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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 2nd FRET
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INTRO
Em  D  Em  D
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VERSE 1
I was Emin a barroom just the other night 
DTuning my old guitar 
When Emtwo young girls stood in front of me
And Cone said, "Hey GrandDpa 
You Cgotta plug in, you gotta synthesize 
You Dgotta get outta those jeans 
EmWe came here for music tonight 
And they Chire us an old has-Dbeen
And we want a dance maEmchine!" D  Em  D  
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VERSE 2
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I was Emfar too tired to be angry 
I was Dtoo damn broke to be mad
I said, "EmGive me a try tonight ladies 
I Cmight not be too Dbad 
You see, Cevery song has a story
If you Dlisten you might just learn
That Emlife's for the living by everyone
And Cyouth is a flame you Dburn
What you borrow, you must reEmturn” 
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CHORUS
And I Gsang the songs that CHarry wrote 
I Gsang with all my Csoul 
For GAnnie from ACmerica 
And the Dsinging made me whole 
Yes, I Gsang for the Mister CTanners 
For the Gwaitresses with Cdreams 
For the Glost ones and the Clonely 
And for Dall that music means 
There were songs before maEmchines D  Em  D  
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VERSE 3
And Emwhen the night was over
And the Droom began to clear 
And the Emglasses clinked, and the spotlight blinked 
And I Creached for another Dbeer
I Clooked around for the young girls 
But they Dmust have left too soon 
And I Emthought that trying to reach those kids 
Is like Ctrying to reach the Dmoon 
Flying a silver Emspoon D  
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VERSE 4
And I Emthought those days are over 
And the Dsongs must all be dead
Am EmI the last one singing all the memories in my Dhead? 
I'd Cgiven them my best shots 
And I'd Dhoped that they could see 
That Emwhat the songs were saying is 
You Dgrow up fast and free 
But you can't fight destiEmny 
Em  D  Em  D
Em  D  Em  D
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CHORUS
And I Gsang the songs that CHarry wrote 
I Gsang with all my Csoul 
For GAnnie from ACmerica 
And the Dsinging made me whole 
Yes, I Gsang for the Mister CTanners 
For the Gwaitresses with Cdreams 
For the Glost ones and the Clonely 
And for Dall that music means 
There were songs before maEmchines D  Em  D  
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VERSE 5
The Emclock was chiming midnight 
When I Dwalked out to my car 
And Emstanding there were the two young girls 
So I Cput down my guiDtar 
And the Cone reached up to kiss my cheek 
And the Dother one held my hand 
And they Emsaid, "We thought you ought to know 
It's Clike a new found Dland
And now we underEmstand"D  Em  D  
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CHORUS
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Why you Gsing the songs that CHarry wrote 
You Gsing with all your Csoul 
For GAnnie from ACmerica 
And the Dsinging makes you whole 
Yes, you Gsing for the Mister CTanners 
For the Gwaitresses with Cdreams 
For the Glost ones and the Clonely 
And for Dall that music means 
There were songs before maEmchines 
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OUTRO
Em  D  Em  D
Em  D  Em  D

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Songs That Harry Wrote

by Harvey Andrews

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Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

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CAPO 2nd FRET

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INTRO

Em D Em D

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VERSE 1

I was in a barroom just the other night

Tuning my old guitar

When two young girls stood in front of me

C D

And one said, "Hey Grandpa

You gotta plug in, you gotta synthesize

You gotta get outta those jeans

We came here for music tonight

C D

And they hire us an old has-been

Em D Em D

And we want a dance machine!"

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VERSE 2

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I was far too tired to be angry

I was too damn broke to be mad

I said, "Give me a try tonight ladies

C D

I might not be too bad

You see, every song has a story

If you listen you might just learn

That life's for the living by everyone

C D

And youth is a flame you burn

What you borrow, you must return”

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CHORUS

G C

And I sang the songs that Harry wrote

G C

I sang with all my soul

G C

For Annie from America

And the singing made me whole

G C

Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners

G C

For the waitresses with dreams

G C

For the lost ones and the lonely

And for all that music means

Em D Em D

There were songs before machines

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VERSE 3

And when the night was over

And the room began to clear

And the glasses clinked, and the spotlight blinked

C D

And I reached for another beer

I looked around for the young girls

But they must have left too soon

And I thought that trying to reach those kids

C D

Is like trying to reach the moon

Em D

Flying a silver spoon

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VERSE 4

And I thought those days are over

And the songs must all be dead

Em D

Am I the last one singing all the memories in my head?

I'd given them my best shots

And I'd hoped that they could see

That what the songs were saying is

You grow up fast and free

But you can't fight destiny

Em D Em D

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CHORUS

G C

And I sang the songs that Harry wrote

G C

I sang with all my soul

G C

For Annie from America

And the singing made me whole

G C

Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners

G C

For the waitresses with dreams

G C

For the lost ones and the lonely

And for all that music means

Em D Em D

There were songs before machines

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VERSE 5

The clock was chiming midnight

When I walked out to my car

And standing there were the two young girls

C D

So I put down my guitar

And the one reached up to kiss my cheek

And the other one held my hand

And they said, "We thought you ought to know

C D

It's like a new found land

Em D Em D

And now we understand"

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CHORUS

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G C

Why you sing the songs that Harry wrote

G C

You sing with all your soul

G C

For Annie from America

And the singing makes you whole

G C

Yes, you sing for the Mister Tanners

G C

For the waitresses with dreams

G C

For the lost ones and the lonely

And for all that music means

There were songs before machines

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OUTRO

Em D Em D

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