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Chords:
Fmaj7: x1233x
G: x3455x
C: x10233
Em: x00220
       Verse
Fmaj7We've been here before
In a Ggravel lot, by the back door
We mFmaj7ove the same We say the same things
And Gthe same song plays on the radio
      Chorus
CTime for the show
EmAnd the road was long and slow
CAnd I'm growing old
EmI was a boy not long ago
       Verse
Fmaj7What happens to youth?
What happened to tGruth?
What happened to Fmaj7me?
This song won't change a Gthing
No, but the people want it Fmaj7all
The dancing bear, the bouncing Gball
Oh, I hope they want it aFmaj7ll…
Or the same song plays on the Gradio
       Chorus ( C  Em)
TIme for the show
And the road was long and slow
And I'm growing old
And the highways take a toll
Time for the show
And the road was long and slow
And I'm growing old
I was a boy not long ago

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Grease

by Future Islands

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Chords:

Fmaj7

: x1233x

: x3455x

: x10233

: x00220

Verse

Fmaj7

We've been here before

In a gravel lot, by the back door

Fmaj7

We move the same We say the same things

And the same song plays on the radio

Chorus

Time for the show

And the road was long and slow

And I'm growing old

I was a boy not long ago

Verse

Fmaj7

What happens to youth?

What happened to truth?

Fmaj7

What happened to me?

This song won't change a thing

Fmaj7

No, but the people want it all

The dancing bear, the bouncing ball

Fmaj7

Oh, I hope they want it all…

Or the same song plays on the radio

C Em

Chorus ( )

TIme for the show

And the road was long and slow

And I'm growing old

And the highways take a toll

Time for the show

And the road was long and slow

And I'm growing old

I was a boy not long ago

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