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[Verse 1]
E5Kaizer of steel, steamship and wheel
MCaster of land aDnd oEceB5an
E5Owner of souls, railroads and coals
LCet us adress yoDur deEvotiB5on
A5Harken old king, lE5isten old thing
SA5oftly we sing and E5lo'
[Chorus]
F5Oh, what a pal was E5Gary
F5Oh, what a pal was E5he
F5Time rambles on
F5Hush, we are gone
F5Gary, almighty dream
[Verse 2]
E5Ribbon of steel,glowing red, unreal
CDown in the ????D? fEurnB5ace
E5Searing the womb, a tearing of tomb??
Cyou rejoin ouDr skEirB5mish??
A512 hours a day, for wE5hat's the pay
A5that's why we sing and, E5lo'
[Chorus]
F5Oh, what a pal was E5Gary
F5Oh, what a pal was E5he
F5Time rambles on
F5Pretty soon we're all gone
F5Gary, almighty dream
[Verse 3]
E5A contended cigar, smokestacks and bars
The Ccriminals workoDut in EhidB5ing
E5Sparks wagons spit, in a smoke battered fit
HCome of the JacksoDn fEirB5e
A5Gary I hope you're E5proud
Of the sA5moke and the streets and the E5crowd
[Chorus]
F5Oh, what a pal was E5Gary
F5Oh, what a pal was E5he
F5Time rambles on
F5Pretty soon we're all gone
F5Gary, infernal dream
[Outro]
E5
C D E B5
E5
C D

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Gary

by Shellac

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Sorry about the lyrics. If you can improve them, please do!

[Verse 1]

Kaizer of steel, steamship and wheel

C D E B5

Master of land and ocean

Owner of souls, railroads and coals

C D E B5

Let us adress your devotion

A5 E5

Harken old king, listen old thing

A5 E5

Softly we sing and lo'

[Chorus]

F5 E5

Oh, what a pal was Gary

F5 E5

Oh, what a pal was he

Time rambles on

Hush, we are gone

Gary, almighty dream

[Verse 2]

Ribbon of steel,glowing red, unreal

C D E B5

Down in the ????? furnace

Searing the womb, a tearing of tomb??

C D E B5

you rejoin our skirmish??

A5 E5

12 hours a day, for what's the pay

A5 E5

that's why we sing and, lo'

[Chorus]

F5 E5

Oh, what a pal was Gary

F5 E5

Oh, what a pal was he

Time rambles on

Pretty soon we're all gone

Gary, almighty dream

[Verse 3]

A contended cigar, smokestacks and bars

C D E B5

The criminals workout in hiding

Sparks wagons spit, in a smoke battered fit

C D E B5

Home of the Jackson fire

A5 E5

Gary I hope you're proud

A5 E5

Of the smoke and the streets and the crowd

[Chorus]

F5 E5

Oh, what a pal was Gary

F5 E5

Oh, what a pal was he

Time rambles on

Pretty soon we're all gone

Gary, infernal dream

[Outro]

C D E B5

C D

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