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Verse + Chorus     Interlude + Bridge
--------------     ------------------
   Ax0222x              Dx5777x
  D5xx023x              Ex7999x
  Bmx2443x           D/C#x4423x
   E02210x            F#mx4422x
                        A57765x
[Verse 1]
A  D5
A  D5
  ABefore we buD5ilt  
  AThat smirking D5airport
  ABefore the D5phones
BmTold us where to goE  
  ABefore the D5strike
  ABefore the D5streetcar
  ABefore we reD5ad
BmComics on the rEadio
[Chorus 1]
ALong befoD5re
We Afound a wD5ay
To Agauge the D5coldest Aday
[Verse 2]
  ABefore the D5flood
  ABefore the D5treaty
  ABefore we D5broke
A Bmpromise to appearE  
  ABefore we D5drew
  AThe new team D5logo
  ABefore the tD5aste
Of BmMalathion linEgered here
[Chorus 2]
AWay befD5ore
We Askated dD5own
The AEaton D5Place ParkDade
[Interlude]
D  E  D/C#  F#m
D  E  A
[Bridge]
  DBeEfore we D/C#built F#mthat
  DBeEfore the Afire
  DYou were lifted by a Eblue jay,    D/C#beating wings above a F#msea
 (Be-------------------fore the treaty)
  DWith a wave of grazing Ebison and,  Atallgrass prairie
 (Be---------------------fore we broke)
[Verse 3]
  AYou were D5set
In Asandy D5soil
And Astand a D5mighty AoakD5  A  D5  
AStand a D5mighty Aoak

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Oldest Oak At Brookside

by John K. Samson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

F#m

Verse + Chorus Interlude + Bridge

-------------- ------------------

A D

x0222x x5777x

D5 E

xx023x x7999x

Bm D/C#

x2443x x4423x

E F#m

02210x x4422x

57765x

[Verse 1]

A D5

Before we built

A D5

That smirking airport

A D5

Before the phones

Bm E

Told us where to go

A D5

Before the strike

A D5

Before the streetcar

A D5

Before we read

Bm E

Comics on the radio

[Chorus 1]

A D5

Long before

A D5

We found a way

A D5 A

To gauge the coldest day

[Verse 2]

A D5

Before the flood

A D5

Before the treaty

A D5

Before we broke

Bm E

A promise to appear

A D5

Before we drew

A D5

The new team logo

A D5

Before the taste

Bm E

Of Malathion lingered here

[Chorus 2]

A D5

Way before

A D5

We skated down

A D5 D

The Eaton Place Parkade

[Interlude]

D E D/C# F#m

D E A

[Bridge]

D E D/C# F#m

Before we built that

D E A

Before the fire

D E D/C# F#m

You were lifted by a blue jay, beating wings above a sea

(Be-------------------fore the treaty)

D E A

With a wave of grazing bison and, tallgrass prairie

(Be---------------------fore we broke)

[Verse 3]

A D5

You were set

A D5

In sandy soil

A D5 A D5 A D5

And stand a mighty oak

A D5 A

Stand a mighty oak

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