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CAMERA ONE – Josh Joplin Group  
Cthe sandy haired son of F/Chollywood
Clost his faith in aF/Cll that's good
Cclosed the curtain unplF/Cugged the clock,
Chung his clothes on the sF/Chower rod
but he Gnever got undressed
and no he Anever made a mGess
 it's funny Fhow life turns Gout
 the odds of Ffaith in the face of Gdoubt
 camera Fone closes Gin
 the soundtrack F/Astarts, the scene begGins
you're playing Fyou now
you're playing Cyou nowG  
you're playing Fyou now
you're playing Cyou nowG  
you're playing Fyou now
 take a Cbow,  Gtake a Fbow...
Cthe trophy wife of pF/Calisades
Cwhose yearbook beauty F/Cnever fades
Csits and watches the F/Csea fold in
Cand wonders what F/Cmight have been
if she could Gever have her chance
would she F/Ado it all Gagain
 it's funny Fhow life turns Gout
 the odds of Ffaith in the face of Gdoubt
 camera Fone closes Gin
 the soundtrack E/Astarts, the scene Gbegins
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
you're playing Cyou now G(playing you now)
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
you're playing Cyou now G(playing you now)
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
take a Cbow,  Gtake a Fbow...
on the Ccorner by a sGtreet
he sits in his Flawnchair in the Gheat
siteseers Csee what they Gwant
                           F    G(stop)     C  F  
he's selling starmaps to the sun
the Csandy haired son of F/Chollywood
lCost his faith in F/Call that's good
Cclosed the curtain unpF/Clugged the clock,
Chung his clothes on the F/Cshower rod
but he Gnever got undressed
and no he F/Adidn't seem Gdepressed
it's funny Fhow life turns Gout
the odds of Ffaith in the face Gof doubt
camera Fone closes Gin
the soundtrack F/Astarts, the scene Gbegins
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
you're playing Cyou now G(playing you now)
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
you're playing Cyou now G(playing you now)
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
you're playing Cyou now G(playing you now)
you're playing Fyou now (playing you now)
take a bCow,  Gtake a Fbow...
take a bCow,  Gtake a Fbow...

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Camera One

by Josh Joplin Group

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F/C

F/A

E/A

CAMERA ONE – Josh Joplin Group

C F/C

the sandy haired son of hollywood

C F/C

lost his faith in all that's good

C F/C

closed the curtain unplugged the clock,

C F/C

hung his clothes on the shower rod

but he never got undressed

A G

and no he never made a mess

F G

it's funny how life turns out

F G

the odds of faith in the face of doubt

F G

camera one closes in

F/A G

the soundtrack starts, the scene begins

you're playing you now

C G

you're playing you now

C G

you're playing you now

C G F

take a bow, take a bow...

C F/C

the trophy wife of palisades

C F/C

whose yearbook beauty never fades

C F/C

sits and watches the sea fold in

C F/C

and wonders what might have been

if she could ever have her chance

F/A G

would she do it all again

F G

it's funny how life turns out

F G

the odds of faith in the face of doubt

F G

camera one closes in

E/A G

the soundtrack starts, the scene begins

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G F

take a bow, take a bow...

C G

on the corner by a street

F G

he sits in his lawnchair in the heat

C G

siteseers see what they want

F G C F

(stop)

he's selling starmaps to the sun

C F/C

the sandy haired son of hollywood

C F/C

lost his faith in all that's good

C F/C

closed the curtain unplugged the clock,

C F/C

hung his clothes on the shower rod

but he never got undressed

F/A G

and no he didn't seem depressed

F G

it's funny how life turns out

F G

the odds of faith in the face of doubt

F G

camera one closes in

F/A G

the soundtrack starts, the scene begins

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G

you're playing you now (playing you now)

C G F

take a bow, take a bow...

C G F

take a bow, take a bow...

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