

balloons candy sweet

G Am G

whistles sirens and horns

G C

the boy scouts in green

G C E

drum and bugle teams

Em Am D

the legion and the passing

present important teams

all leave the big parade

B Am G

down the street

G Am G

crowd attending

B Am G

lonely lonely eyes

B Am G

smile through rubber disguise

C G

the cannons and guns

C Em

all add to the fun

E Am

the mayor and local

young tv stars

wave from the shiny cars

B Am G

at the end

B Am G

sad notation

G Am G

men in white with rakes

B Am G

clean up the big parade

Am Em

wind swept streets

C G

show to me

C G

just the thousand programs left to lay

D C G

that's what I'm trying to say

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